The Official OSAP Podcast
The Organization for Safety Asepsis and Prevention (OSAP) is a growing community of clinicians, educators, researchers, and industry representatives who advocate for safe and infection-free delivery of oral healthcare. OSAP focuses on strategies to improve compliance with safe practices and on building a strong network of recognized infection control experts. This is their podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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On this week’s episode of The Official OSAP Podcast, OSAP Brazilian member Liliana Donatelli shares updates from her country and discusses how Brazil celebrated OSAP’s annual Dental Infection Control Awareness Month.
Episode Highlights:
- OSAP goes international
- Covid-19 in Brazil
- Liliana’s ...
On this week’s podcast, Michelle talks with Marci Perry, Product Marketing Manager for Infection Prevention and Control, HealthFirst, on how and why it’s important to talk with patients about what you are doing to provide them a safe dental visit. Because dental patients are more aware than ever before of infection prevention, they may be watching and questioning. Marci shares tips on how to be proactive and begin the conversation....
Greg Holder joins Michelle to discuss a new free, online training called Foundations: Building the Safest Dental Visit to help raise awareness of the importance of infection prevention and control year-round. The CDC is partnering with OSAP to increase the reach and utility of this training, and rolling it out during Dental Infection Control Awareness Month is an added bonus! OSAP will provide free dental continuing education credi...
DICAM (Dental Infection Control Awareness Month) kicked off September 1. OSAP spearheads this annual, month-long campaign that shares the latest infection control guidance and regulations. In this episode, Michelle is joined by Michelle Strange, RDH, an infection control consultant and social media influencer, and Nichol Schreiber, Senior Manager of Clinical Relations for Young Innovations, to discuss how dental professionals can u...
Michelle discusses the launch of the first ever dental infection prevention certification with Jen Price and Nichol Schreiber. This is a joint collaboration with DANB and The DALE Foundation. Jen Price, Chief Engagement and Development Officer of The DALE Foundation discusses the development process and why dental professionals will want to earn these credentials. Nichol Schreiber, Director of Global Clinical Relations for Young In...
On this week's episode of The Official OSAP Podcast Michelle Lee is joined live at RDH Under One Roof by Gaylene Baker from Air Techniques, Peggy Spitzer from Certol and Jim Langeloh from Dove Dental. Michelle chats with her guests, all from infection control manufacturers about where we are today with supplies, the impact of COVID-19 on oral healthcare, and what we might anticipate in the future months.
Episode Highlights:
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On this week's episode of The Official OSAP Podcast Michelle Lee is joined by Mary Govoni, RDH, DA, MBA to talk about infection control, compliance, the importance of having an Infection Control Coordinator in your office and Mary’s new podcast, Compliance Divas!
Episode Highlights:
- Mary’s Background
- Covid-19 Vaccine
- Read more
On this week’s episode of The Official OSAP Podcast, Michelle is joined by Dr. David Reznik to talk about COVID-19 and where we are today.
Dr. David Reznik is the founder and Director of the Oral Health Center of Grady Health System’s Infectious Disease Program. He also serves as Chief of the Dental Service for the Grady Health System and is an assistant clinical professor at Emory University School of Medicine.
Episode Highlig...
On this week’s episode of The Official OSAP Podcast, Michelle is joined by Ann Battrell, MSDH Chief Executive Officer of the ADHA to talk about the study from ADA HPI and ADHA.
Episode Highlights:
- Ann’s Position
- How the Study Started
- Study Findings
Quotes:
“We were all trying to make se...
On this week’s episode of The Official OSAP Podcast, Michelle is joined by JoAnn Gurenlian, RDH, PhD who served as the head of the ADHA Covid-19 Taskforce, and was part of the collaborative research team between ADHA and ADA that took a close look at the impact of Covid-19 on dental hygienists.
Episode Highlights:
- Hygienist focused study
Quotes:
“They held these results very t...
On this week’s episode of The Official OSAP Podcast, Michelle is joined by Australian OSAP Member, Dr. Roslyn Franklin. Dr. Franklin and Michelle discuss the differences between Australia and the US infection control protocols and what the current state of the pandemic in Australia is.
Episode Highlights:
- Masks
- Vaccine Hesitancy
On this week’s episode of The Official OSAP Podcast Michelle is joined by return guest Dr. Marie Fluent, the lead author of “Shedding Light on a Potential Hazard: Dental Light-Curing Units”, and consultant to OSAP to talk about vaccine hesitancy.
Episode Highlights:
- Dr. Fluent Information on Vaccine Hesitancy
- Anti-Vaccination Movement ...
This week on The Official OSAP Podcast with Michelle Lee, Michael Williamson JD, CHC, CCEP shares how Pacific Dental Services developed a values-based compliance approach. This unique and effective method elevates behaviors and results in greater self-accountability. It’s a process that can be implemented in any sized practice.
Episode Highlights
- Michael’s Background
- Read more
This week on The Official OSAP Podcast with Michelle Lee, Michelle is joined by Amanda Hill, RDH, host of Your Dental Top 5 Podcast!
Episode Highlights
- Amanda’s Podcast
- Amanda’s Top 5 to make the interim guidance work
- Patient Communication
Quotes
“Long before I had a podcast, you ha...
This week on The Official OSAP Podcast with Michelle Lee, Michelle is joined by Olivia Wann, to discuss compliance and law with COVID-19.
Episode Highlights
- Olivia’s Background
- Compliance and Laws for COVID-19
- Remote Work
- Payouts and Exemptions
This week on The Official OSAP Podcast, Michelle is joined by Michelle Strange, from A Tale of Two Hygienists Podcast to discuss teledentistry!
Episode Highlights
- Michelle Strange’s Background
- Teledentistry
- Saving Chairtime
- Saving PPE
- Communication Benefits
Quotes
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This week on The Official OSAP Podcast, Michelle is joined by ADA’s Chief Science Officer, Dr. Marcelo Araujo. Michelle and Dr. Araujo discuss the new study that came out in last month’s JADA, “Estimating COVID-19 prevalence and infection control practices among US dentists”.
Episode Highlights
- Survey Data
- PPE
- Mental Health
This week on The Official OSAP Podcast, Michelle is joined by international podcast guests from Ireland, Dr. Paul Moore and Hazel Hendy to discuss dentistry during COVID-19 in Ireland.
Episode Highlights
- Pandemic in Ireland
- Products and Procedures
- Pantomime
Quotes
“That's how it was invented, around the kitchen table with the...
This week on The Official OSAP Podcast Michelle Lee, Michelle is joined by OSAP Podcast return guest, Karen Gregory to talk about one of Karen’s favorite subjects, OSAP Bootcamp!
Episode Highlights
- Bootcamp 2021
- OSAP is a family
- Virtual benefits you!
Quotes
“I am doing what I am called to do”
“My favorite week of the year i...
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