
Enhanced CPD Course
Impression Care and Disinfection
- Online Learning
- Multi-choice quiz
1h
CPD
CPD Topics covered
Learning Objectives
This course is designed to teach the learner:
- Why effective disinfection practices are needed before and after taking a dental impression, and which steps or practices ought to be used.
- Proper storage and preparation techniques that are to be used when impressions are being sent to an off-site laboratory.
- How to properly disinfect a prosthesis that has been returned to the practice from a laboratory.
- An understanding of different impression materials and how they can become contaminated if stored or handled improperly.
- How to utilise tracking systems to monitor if and when an impression or prosthesis has been disinfected.
Anticipated Outcomes
Following the completion of this course, the learner will be able to:
- List five pathogens that can survive on surfaces for over a month; and two pathogens that can survive on a surface for up to one week.
- Explain the two different types of disinfection, including the benefits or disadvantages of each method.
- Differentiate between disposable and reusable impression trays.
- Describe the full process of disinfection, outlining the key stages.
- Name two medical emergencies that could occur when a dental impression is being taken.
- List three types of PPE that should be worn when preparing materials or disinfecting impressions.
- Target Audience
- High Level Learning Outcomes
- Regulatory Standards
- QCF Level
- Level 3
- Specialty
About the Instructor
Reviews

Santiago Oliver Chamorro
22nd Aug 2018
Clear and concise exposure of the relevance for the right treatment of the impressions