Question

1. Two new clinical assistants have just been hired in the office. One is the graduate of an accredited dental assistant program, and the other is an on-the-job (OTJ) trained assistant with 10 years of experience. You want to be certain they are aware of the office policies on infection control and have the latest information on infection control. The OJT assistant says she does not need this information since she has worked for 10 years.

a. What should your response be?

b. Should both assistants receive the same information, although they have varying backgrounds?

c. What would be the best approach to this situation? 2. A new assistant is concerned about updating her information on infection control. To what resource could you refer her to?

3. A job offer is made to you and you feel you would like to be employed in this office, but the offer is not what you expected. The salary is lower and the benefit package appears inadequate for your skills and the type of practice in which you would be working.

a. What could you do to negotiate a better salary and benefit package?

4. What are some ways you practice infection control in your own home?

5. What are some examples of personal protection for healthcare workers?

Answer 1

Answer:

Question # 1.

a. I need to convince and prove that she might be having 10 years of on the job experience but how it might be different when it comes to infection control in this place. I need to apprise her about the importance and situation of why she should have location specific and latest knowledge about infection control.

b. Both should be given the same information otherwise there would be a lack of co-ordination and it may result in failure to meet the objectives.

c. Real-time training in local set up should be the best approach and they should be demonstrated the same procedure to control the infection.

Question # 2. It would be better to send her to some experienced mentor who can guide her well as what and when they need to update their information.

Question # 3. I would renegotiate the offer and would provide them just as to why my expectation is right with respect to the knowledge and skills that I pose and would ask them to reconsider the offer.

Question # 4. At home, the infection control is done through washing, cleaning, segregation, ventilation and sanitization practices.

Question # 5. Personal protection for health workers are PPE suits, Gloves, Mask, cap or hair covers on the head, safety goggles, Shoes, Medication as prophylaxis purpose, etc. are the personal protection measures taken by health care workers.