For dental offices
Bloodborne Pathogens Training for Dental Offices
One hour per person, online, on their own time. $15 a seat for 10 or more, $12 for 50 or more, $25 each for smaller teams. One page shows who has finished.
Who this is for
- Dentists, hygienists and dental assistants
- Sterilization and lab staff
- Front-desk staff who handle instruments or respond to incidents
- Office managers who keep the OSHA training record
What OSHA requires
29 CFR 1910.1030 requires every employee with occupational exposure to blood or other potentially infectious materials to be trained at hire and at least once every 12 months, by a course covering a fixed list of topics and giving the chance to ask questions of a knowledgeable person. For dental offices, the exposure is real and specific:
- Needlesticks from anesthetic syringes and suture needles
- Cuts from burs, scalers and explorers during instrument reprocessing
- Aerosol and splatter from handpieces and ultrasonic scalers
- Saliva contaminated with blood, which the standard treats as OPIM in dental procedures
- Contaminated impressions, prostheses and lab cases moving between operatory and lab
What the course covers
Nine narrated lessons, about an hour total:
- Which staff the standard covers, including collateral-duty front-desk staff
- Why saliva in dental procedures counts as other potentially infectious material
- Engineering controls: safety syringes, sharps containers at point of use, one-handed recapping devices
- PPE for aerosol-generating procedures
- Instrument handling from chairside to the ultrasonic to the autoclave
- The written exposure control plan the office still needs, and what this course does not replace
- Hepatitis B vaccination, declination forms, and post-exposure follow-up
Then a 20-question exam, 80% to pass, unlimited retakes. Full course outline.
Questions from dental offices
How do seats work?
Buy one seat per person. You get a code for each, or enter staff emails and each person gets their own link. Everyone trains on their own time. Your dashboard shows who has finished, their certificate number, and the date they're due again.
Does this cover the CDC dental infection control guidelines?
No. This is the OSHA bloodborne pathogens training required annually under 1910.1030. Many state dental boards also require separate infection-control CE; this course is not that.
Will this satisfy an OSHA inspection?
It documents the annual training element. Inspectors also ask for your written exposure control plan, hepatitis B vaccination records or declinations, and your sharps injury log. Those remain the office's responsibility.
Can I pay by invoice or purchase order?
Seat purchases get a Stripe invoice automatically. For a purchase order, use the support form and we'll send an invoice you can pay by ACH or card.