Component 01: Northern Virginia Dental Hygienists' Component
Virtual Annual OSHA Update and Bloodborne Pathogens
Two (2) Hour Continuing Education Credits
Date: Wednesday, October 22,2025
Time: 7:00PM-9:00PM
Location: Live via Zoom
Our Speaker: Louis DePaola, DDS, MS
Dr. DePaola is the Associate Dean of Clinical Affairs and Professor, Department of Oncology & Diagnostic Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Maryland, Baltimore. He received his DDS in 1975, completed a Master’s Degree in Oral Biology, is a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral Medicine and the American College of Dentists; and has a Certificate in Prosthodontics. He is the Director for dental training for the Mid-Atlantic AIDS Education and Training Center and served as a member of the ADA Council of Scientific Affairs from 2002-2005. From 1998 to 2002 Dr. DePaola served at the National Institute for Dental and Craniofacial Research, Division of Extramural Research of the National Institutes of Health to help develop dental treatment guidelines for patients with HIV/AIDS and infection control practices to protect both patients and practitioners from the transmission of infectious diseases in the dental office. Dr. DePaola serves as the dental and infection control consultant for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of Maryland Department of Corrections. In 2015, Governor Hogan appointed him to the Maryland State Board of Dental Examiners. Well known on the lecture circuit, he has presented at most major national meetings as well as numerous international organizations. Active in research, he has authored and co-authored of over 130 journal articles, book chapters, and abstracts and serves as a consultant to the American Dental Association and numerous other professional groups and private industry. Over the past 20 years, he has been awarded over 75 research and service grants, many in the field of antiplaque chemotherapeutic agents, HIV/AIDS, management of medically compromised dental patients, rapid salivary diagnostic testing, dental unit waterlines and infection control.
Course Objectives:
1. Understand the CDC guidelines and any changes within the last year
2. Understand the OSHA Bloodborne Pathogen Standard
3. Outline the importance of a written office-specific infection control program and OSHA regulatory documents
NOTE: Participants must have previous basic infection control and OSHA training. This two hour presentation fulfills the OSHA Update and Bloodborne Pathogens for offices and staff. The office must record those in attendance as well as hold a meeting to customize the protocols for their offices.
You will receive 2 CEs for this course.
Thank you to our sponsor for this event: Bien Air 
Course Fee: ADHA / VDHA Member - $25.00
Current dental hygiene student* - FREE
Non ADHA Member - $50.00
Registration: https://vdha.wildapricot.org/event-6327622
We are no longer able to arrange a single invoice for offices. Please register each attendee separately. Thank you.
*Note: Only students in dental hygiene programs are eligible for our free student rate.
Questions/concerns please contact:
Betsy Di Silvio, RDH
NVDHC CE Chair
Email: ejdrdh@gmail.com
Registration deadline: Monday, October 20th
No refund or cancellation one week prior to the course date.
A Zoom link will be provided a couple of days prior to the event.
Northern Virginia Dental Hygienists' Component is an approved course provider by the
Virginia Board of Dentistry.
