What’s in Your Water? A Guide to Dental Waterline Safety
Date(s)David A. Reznik, DDS, FICD
Subject: 148 Infection Control
Credits: 1
Method: Lecture
Wednesday, Sept. 24: 7–8 p.m. CDT
Audience: Students, Residents, Dentists, Dental Assistants, Hygienists, and Infection Control Consultants and Trainers
Fee: FREE
Description
Dental waterlines have long been a safety concern for patients and staff. With ongoing outbreaks that are life-changing to the infected, it’s time to ramp up the visibility and education to make every dental visit a safe one. It’s not your water — it’s your waterlines. Waterlines commonly harbor harmful microorganisms. Patients and staff can become infected via procedural water and aerosols. Proper dental unit waterline (DUWL) management with compatible products is key to prevention and optimal waterline safety.
Learning Objectives
- Learn why safe dental procedural water matters and about the biofilm problem that exists in all waterlines.
- Facilitate a proficient safe water protocol that includes the three must-haves for safe dental water management.
- Establish a trained infection control coordinator to champion waterline safety for the practice.
- Ensure DUWL protocol effectiveness through routine waterline testing.
Speaker Bio
David A. Reznik, DDS, FICD, is a graduate of Emory College and Emory University School of Dentistry. Reznik is the founder of the Oral Health Center of Grady HealthSystem’s Infectious Disease Program and serves as chief of the dental medicine service. He was the recipient of the Association for Dental Safety’s 2021 Dr. James J. Crawford Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2022, Reznik was appointed to the Georgia Board of Dentistry and inducted into the International College of Dentistry. In 2025, Reznik was elected to serve as president of the Georgia Board of Dentistry.
Additional Information
This webinar is sponsored by Sterisil.
