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Liability and Accountability in Sterilization: A Program for Dental Professionals
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Complimentary Live 1-CE Webinar
Air Time: Monday, August 4th, 2025, at 8PM Eastern/5PM Pacific.
As a dentist, your responsibility goes beyond patient care—it includes ensuring proper sterilization protocols and minimizing legal risk. This focused webinar will cover the latest regulations, common compliance issues, and practical steps to protect your practice. Stay informed, stay compliant, and safeguard your professional reputation.
This webinar is designed to help dental teams navigate the legal and operational responsibilities tied to infection control. As regulatory oversight intensifies, it is essential for practices to stay up to date on evolving standards and recognize how failures in sterilization can result in serious consequences, including legal action, reputational damage, or license suspension. The session will explore key compliance frameworks, share insights from recent inspections and enforcement actions, and provide actionable strategies to strengthen internal protocols. Attendees will gain tools to improve documentation, enhance staff training, and build a defensible sterilization process that prioritizes both patient safety and professional protection.
Learning Objectives
After completing this webinar, participants will be able to:
- Describe the legal and regulatory requirements related to sterilization in dental settings.
- Identify common compliance gaps and risk areas that can lead to legal or professional consequences.
- Implement strategies to enhance sterilization protocols, including documentation, staff training, and quality control.
- Apply risk management principles to support accountability and protect the dental practice from liability.
This webinar is proudly supported by
Tuttnauer USA
and
Sterilization Processing University
This webinar will be available as a complimentary Self-Study 1-CE Credit On-Demand Course, accessible for 1 year after the air date. To view the on-demand course, please visit the Courses section of our website. The on-demand course will be accessible within 48 hours after the webinar airs. Please reach out to support@dentallearning.net if you have any questions.
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Additional Information
Author Bio
Nancy Chobin, RN, AAS, ACSP, CSPM, CFER
Nancy Chobin, RN, brings over 40 years of specialized expertise in sterilization, infection control, and regulatory compliance to dental and healthcare settings. As a former Vice President of Sterile Processing Services for Barnabas Health System (1990-2015), she developed system-wide policies for cleaning, disinfection, and sterilization while serving as liaison for Joint Commission, Centers for Medicare/Medicaid, and New Jersey State Department of Health surveys. Nancy has provided legal consultation on sterilization-related matters, including work with the New Jersey Attorney General's office, and has consulted with over 260 hospitals, dental offices, and healthcare facilities throughout the United States on regulatory compliance and risk management.
As President and CEO of Sterile Processing University, LLC, Nancy develops continuing education programs and has authored multiple textbooks on sterilization, including The Basics of Sterilization for Dental Facilities. She founded the Certification Board for Sterile Processing & Distribution and serves on AAMI's National Sterilization Standards Committee, contributing to the development of industry standards. Nancy's extensive experience includes designing sterile processing departments, developing compliance protocols, and preparing facilities for regulatory inspections. Her expertise in liability prevention and regulatory adherence makes her uniquely qualified to guide dental professionals through the complex landscape of sterilization accountability and legal risk management.
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This free Dental Learning presentation is made possible through the continued support of . Nancy Chobin, RN, AAS, ACSP, CSPM, CFER is a consultant and/or speaker for the following companies and/or organizations: Dental Learning, . Nancy Chobin, RN, AAS, ACSP, CSPM, CFER may receive an honorarium as compensation from the CE Supporter of this presentation and/or from Dental Learning for the time involved in preparing and delivering this online presentation.
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