This expert-level program helps keep healthcare professionals prepared and ready to respond as they encounter life-threatening emergencies, provide basic life support, and respond to choking and other airway obstruction incidents. ASHI’s BLS - Basic Life Support has been approved for training for Emergency Medical Services personnel and is accepted by the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT).

Complete the lecture and testing requirements online. Hands-on requirements will be completed in person on this scheduled course date. A one hour time slot is allocated for hands-on training. Online training requirements must be completed at least one week before the scheduled in-person course. An email with your online training link will be sent once you have completed NJDA's BLS registration. 

American Safety & Health Institute’s Bloodborne Pathogens program includes information that will help students understand what bloodborne pathogens are and how risks of exposure can be reduced for themselves and others. The program assists in satisfying the training requirements of the U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens Standard.

Learning Objectives

•  What Are Bloodborne Pathogens
• How Infection Occurs
• Specific Bloodborne Pathogens
• Hepatitis B Virus
• Hepatitis C Virus
• Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
• Transmitting Bloodborne Pathogens
• Your Employer’s Exposure Control Plan
• Recognizing the Potential for Exposure
• Methods to Control the Risk of Exposure
• Using Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• Hepatitis B Immunization
• If an Exposure Occurs
• Housekeeping
• Communicating a Hazard in the Workplace

The New Jersey Dental Association and Tri-State Safety Solutions will be following Guidelines from the Health and Safety Institute for all training courses. Please review the safety measures below prior to arrival for your scheduled training.

• A limited number of spots will be available in the training courses.
• Training spaces will accommodate a social distance of at least 6 ft between attendees and the instructor
• Hand sanitizer will be available (feel free to bring your own sanitizer if you have skin sensitivity)
• Temperatures checks will be performed upon arrival
• Attendees and instructors are required to wear a cloth face covering
• ONLY attendees are permitted in the building
• Every attendee and instructor will have their own manikin, CPR mask with one-way valves, AED trainers and bag masks
• To simulate proper PPE, instructors and attendees should wear face masks, gloves eye protection during all skill practices.

Please

• Wash your hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds and use hand sanitizer often
• Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth
• If you are not feeling well or are experiencing the symptoms listed below, please contact NJDA prior to your course and we will be happy to reschedule you for another date.

  • Fever (has a measured temperature of 100.4 °F [38 °C]† or greater, or feels warm to the touch, or gives a history of feeling feverish) accompanied by one or more of the following:
    skin rash, difficulty breathing, persistent cough, decreased consciousness or confusion of recent onset, new unexplained bruising or bleeding (without previous injury), persistent diarrhea, persistent vomiting (other than air sickness), headache with stiff neck, or appears obviously unwell.

The New Jersey Dental Association retains the right to cancel any program, event or course for any reason at its sole discretion.

Refunds cannot be issued for online training courses such as Basic Life Support or Bloodborne Pathogens as NJDA incurs costs once a training link has been issued.