Ramneek Rai, DDS
Lecture
This course is part of the Association for Continuing Dental Education Joint Live Webinar Series.
This course is part of the Association for Continuing Dental Education Joint Live Webinar Series*
Course Description
The session will highlight the guidance from the CDC, ADS (formerly known and OSAP) White Paper and emerging guidance on maintaining dental water quality and routine monitoring. Dr. Rai will provide a broad overview of methods available to disinfect and test dental water quality including DUWL management best practices including impact of periods of non-use, extended closures. She will shine light on the most encountered hurdles to DUWL maintenance and testing including attitudes, knowledge gaps and practical application in individual, group practice settings and larger institutions. Dr. Rai will share ways to enhance staff engagement and compliance with DUWL protocols. Lastly, she will provide information on how to overcome hurdles to instituting DUWL maintenance and monitoring protocol.
Course Objectives
As a result of attending this webinar, you will be able to:
- Recognize the need for appropriate DUWL maintenance protocol including disinfection and routine monitoring
- Identify resources that provide recommendations and guidance on DUWL quality
- Describe different categories of products that are available for DUWL treatment and testing
- Apply the knowledge for understanding and overcoming barriers to instituting a successful DUWL management protocol whether in individual and group private practice settings or larger institutions
- Apply the knowledge to educate and engage the dental team in DUWL compliance
Instructor
Ramneek Rai has been serving as the Director of Health and Safety at UCSF School of Dentistry since 2018 providing health and safety oversight for multiple dental clinics that fall under UCSF Dental Center. She draws on her unique skill set of being a general dentist that has been in private practice and is heavily involved with academia providing dental infection control and safety education and health and safety compliance. She successfully led the Dental Center through the COVID-19 Pandemic and continues to support the patients, providers, staff and learners at UCSF Dental Clinics. She has been an active member of ADS (formerly known as OSAP) since 2018 and has served in the role of Director on the ADS Association Board since 2021; the Secretary to the ADS Foundation and Association Boards for FY 2022-2023; the Vice Chair to the ADS Association Board FY 2023-2024; the Association Board Chair FY 2024-2025. Currently, she is serving as the Immediate Past Chair of the ADS Association Board.
Disclosures:
- Dr. Rai has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
- The staff of the University of Washington Office of Continuing Dental Education have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Course Logistics
DATE:
Tuesday, May 12, 2026
LOCATION:
Online Webinar
TARGET AUDIENCE:
All Dental Professionals
TIMES:
5:00pm – 6:30pm Pacific time
TUITION:
$59/Participant
CREDITS:
1.5 hours
*The University of Washington in conjunction with the Association for Continuing Dental Education (ACDE), along with 38 of its member schools jointly presents the “ACDE Webinar Series”
This series features university-based key opinion leaders presenting numerous topics on multiple dates and times. Presentations are available to meet every dental health care professional’s schedule and interests.
Conflict of Interest
In accordance with the ADA CERP Standard V., everyone involved in planning or presenting this educational activity will be required to disclose any relevant financial relationships with commercial interests and this information will be made available to participants at the start of the course.
As a continuing education provider, University of Washington Continuing Dental Education is responsible for ensuring the content, quality and scientific integrity of all continuing dental education activities for which credit is provided. The School is also responsible for taking steps to protect against and/or disclose any conflict of interest of the faculty/instructors presenting those courses.
Cancellation and Refunds
For this live webinar, a registration refund will be issued for cancellations received by Monday, May 11, 2026. Registration will remain open until the webinar begins – NO REFUNDS will be accepted once the webinar has begun. Cancellations must be received in email to dentalce@uw.edu The cancellation request must include: the name of the course, name of the person registered, name of the person requesting the cancellation, and the reason for the cancellation.
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