[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 249 (Wednesday, December 29, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 73053]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-33729]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30DAY-07-00]
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) publishes a
list of information collection requests under review by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). To request a copy of these requests, call
the CDC Reports Clearance Officer at (404) 639-7090. Send written
comments to CDC, Desk Officer; Human Resources and Housing Branch, New
Executive Office Building, Room 10235; Washington, DC 20503. Written
comments should be received within 30 days of this notice.
Proposed Project
1. Management of Occupational Blood Exposures and Antibiotic
Prescription Practices Among United States Dentists--NEW--National
Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP).
In U.S. health care facilities, both occupational transmission of
bloodborne pathogens and antimicrobial resistance are important
problems with significant morbidity and costs. Several public health
initiatives have been undertaken or are being developed to increase
compliance with recently published recommendations to reduce
occupational transmission of bloodborne pathogens and to assess current
antibiotic use by physicians, hospital and other medical health-care
workers. However, to date, there are limited data on dentists'
implementation and knowledge of postexposure recommendations or on
their antibiotic use. Therefore, the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health
Promotion, Division of Oral Health, intends to conduct a survey of the
management of occupational blood exposures and antibiotic prescription
practices among United States dentists. Information provided by these
data are critical to the Division of Oral Health's ongoing efforts to
protect dental workers from infection with bloodborne diseases and to
target educational efforts aimed at increasing awareness of and
compliance with current CDC recommendations. Information on antibiotic
prescribing practices will help identify the most effective strategies
for promoting appropriate use of antibiotics among dentists, provide an
epidemiologic baseline on which to measure future behaviors, and assess
the need for comprehensive guidelines.
A random sample of currently practicing U.S. dentists will be
mailed questionnaires with two follow-up mailings to non-respondents.
The information collected will include demographic information, office
policies for management of occupational blood exposures and training of
dental staff, the weekly number of antibiotic prescriptions, the most
commonly prescribed antibiotics, and the most common oral conditions
for which antibiotics are prescribed. The total annual burden hours are
3600.
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Number of Average burden/
Respondents Number of responses/ response (in
respondents respondent hours)
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Practicing U.S. Dentists........................................ 3,600 1 0.25
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Dated: December 21, 1999.
Nancy Cheal,
Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning and Evaluation, Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 99-33729 Filed 12-28-99; 8:45 am]
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