September is Dental Infection Control Awareness Month (DICAM)
2025-09-01 - 2025-09-30
The Association for Dental Safety (ADS), formerly OSAP, proudly prepares for the launch of Dental Infection Control Awareness Month (DICAM), beginning September 1. DICAM celebrates the ongoing commitment of oral healthcare professionals to providing the safest dental visit for both patients and team members.
The theme for 2025 is “Embracing a Culture of Safety: Empowering Patients and the Dental Team.” Each week will spotlight a specific infection prevention topic:

Week 1: Hand Hygiene (September 1 – 5)
Week 2: Dental Unit Waterlines (September 8 – 12)
Week 3: Instrument Reprocessing (September 15 – 19)
Week 4: Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) (September 22 – 26)

National Preparedness Month
2025-09-01 - 2025-09-30
This year’s National Preparedness Month theme is Preparedness Starts at Home.
National Preparedness Month is a great time to take small steps to make a big difference in being prepared. Getting yourself, your family and your home ready for emergencies like home fires, power outages and local floods means you’re more prepared for disasters like wildfires, flash flooding, hurricanes and more.

Sepsis Awareness Month
2025-09-01 - 2025-09-30
September is Sepsis Awareness Month!
Sepsis, the body’s overwhelming and toxic response to infection, kills over 350,000adults in the U.S. every year. This September, remember: Infection Prevention is Sepsis Prevention™! Through public education, you can raise awareness of the signs and symptoms of sepsis so people in your communities know when to seek emergency care. Learn more from Sepsis Alliance.

Environmental Services Week
2025-09-14 - 2025-09-20
Environmental Services Week is a time to show appreciation for the dedicated EVS personnel that ensure health care facilities across the country are clean, safe places for patients, their families and other staff members. With all the challenges and changes the last few years have brought, these staff members have remained resilient in their efforts to protect others from dangerous pathogens.

Fungal Disease Awareness Week
2025-09-15 - 2025-09-19
Fungal Disease Awareness Week is September 15-19. Each day will highlight a different fungal disease topic. For #FungalWeek25, raise awareness to help protect people, plants, and animals from the growing impact of fungal diseases.

Cuppa Tea with an IP
2025-09-17 14:00 - 14:30 (America/New_York)
Every Wednesday at 2:00pm infection preventionist (IP) can join the VDH HAI/AR Team for Cuppa Tea with an IP. Cuppa Tea with an IP is a weekly chance to chat live with a VDH IP and subject matter experts (SMEs) about your infection prevention and control questions. We can’t wait to hear your questions and see how we can help.
Register once for the Cuppa Tea with an IP meetings and attend whenever you have questions or need a little IP peer boost.
