OSHA Compliance for Dentists: Your Step-by-Step Dental Office Safety Checklist

Running a dental practice means more than great patient care. It means staying compliant with OSHA regulations that protect your team, your patients, and your business. Yet for many dental offices, OSHA compliance feels overwhelming, unclear, and way too easy to get wrong.

That’s exactly why Dental Ed Inc has created this OSHA Compliance Checklist for Dentists.

Designed specifically for dental practices, this checklist walks you through the written safety programs, training requirements, documentation, and inspection-readiness steps OSHA expects to see during an audit or inspection. No generic workplace fluff. No guessing what applies to dentistry and what doesn’t.

Inside this checklist, you’ll find clear guidance on:

• Required OSHA and Cal/OSHA written safety programs
• Employee training and documentation requirements
• PPE, sharps safety, and exposure control standards
• Hazard communication, chemical safety, and required postings
• What inspectors look for and what often gets dental offices cited

Whether you’re preparing for an OSHA inspection, onboarding new staff, or simply want peace of mind knowing your practice is compliant, this checklist gives you a practical, dentist-specific starting point you can trust.