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W Create your free business website! www.ascpskincare.com 39 ascp and you: skills to master We've all had health and safety training in school, as well as constant reminders from state licensing boards about the need to follow state-mandated safety guidelines. Unfortunately, many of the state guidelines do not refl ect current science within the fi eld of microbiology. Most states require a minimum competency of cleanliness with the goal of preventing the transfer of infectious microorganisms and keeping clients safe. Professional licensing has not been created to determine how "good" an esthetician is; rather, it is to ensure that the public will be protected during a service by validating that the professional understands the core competencies required by the state offering the license. What You Need to Know About Infection Control by Susanne Schmaling Why Is This Important to Understand? Cases of harm do happen. In early 2000, an outbreak of Mycobacterium fortuitum in a Northern California nail salon, the result of a common pedicure service, brought the issue of aseptic procedures to the forefront of the beauty community in a shocking way. As estheticians, it may be hard to understand how the simple services we perform have the potential to cause the same type of issue. But they do. In 2014, for example, an esthetician's common extraction service caused a client to be admitted to the hospital for a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection. When I saw a picture of the client's skin, it did not appear that extensive extraction was done—but the doctor's diagnosis of the infection was undeniable. When the esthetician was questioned about her procedures, she admitted to not using gloves and appeared to be unclear about Aseptic Procedures Skill Series #4 Essential Skills The