Today's Dental Products and Treatment Options
(3 to 6 hours of continuing education credit may be applied for)
Course Description:
Today's dental sessions require an exhaustive knowledge of products,
instruments and equipment. Our profession has changed and grown to a new
level which offers us continuous challenges to recognize the new advances
in technology and their use in dental hygiene. As professionals providing
health services, we should be at the pulse of clinical devices and treatment,
while being able to recommend product protocols for use in the office. The
process of care (assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, implementation
and evaluation) requires us to understand what the products are, how to use
the products, contemporary treatment options, how to implement the procedures
and evaluate what is and what is not working for us as individuals and as
clinicians.
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Save me ~ Save you! Ergonomics and Effective Patient Care
(3 to 5 hours of continuing education credit may be applied for)
Course Description:
Over the past few decades there has been a focus on ergonomics in the workplace
and its
impact on repetitive motion issues. Various State and National agencies have
begun to pay
specific attention to these issues and how they impact the workers ability
to provide the best
possible care for patients. These agencies have also begun to educate people
in the
workplace on how improving workplace environments can not only lengthen your
career but
also improve the quality of your work...
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Please Don't Make Me Change!
~ Products for at Home Use
(3 to 4 hours of continuing education credit may be applied for)
Course Description:
Today's dental sessions require a thorough knowledge of products for
recommendation
to the amazing variety of patients that we see. Over the past twenty-five
years our
options for take home products have grown dramatically as have our patient's
specific
needs. As professionals providing health services, we should be at the pulse
of products
and therapy options, while being able to recommend customized product protocols
for
home usage. The process of care requires us to understand what the products
are,
how to use the products, contemporary treatment options, and also evaluate
what is
and what is not working for our patients home care needs.
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Oral Cancer: An Important and Often Scary Subject ~
Facts and Tools for Your Practice
(3 hours of continuing education credit may be applied for)
Course Description:
Today's dental sessions require an exhaustive knowledge of products,
instruments and
equipment. One procedure which has not changed over time is the responsibility,
as
oral and total healthcare providers, to perform regular Oral Cancer Screenings.
Unfortunately, many professionals are in need of updated information to reinforce
which tools are on the market and also to enhance their skills to communicate
with their
patients and staff of the importance of this screening process. As professionals
providing
health services, we should be at the pulse of clinical devices and appropriate
patient
care, while being able to recommend product protocols for use in the office.
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Dental Hygienists Giving Local Anesthesia,
What Will They Think of Next ?!?!
(3 hour course)
Course Description:
The course is tailored for Dental Hygienists who are practicing in a state
where delivery
of local anesthesia by the dental hygienist has recently been introduced
for hygienists.
During the course we will discuss examples of communicating with your patients
on the
new regulations on the use of local anesthesia and / or nitrous oxide by
registered
dental hygienists...
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What's New and What's to Review ~
Dental Hygienists and Local Anesthesia
(3 hour course)
Course Description:
Over time, as dental hygienists in approximately 40 states are now allowed
to
provide local anesthesia in practice, options and a much wider selection
of products
have become available. These new options allow for us to provide a comfortable
therapeutic appointment for our patients / clients. This course is tailored
for Dental
Hygienists who have been providing local anesthesia in their normal scope
of practice
to review delivery systems, local anesthetics, topical anesthetics, etc.
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Infection Control:
All Those Important Things You Never Thought You Would Have to Know!
Course Description:
This course will provide the most current information on Infection Control
recommendations and
meets the NY State and California Dental Board requirements for continuing
education in
infection control and mandatory coursework. The course requires an update
of all changes by
the appropriate regulatory agency in each of these states.
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California Dental
Practice Act and You!
Practice information You Need to Know for Yourself,
Your Team and Your Patients
Course Description:
This course will provide an overview of the Dental Practice Act and will
discuss current changes
in the law, risk management, and infection control issues. It will keep you
and your staff up-todate
with regulations affecting your practice.
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