2010 Catalog: All Courses

This two-day presentation is intended to provide the very latest information on the prevention and management of dental caries. Both clinical and community-based interventions will be presented and the learning group will discuss the implementation of these interventions. In addition, the presentation will review dental program GPRA objectives, ECC, the use of fluoride, xylitol, nutrition and children’s health, and effective health education strategies.

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

1. List at least three modes of delivering fluoride and xylitol.
2. Describe the most effective way to place and maintain dental sealants
4. Describe prevention strategies for infants and toddlers and how to teach parents and teachers to look for decay in this age group
5. List at least two strategies to improve the effectiveness of health education.

CIELO DOHERTY — Personal Description / Biography not available. For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at cielo.doherty@ihs.gov.

Ruben Acuna — Personal Description / Biography not available. For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at ruben.acuna@tonation-nsn.gov.

It is the policy of the Indian Health Service, Division of Oral Health, that faculty/planners disclose any financial or other relationships with commercial companies whose products may be discussed in the educational activity. The Indian Health Service, Division of Oral Health, also requires that faculty disclose any unlabeled or investigative use of pharmaceutical products and medical devices. Images that have been falsified or manipulated to misrepresent treatment outcomes are prohibited.

None of the faculty/planners for this activity has a conflict of interest, and there is no use of unlabeled or investigative pharmaceutical products or medical devices. No images have been falsified or manipulated to misrepresent treatment outcomes.The educational objectives, content, and selection of educational methods and instructors are conducted independent of any commercial entity.

The IHS Division of Oral Health is an accredited sponsor of continuing education under the American Dental Association Continuing Education Recognition Program (CERP). ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry. Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the IHS at IHS CDE Coordinator or to the Commission for Continuing Education Provider Recognition at CCEPR.ada.org

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Please Make Checks Payable to: Indian Health Service

c/o Ruben Acuna, San Xavier Dental Clinic

7900 J Stock Road

Tucson, AZ 85746

Tuition must be paid in full 8 weeks prior to the start date of any course. Request for refunds must be received in writing at least two weeks before the course begins. For each refund request, there will be an administrative charge of $100. No refunds will be made to registrants who fail to attend a course. If IHS CDE program cancels a course, then 100% of the tuition will be refunded.