2010 Catalog: All Courses

For over 30 years, the IHS, Division of Oral Health has operated the IHS Radiology Certification Program. This program initially was developed in response to PL 97-35 which states: "the evaluation shall be a criterion-referenced test designed to measure knowledge and functional capability essential for making diagnostically acceptable radiographic surveys with minimal risk to the patient and the operator." Over time, the Radiology Certification Program, has been integrated into the operations of a dental program to assure radiation safety for patients, operators, and co-workers. Additionally, it has become a component of a dental program's quality review system where the radiology competency of dental assistants are assessed and documented on an annual basis.

Upon completion of this session, the participant will be able to:
1. State the purpose of the IHS Radiology Certification Program.
2. Explain the process of initial radiology certification and annual competency evaluation.
3. Navigate the IHS Dental Portal to be able to locate radiology resources, radiology certification test, and competency evaluation documentation.
4. List the advantages of using the IHS Radiology Certification Program.

MARY BETH KINNEY — Personal Description / Biography not available. For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at marybeth.kinney@ihs.gov.

Talee Roberts — I am a web developer for the IHS Dental Program. I live in Santa Fe, NM. For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at talee.roberts@ihs.gov.

Anne Hart — Personal Description / Biography not available. For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at annelhart@comcast.net.

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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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.