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DE0115: ITCA Dental Conference

 
Date: 6/18/2012 - 6/21/2012
Course Status: Completed
Facility: Wild Horse Pass Hotel
Location: Chandler, AZ
Level: Basic
Audience: Dentists, Hygienists, Assistants
Quota: 10 - 60 students
Tuition: $0.00
Hours: 43.00 (Total CDE); 3.00 (AGD - 070); 3.00 (AGD - 132); 1.50 (AGD - 142); 3.00 (AGD - 148); 4.50 (AGD - 149); 3.00 (AGD - 151); 1.50 (AGD - 157); 0.50 (AGD - 158); 3.00 (AGD - 250); 1.50 (AGD - 258); 3.00 (AGD - 310); 3.00 (AGD - 430); 1.50 (AGD - 490); 1.50 (AGD - 555); 1.50 (AGD - 557); 3.00 (AGD - 690); 4.50 (AGD - 754)
Joint Sponsorship: No
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Summary:

Registration for this course is being handled by Alyssa York. She can be reached at Alyssa.york@itcaonline.com. The 2012 dental conference will include current and relevant oral health topics related to dental prevention, malpractice, diabetes, ECC, pediatrics, endodontics, periodontics, billing and docing, dental hygiene, and substance abuse.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of this session, the participant will be able to:

Dental Infection and Control Update
1. Describe prevention strategies for occupational exposures.
2. Discuss the need for prompt medical evaluation following an occupational exposure incident.
3. Describe hand hygiene, disinfection, and instrument processing procedures.

American Diabetes Association

1. Articulate the epidemiology of diabetes.
2. Identify signs and symptoms of diabetes.
3. Recognize dental symptoms and complications.

Diabetes and Periodontitis
1. Describe the latest research on the two-way relationship between perio and diabetes.
2. Describe dnetal treatment modifications for people with diabetes.
3. List components of the diabetic protocol.

Dental Alveolar Surgery for the General Dentist
1. Evaluate patient for surgery.
2. Discuss aseptic technique.

Cleaning & Disinfecting Environmental Surfaces
1. Describe the importance of environmental infection control.
2. Discuss methods to prevent environmental surface contamination.
3. Describe various classifications of disinfectant products.

Oral Health in Early Childhood
1. Discuss three messages for chilc care providers and parents on why deciduous teeth matter.
2. Explain the transmission of bacteria and its rold in the aries process.
3. Explain the purpose and benefits of serving snacks at regularly scheduled times.

Tobacco Cessation
1. Employ the “Ask, Advise, Refer” system in their practice
2. Refer tobacco using patients for free help in quitting
3. Use the AZ Smokers’ Helpline quit fax.

Common Medical Emergencies in the Dental Office
1. Explain management of common medical emergencies in the dental office.
2. List recommended available pharmaceutical agents in an emergency kit.

Epidemiology 101

1. Differentiate health care and public health.
2. Define epidemiology.
3. Identify common health indicators used by oral health professionals.

The Medically Complex Dental Patient

1. List the best practices for managing dental patients with chronic medical conditions.
2. Explain the current published guidelines regarding antibiotic prophylaxis for patients with prosthetic joint replacement.

HP/DP Proposal Writing
1. Determine what types of interventions and service to include in a HP/DP program awards proposal.
2. Apply the guidelines upon writing and sumitting the proposal.
3. Identify the criterion the reviewers will be looking for when reviewing the HP/DP proposal.

Common Use for Lasers and Techniques for Implants
1. Explain different applications for laser technology in general practice.
2. List the benefits of using a laser for the procedures.

Prevention: The Oral Cavity

1. Incorporate new ideas for delivering scientific information in simple terms.
2. Use tools and terms to facilitate guidance, communication, and activities that foster effective patient/provider relationships.
3. List fresh ideas to empower patients to become a part of the dental team.

ECC Update
1. Define early childhood caries and discuss the prevalence of this disease in the IHS and your Area.
2. Identify best practices that improve access to care, sealants, fluoride varnish applications by medical and dental teams and ITRs.
3. List key medical and community partners and how dental can collaborate with these partners on the ECC initiative.

How to Numb the Tooth
1. Explain techniques and pharmacology of local anesthetic agents.
2. Incorporate new techniques to better manage intra-operative pain and to reduce anxiety in dental patients.

Ill effects of Substance Abuse
1. Identify the signs of alcoholism.
2. List the clinical signs of nicotine abuse.
3. Explain methamphetamine abuse using street names.

Alaska's Dental Health Aides
1. Explain the DHAT scope of practice.
2. List the parameters of supervision of dental therapists.

Risk Management
1. List five prerequisites for a successful malpractice claim.
2. State the most common two clinical situations that lead to malpractice claims.

Pediatric Dentistry
1. Expain methods of dealing with behavioral challenges with pediatric patients.
2. Improve pediatric treatment planning.

Are All Implants Created Equal?
1. Evaluate how the design of the dental implant its three-dimensional position influences the restoration and post-treatment maintenance differently for single ‘teeth’ vs. an edentulous span.
2. Evaluate a rationale for screw-retained restorations vs. cement-retained restorations with indications and potential concerns for each design related to post-treatment maintenance.
3. List resources [websites & research] to aid in the evaluation and decision making process.

Speaker / Presenter:

Mike Lanzieri — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at mike.lanzieri@aol.com.

Julia Wacloff — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at julia.wacloff@aol.com.

Alyssa York — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at Alyssa.york@itcaonline.com.

Jennifer Harte — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at jennifer.harte@aol.com.

Danielle Gilliam — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at danielle.gilliam@aol.com.

James Osaki — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at james.osaki@ihs.gov.

TODD SMITH — Personal Description / Biography not available. For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at Gregory.Smith2@ihs.gov.

RaNee Tuscano — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at ranee.tuscano@aol.com.

Carolyn Holman — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at carolynholman@mail.maricopa.gov.

Hamid Afshari — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at hamid.afshari@aol.com.

Maureen Romer — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at maureen.romer@aol.com.

Keisha Robinson — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at keisha.robinson@aol.com.

PATRICK BLAHUT — Patrick Blahut, DDS, MPH, is a Diplomate of the American Board of Dental Public Health and Deputy Director of the IHS Division of Oral Health. He brings to IHS over 30 years of experience in public health and teaching in the U.S., Canada, and New Zealand. He has held positions of leadership with the American Association of Public Health Dentistry (Editorial Board of the Journal of Dental Public Health) and the Canadian Dental Association (Fluoridation Officer). He currently serves as chairman of the "research and data acquisition" workgroup of the IHS / ADA collaborative access to care project. In his spare time, Dr. Blahut enjoys chess, automobile racing, travel, and border collies. For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at patrick.blahut@ihs.gov.

Scott Josephson — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at scott.josephson@aol.com.

Launi Andrews — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at launi.andrews@aol.com.

Timothy Ricks — Director, Office of Public Health and Area Dental Officer For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at tim.ricks@ihs.gov.

Mary Williard — Personal Description / Biography not available. For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at marywilliard@coquilletribe.org.

Douglas Kerr — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at pjack30@hotmail.com.

Douglas Benting — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at douglas.benting@aol.com.

Richard Chaet — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at richard.chaet@aol.com.

Michael Thompson — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at michael.thompson@aol.com.

Disclosure Policy:

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.

Accreditation:
The IHS Division of Oral Health is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider

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

Prerequisites:

None

Tuition Payment Information:

Tuition Policy:

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.