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DE0342: Babies R Us: Make 2014 Count!

 
Date: 5/27/2014 - 5/27/2014
Course Status: Completed
Facility: Online
Location: Online
Director: Bonnie Bruerd
Level: Basic
Audience: Dentists, Hygienists, Assistants
Quota: 5 - 100 students
Tuition: $0.00
Hours: 1.00 (Total CDE); 1.00 (AGD - 258)
Joint Sponsorship: No
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Summary:

The purpose of this 1 hour course is to provide staff in the Albuquerque IHS Area with an update of their Area’s performance in the IHS Early Childhood Caries Collaborative and to help prepare them for the fifth and final year of this initiative.

Course created January 2014.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of this course, the participant will be able to:
1. Define the overall goal and objectives of the IHS Early Childhood Caries Collaborative.
2. Explain the importance of early access to dental care as it relates to the prevalence of ECC in your Area.
3. Describe at least one recognized best practice in improving access to care, dental sealants, fluoride applications, and interim therapeutic restorations in 0-5 year-old AI/AN children.

Speaker / Presenter:

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

Bonnie Bruerd — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at Bonnie.Bruerd@gmail.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.