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DE0277: 2013 Alaska Area Dental Chiefs Meeting

 
Date: 11/12/2013 - 11/15/2013
Course Status: Completed
Facility: Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
Location: Anchorage, AK
Level: Basic
Audience: Dentists, Hygienists, Assistants
Quota: - students
Tuition: $0.00
Hours: 36.50 (Total CDE); 2.00 (AGD - 016); 1.00 (AGD - 070); 1.50 (AGD - 148); 13.00 (AGD - 149); 1.50 (AGD - 150); 1.50 (AGD - 151); 3.00 (AGD - 157); 5.00 (AGD - 258); 1.00 (AGD - 555); 2.00 (AGD - 557); 2.00 (AGD - 731)
Joint Sponsorship: No
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Summary:

The purpose of this four day meeting is to provide Alaska Area Dental Staff with up-to-date information regarding the provision of dental care as well as updates related to the IHS/ USPHS; continuing education credits; and the opportunity to network with other dental staff from around the state.

Learning Objectives:

See file for objectives on individual sessions.

Speaker / Presenter:

Karol Fink — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at karol.fink@aol.com.

ROYANN ROYER — Personal Description / Biography not available. For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at rroyer@southcentralfoundation.com.

Laurel Sampson — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at laurel.sampson@aol.com.

Noel Kelsch — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at noel.kelsch@aol.com.

Donald Chi — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at donald.chi@aol.com.

Chris Fish — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at Chris.Fish@aol.com.

Eric Hirschmann — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at eric.hirschmann@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.

Timothy Thomas — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at timothy.thomas@aol.com.

Tom Hennessy — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at tom.hennessy@aol.com.

Richard Mounce — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at richard.mounce@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:

Alaska Area staff

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.