2016 Catalog: All Courses

The purpose for this literature review is:
1. discuss current research and recommendations for
management of type 2 diabetics undergoing oral surgery procedures. This review will focus on the
article “Association between immunological parameters, glycemic control, and postextraction
complications in patients with type 2 diabetes.

2. review dental treatment during pregnancy. We will review a research article that concludes that dental local anesthetic during pregnancy does not represent a major teratogenic risk. Additionally, we will review potential benefits of dental treatment during pregnancy as well as opinions of dentists and physicians on this topic.

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

1. _Evaluate current published research on management of diabetic patients.
2. _Identify how diabetes affects a patient’s risk for postextraction complications.
3. _ Assess a patient’s need for antibiotic prophylaxis prior to tooth extraction.
4. Describe current recommendations for dental treatment during pregnancy.
5. Identify barriers to seeking dental care during pregnancy.
6. Describe potential benefits of dental care during pregnancy.

Toby Imler — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at toby.imler@ihs.gov.

Nathan Mork — Personal Description / Biography not available. For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at nathan.mork@ihs.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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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.