2018 Catalog: Dentist Courses

The purpose of this course is to train dentists to teach EF-Basic Restorative in their local facility or within an IHS Area. The course consists of completing pre-course work and teaching an actual EF-Basic Restorative course for dental assistants. PowerPoint presentations and teaching aids will be provided to all course participants to facilitate teaching activities. Completion of this course will certify you to teach dental assistants and provide continuing education through the IHS Division of Oral Health CDE program. It will also enhance your CV/Resume with dental activities outside your normal service unit duties.

Pre-Course Requirements:
1. Complete "Basic Principles of Adult Learning," Course DE0028 in the FY 2018 CDE Catalog, no later than December 8, 2107. Failure to complete this course by December 8, 2017 will result in removal from the registration for this course.

2. Submit a signed letter to IHSCDECoordinator@ihs.gov no later than December 8, 2017 stating that, upon completion of this course, the dentist agrees to teach at least one Restorative Basic EFDA Course in FY 2018 [by 9/30/18] and at least one course in FY 2019 [10/1/18 - 9/30/19]. It will be the responsibility of the dentist educator to find a host location to teach the course, and the course will need to at least be 25 percent open to all dental assistants outside of his/her program [class size is usually 6-8, so 1-2 slots need to be open to everyone]. Failure to submit the letter by December 8, 2017 will result in the potential dentist educator being removed from the registration list.

Pending funds availability, financial support for this course including travel may be available by the IHS Division of Oral Health. This course is only open to 10 dentists, and participants will be chosen after careful review by the IHS Division of Oral Health.

Upon completion of this course, the participant will be able to:
1. Apply the concepts of adult education in teaching situations.
2. Plan and teach didactic and lab sessions according to IHS EF-Basic course curriculum.
3. Explain cavity classifications, oral anatomy, placement and finishing of dental materials used in operative dentistry.
4. Teach how to place and carve Class I, II, V amalgam restorations, and Class III, and V composite restorations.
5. Apply the criteria from IHS-Basic Restorative curriculum to determine what is acceptable and unacceptable in evaluating and grading alloy and composite restorations.
6. Provide constructive feedback to dental assistants to enhance learning.
7. Communicate with Dental Chiefs regarding expectations of dental assistants before and after taking EF-Basic Restorative course.

Terry Haney — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at haney@sisna.com.

David Collier — Personal Description / Biography not available. For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at david.collier@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

1. Complete "Basic Principles of Adult Learning," Course DE0028 in the FY 2018 CDE Catalog, no later than January 1, 2018. Failure to complete this course by January 1, 2018 will result in removal from the registration for this course.

2. Submit a signed letter to IHSCDECoordinator@ihs.gov no later than December 8, 2017 stating that, upon completion of this course, the dentist agrees to teach at least one Restorative Basic EFDA Course in FY 2018 [by 9/30/18] and at least one course in FY 2019 [10/1/18 - 9/30/19]. It will be the responsibility of the dentist educator to find a host location to teach the course, and the course will need to at least be 25 open to all dental assistants outside of his/her program. Failure to submit the letter by December 8, 2017 will result in the potential dentist educator being removed from the registration list.

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.