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DE0138: Portland Area Elder Collaborative

 
Date: 3/21/2018 - 3/21/2018
Course Status: Completed
Facility: Hilton
Location: Seattle, WA
Level: Review
Audience: DHA, Hygienists, Assistants, Dentists
Quota: 5 - 100 students
Tuition: $0.00
Hours: 6.00 (Total CDE); 6.00 (DANB Non-Clinical); 6.00 (AGD - 750)
Joint Sponsorship: No
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Summary:

This one-day in-person course is co-sponsored by the Northwest Tribal Dental Support Center and is specifically designed for dental staff in the Portland Area.

This course will provide new information on dental fears as applies to elders, provide a panel presentation on effective ways to work in the community to increase dental access for elders, and develop data guidelines to track dental access for elders.

AGENDA [Draft only]:
8:30 am   Welcome and Opening Exercise - Sarah Borghida, ARCORA   
9:00 am   Data: What should we count and why? - Dr. Bonnie Bruerd
9:30 am   PDSA Data
9:45 am   Break
10:00 am   Dental Fears and Elders - Dr. Phil Weinstein
12:00 pm   Lunch [PDSA: Dental Fears]
1:00 pm   Community-Based Strategies for Outreach - Panel
2:00 pm   PDSA on Community Outreach
2:15 pm   Review infographic elements - Dr. Bonnie Bruerd
2:45 pm   Break   
3:00 pm   Next Steps - Sarah Borghida and Dr. Bonnie Bruerd
Develop objectives moving forward
Organize panel for NTDSC summer meeting
Develop structure and training for taking on new sites                  
4:00pm   Adjourn

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
1. Describe how to assess if an elder is suffering from dental fears;
2. List 3 strategies to manage dental fears; and
3. List 3 strategies for working with medical and community partners to increase dental access for elders.

Speaker / Presenter:

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

Sarah Borgida — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at sborgida@arcorafoundation.org.

Philip Weinstein — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at philip.weinstein@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:

Participants must be in the Portland Area.

Tuition Payment Information:

Not applicable

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.