2020 Catalog: All Courses

The purpose of this course is to provide relevant continuing education to California Area dental staff, which covers a multitude of clinical topics. Up to 30.75 hours are available for CDE credit per person.

Tentative Agenda [some minor changes may occur before the event]:

Monday May 4, 2020
8:00am – 10am/10:30am-12:30pm
The Keys to Revenue Cycle Success-Becky Beenken & Jessica Rowland
8:00am-10:00am
Dental Directors Meeting –Dr. Riggio, DDS
10:30am-12:30pm
No Needles No Drills: Noninvasive Caries Management – Dr. Horst
1:30pm-3:30pm
Oral Surgery for General Practitioner Dr. Tsvetov
1:30pm-3:30pm
Medi-Cal Dental IHS Seminar -Dr. Lucio & Dr. Shaw
1:30pm-3:30pm/3:45pm-5:45pm
AHA BLS Healthcare Provider CPR – Justin Crone
3:45pm-5:45pm
Acupuncture & Chinese TCM in Dentistry – Dr. Diep
3:45pn-5:45pm
Impressions – Jenny Michael

Tuesday May 5, 2020
8:00am-10:00am
Medications and Your Patients Dr. Kruidering-Hall
8:00am-10:00am
Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems: A Comprehensive Overview-Efraim Lopez
8:00am-10:00am
Implants: Placement to Restoration – Dr. Morgan
10:15am-12:15pm
A Dentist’s Guide to Oral Ulcerative and Blistering Diseases – Dr. Mintline
10:15am-12:15pm
Ergonomics: The Ankle Bone is Connected to the Jaw Bone – Ward & Lancette VanGuilder
10:15am-12:15pm
Front Office Etiquette – Eileen O’Neal
12:15pm-2:15pm
Table Clinics -TBD
2:45pm-4:45PM
Cone Beam CT: Anatomy and Pathology in 3D Dr. Kohltfarber
2:45pm-4:45PM
Mastering the New Classification of Periodontal and Peri-Implant Diseases and Conditions & Periodontal Adjunct Treatments - Dr. Kim
2:45pm-4:45PM
Dealing with the Difficult Patient – Eileen O’Neal

Wednesday, May 6, 20202
8:00am-10:00am
Current Restorative Trends 2020 – Dr. Schmedding
8:00am-10:00am
What’s New in Dentrix Enterprise for the IHS – Sue Lukins
8:00am-10:00am/10:15am-12:15pm
Indirect Provisional Restorations - Melodi Rabdolph
10:15am-12:15pm
Diagnosis and Trauma of Dental Trauma – Dr. Silberman
10:15am-12:15pm
Oral Cancer and the HPV Virus: Focus on Prevention – Lancette VanGuilder
1:30pm-3:30pm
Cannabis: Boom, Bust, Bane, Benefit – Dr. Carsten
1:30pm-3:30pm
NextGen Electronic Dental Record Dr. Lasapoara & Natalie Carpenteria
1:30pm-3:30pm
Landmark Identification Course – Melodi Randolph
3:45pm-5:45pm
Elementary, Watson! The Art of Detecting Orthodontic Problems – Dr. Baker
3:45pm-5:45pm
California Sexual Harassment & Abusive Conduct Prevention Training – Lisa Saiia
3:45pm-5:45pm
What Remains: Forensic Odontology and the Role of the Dental Professional – Danette Ocegueda

Thursday, May 7, 2020
8:00am-9:00am
Update IHS Initiatives & Dental Support Center – Consuelo Gambino
9:00am-10:00am
Dental Therapy Update – Dr. Davis
10:15am-11:45am
Cultural Humility in the Health Setting Virginia Hedrick
12:45pm-2:45pm
California Infection Control-The Latest Information for Patient Protection
12:45pm-2:45pm/3:00pm-5:00pm
AHA BLS Healthcare Provider CPR – Justin Crone
12:45pm-2:45pm
Conquering Biofilm with Ease - Donna Olewinski
3:00pm-5:00pm
California Dental Practice Act-Conduct, Competency & Culpability – Lisa Saiia
3:00pm-5:00pm
Nutrition and Inflammation – Yeoun-Jee Rengnez

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

1.    Improve knowledge of clinical best practices in a number of dental disciplines, including oral surgery, pediatric dentistry, periodontics, endodontics, restorative, prosthodontics, pharmacology, radiology, emergency medicine];
2.   Improve clinical skills for dental auxiliaries in a number of areas, including; provisional restorations, rubber dam, pit & fissure sealants and radiology landmarks; and
3.   Learn culturally appropriate approaches to patient care through lectures, panel discussions and group interactions.

Individual session learning objectives are also available and will be publicized at the onset of each session and in the meeting program.

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

California IHS and tribal dental staff only.

Please Make Checks Payable to: Indian Health Service.

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.