2020 Catalog: All Courses

This course is limited to the first 40 who register.

The National Challenges Course is designed to be an orientation course for new dentists - dentists with less than 5 years of experience in an IHS, Tribal, or Urban dental program. This course is taught by the IHS National Dental Specialty Consultants and relays standards of care for IHS dental programs. Whether you're a new dental graduate or a seasoned private practice dentist but new to the IHS, this course has something to offer to all newer dentists.

AGENDA:

Monday, April 20, 2020 – travel day for participants

Tuesday, April 21, 2020
8:00 – 8:15 Welcome, participant expectations
8:15 – 9:15 IHS Overview by Dr. Tim Lozon, Director, IHS Division of Oral Health via Adobe Connect
9:15 – 9:30 Break
9:30 – 10:30 Overview of the IHS CDE & EFDA Program by RADM Tim Ricks, IHS CDE Coordinator
10:30 – 10:45 Break
10:45 – 11:45 Evidence-Based Prevention by RADM Tim Ricks, IHS Oral HPDP Co-Consultant
11:45 – 1:00 Lunch [on your own]
1:00 – 2:45 Oral Surgery, Part I by CDR Justin Sikes, IHS National OMFS Consultant
2:45 – 3:00 Break
3:00 – 4:45 Oral Surgery, Part II by CDR Justin Sikes, IHS National OMFS Consultant
4:45 – 5:00 Summary, Feedback

Wednesday, April 22, 2020
8:00 – 8:05 Welcome back
8:05 – 9:30 Periodontics, Part I by CAPT Eric Jewell, IHS National Periodontal Consultant
9:30 – 9:45 Break
9:45 – 11:00 Periodontics, Part II by CAPT Eric Jewell, IHS National Periodontal Consultant
11:00 – 12:00 Lunch [on your own]
12:00 – 1:00 Pediatric Dentistry, Part I by CDR Brian Talley, IHS National Pediatric Dentistry Co-Consultant
1:05 – 2:00 Pediatric Dentistry, Part II by CDR Brian Talley, IHS National Pediatric Dentistry Co-Consultant
2:00 – 2:15 Break
2:15 – 4:15 Pediatric Dent. Part III by CDR Scott Williams, IHS National Pediatric Dentistry Co-Consultant

Thursday, April 23, 2020
8:00 – 8:05 Welcome back
8:05 – 9:45 Prosthodontics by CAPT Thomas Gunnell, IHS National Prosthodontic Consultant
9:45 – 10:00 Break
10:00 – 11:45 Endodontics by CAPT Jane Bleuel, IHS National Endodontic Consultant via Adobe Connect
11:45 – 1:00 Lunch [on your own]
1:00 – 2:00 Infection Control by Dr. Damon Pope, IHS National Dental Infection Control Consultant
2:00 – 3:00 Dental Public Health by CDR Nathan Mork, IHS National Dental Public Health Consultant
3:00 – 3:15 Break
3:15 – 4:00 Overview of Dental Therapy and the IHS CHAP by Dr. Chris Halliday, IHS CHAP Dental Lead
4:00 – 4:45 Overview of the Federal Tort Claims Act and Prevention Tips by Dr. Jim Webb, IHS FTCA SME

Friday, April 24, 2020 – travel day for participants

Individual session learning objectives are available in the Challenges Program and will be given by each of the course instructors. Overall, upon completion of this meeting/course, participants should be able to:

1. Describe the organizational structure of the Indian Health Service;
2. List at least one standard of care for each dental discipline; and
3. Define at least two best practices to help prevent tort claims.

TIMOTHY LOZON — Personal Description / Biography not available. For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at Timothy.Lozon@ihs.gov.

Timothy Ricks — Director, Office of Public Health and Area Dental Officer For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at tim.ricks@ihs.gov.

Justin Sikes — Personal Description / Biography not available. For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at Justin.Sikes@ihs.gov.

Eric Jewell — - Commissioned Corps entry date 8/2/2004 - Area and national Perio consultant. Sells Service Unit, IHS Sells Indian Hospital PO Box 548, Sells, AZ 85634 - pedodontist [rotates between Sells & San Xavier] For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at Eric.Jewell2@ihs.gov.

BRIAN TALLEY — Personal Description / Biography not available. For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at Brian.Talley@ihs.gov.

Scott Williams — Commissioned Corps For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at scott.williams@ihs.gov.

Thomas Gunnell — Personal Description / Biography not available. For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at Thomas.Gunnell@ihs.gov.

JANE BLEUEL — Personal Description / Biography not available. For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at jableuel@scf.cc.

Damon Pope — Deputy Project Manager for the IHS Electronic Dental Record IHS DOH National Infection Control Consultant For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at damon.pope@ihs.gov.

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

CHRISTOPHER HALLIDAY — Personal Description / Biography not available. For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at christopher.halliday@ihs.gov.

James Webb — Personal Description / Biography not available. For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at james.webb2@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

Participants should be dentists with 5 or fewer years of service in an IHS, tribal, or urban dental program. This means that some participants may be within 5 years of dental graduation, while others may have 20 or more years of private practice or military experience but less than 5 years in an IHS, tribal, or urban dental program. This diversity in overall experience will enrich all participants.

Please note that partial credit is not available for participants. Travel days are Monday and Friday and to receive full credit for participation, participants should plan to attend all Tuesday through Thursday sessions.

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.