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DE0411: IHS Monthly CDE Webinar: IHS National Give Kids A Smile Kickoff Event [Recorded Webinar]

 
Date: 10/01/2022 - 9/30/2023
Course Status: Completed
Facility: Online
Location: Online
Level: Review
Audience: Dentists, Hygienists, Assistants, Support Staff
Quota: 1 - 500 students
Tuition: $0.00
Hours: 1.00 (Total CDE); 1.00 (DANB Non-Clinical); 1.00 (AGD - 430)
Joint Sponsorship: No
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Summary:

This webinar will present improvements in oral health among American Indians and Alaska Native children over the past decade, introductory messages from the USPHS Chief Dental Officer and the ADA President, and tips for holding a successful GKAS event by the IHS Dental Director and the CDC Division of Oral Health Director.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of this webinar, participants will be able to:
1. List three improvements in the oral health of American Indian/Alaska Native children in the past decade;
2. Describe infection control procedures for community-based GKAS events; and
3. Implement a GKAS activity between February 17, 2021 and July 1, 2021.

Speaker / Presenter:

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

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.

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:

None.

Tuition Payment Information:

NA

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.