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DE0957: OCA/BEM/GP Quarterly Meeting [Recorded Webinar]
This webinar is specifically developed for dental staff from IHS, tribal, and urban programs in the Oklahoma City, Bemidji, and Great Plains Areas.
Medical-Dental Integration is an evolving approach to combine oral health with overall health. The coordination of dental health within primary care will provide a broader understanding how oral health affects the human body and medical conditions.
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
1. Illustrate the importance of medical-dental collaboration in improving patient outcomes by addressing the interconnectedness of oral health and overall health.
2. Explore the principles and benefits of interprofessional education for dental professionals, emphasizing its role in fostering effective communication and teamwork within healthcare teams.
3. List three benefits to an Integrated Dental Hygiene Program
4. List at least two successes of the OKCIC Integrated Dental Hygiene Program
Samantha Farrar — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at samantha.farrar@myyahoo.com.
Monica McKee — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at monica.m@okcic.com.
The speaker has no conflicts of interest to report.
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 dental staff from IHS, tribal, and urban programs in the Oklahoma City, Bemidji, and Great Plains Areas.
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.