2024 Catalog: General Courses

This course will provide guidance regarding dental infection prevention and control practices for the dental team. Topics discussed will help prepare clinics for accreditation surveys and understand proper procedures and protocols.

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
1.   Understand the difference between accreditation organizations and regulatory agencies and how they impact your practice.
2.   Know where to find and how to follow manufacturer’s instructions for use.
3.   Know where to locate and how to use the CDC Dental Check app.

LISA CONE — Personal Description / Biography not available. For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at lisac@searhc.org.

The speaker has no conflicts of interest to report. Lisa Cone is a dental hygienist with over thirty-five years of experience in the dental field, including twenty years as a Commissioned Officer for the US Public Health Service. She has worked as a dental assistant, dental hygienist, clinic director, and infection control manager. She is a Certified Registered Central Sterile Technician and has completed the OSAP-DALE Foundation Dental Infection Prevention and Control Certificate 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

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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.