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DE0865: 2023 Alaska Area Dental Meeting

 
Date: 11/06/2023 - 11/08/2023
Course Status: Available
Facility: Egan Center
Location: Anchorage, AK
Level: Review
Audience: Dentists, Hygienists, Assistants, DHA
Quota: 10 - 100 students
Tuition: $0.00
Hours: 23.00 (Total CDE); 23.00 (DANB Non-Clinical); 7.00 (AGD - 130); 2.00 (AGD - 148); 1.00 (AGD - 149); 2.00 (AGD - 157); 4.50 (AGD - 550); 2.00 (AGD - 750); 3.50 (AGD - 770)
Joint Sponsorship: No
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Summary:

The Alaska Area Dental Meeting allows collaboration among Tribal Health Organization [THO] dental programs and provides continuing education for dental assistants, dental health aides, dental hygienist and dentists.

Discussing Alaska’s dental needs among other tribal health organization dental teams allows for problem solving and learning from others what has been successful and not successful for addressing the oral health concerns in our Alaska Native Population.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
1.   Allow THO dental programs to share knowledge and develop collaborations.
2.   Provide applicable continuing education for all members of the dental team that will improve patient safety and provider knowledge.
3.   Identify Alaska Area needs and develop action plans to address issues.

Speaker / Presenter:

Tiffany Zulkowsky — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at tzulkosky@anthc.org.

Frances Wise — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at Frances.wise@alaska.gov.

Molly Rutledge — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at mrutledge@southcentralfoundation.com.

Leandra Beech — Personal Description / Biography not available. For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at lbeech@scf.cc.

Bridget DeYoung — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at bridgetwillet@gmail.com.

Derek Searcy — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at dcsearcy@anthc.org.

Megan Ackerman — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at mmackerman@anthc.org.

Julie Morris — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at jmmorris@anthc.org.

Thomas Allen — Personal Description / Biography not available. For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at thomas.allen@tchealth.org.

Sarah Shoffstall-Cone — Personal Description / Biography not available. For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at sshoffstallcone@anthc.org.

Diane Decker — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at diane@dianedeckercoaching.com.

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

Nhi Huynh — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at nhuynh@scf.cc.

George Bird — Personal Description / Biography not available. For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at george.bird@tananachiefs.org.

Teresa Hicks — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at thicks@ihs.gov.

Danny Mendez — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at dmendez@southcentralfoundation.com.

Tim Kacillas — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at tim.kacillas@hayeshandpiece.com.

Elizabeth Mallott — Personal Description / Biography not available. For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at elizabeth.mallott@searhc.org.

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:

Tuition Payment Information:

Please Make Checks Payable to: Indian Health Service.

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.