2026 Catalog: All Courses

The California Dental Support Center supports clinics with improving and measuring oral and overall health in Tribal communities. During this two-hour interactive course, participants will learn evidence-based methods to measurably improve health at four levels: community, person, mouth, and tooth, with an emphasis on person-centered, respectful health care. Participants will engage in meaningful discussion with fellow dental clinic team members to improve team alignment and communication, aiming toward optimal quality of care.

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
1.   Become acquainted with the CADSC
2.   Explain the value of community-level interventions for preventing dental disease, and how we can measure impact
3.   Describe at least 3 examples of person-level interventions that can improve oral health
4.   Describe how CAMBRA and the ADA caries classification system align to improve delivery of person-centered care.
5.   Calibrate as a team regarding protocols and communication with the goal of providing optimal quality care.

Miranda Davis — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at mirandaedavis@gmail.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

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.