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DH0002: Challenges for the Dental Hygienist in IHS

 
Date: 5/03/2010 - 5/04/2010
Course Status: Completed
Facility: Nashville Area Office
Location: Nashville, TN
Level: Basic
Audience: Hygienists
Quota: 5 - 100 students
Tuition: $150.00
Hours: 12.25 (Total CDE)
Joint Sponsorship: No
Summary:

Challenges is offered to those hygienists who are new to the IHS Dental Program. The course will focus on an overview of the IHS system, personnel issues, cultural issues, career development and principles of public health and health education as they apply to both clinical and community based prevention and treatment programs.

Monday, May 3
7:30am      Registration
8am - 5pm      Continuing Education

Tuesday, May 4
8am – 1pm   Continuing Education

SEE UPLOADED AGENDA FOR ALL DETAILS.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of Challenges, the participants will be able to:

1. Provide an overview of IHS history, mission and structure and its personnel systems.
2. Identify principles of public health dentistry for health promotion and disease prevention projects.
3. Identify evidence-based strategies for preventive interventions and clinical treatment.
4. Provide an understanding of tribal cultural issues.
5. Provide information about career development opportunities within IHS and tribal sites.

Speaker / Presenter:

BETH FINNSON — Personal Description / Biography not available. For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at beth.finnson@ihs.gov.

LORI GOODMAN — Personal Description / Biography not available. For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at lori.goodman@ihs.gov.

MARY HOLLISTER — Mary "Cathy" Hollister works for the United South and Eastern Tribes, Inc. Her office is located in Nashville, TN. For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at mary.hollister@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. Open to all hygienists in the Indian Health Dental Program whether tribal, contract, civil service or commissioned corps, full-time or part-time.

Tuition Payment Information:

Please Make Checks Payable to: USET, Inc.

Attn: Steve Adams

711 Stewarts Ferry Pike

Nashville, TN 37214

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.