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DA0036: Periodontal Expanded Functions - Advanced
This advanced course is composed of didactic and clinical instruction. Reminder - This course has prerequisites and is for the advanced dental assistant clinician who has taken the Perio EF Basic course and has been comfortable with the ultrasonic for at least two years or used an ultrasonic for at least five years. It is designed to teach dental assistants to provide dental cleanings to remove visible calculus by using the following two universal scalers:
Montana Jack
Sickle Scaler
THIS COURSE IS OPEN ONLY to the dental assistants at WWKMHCC/Sisseton.
Agenda:
Monday 8:00 AM - Noon and 12:30 - 4:30 PM - Lecture
• Detection and Diagnosis- Gingivitis and Periodontitis
• Public Health Perio and Periodontal Risk
• Fulcrum, patient/operator positioning
• Dental procedure codes
Tuesday 8:00 AM- Noon - Lecture and Lab
• Instrumentation of teeth using universal scalers.
• Universal Scalers lab using mannequins/typodont
- Posture, operator/patient position and fulcrum will be covered
Tuesday 12:30-4:30 PM- Lab
• Instrumentation of teeth using universal scalers lab with
mannequins/typodonts
- Lab evaluations through direct observation and feedback
- Sharpening will be covered
Wednesday 8:00 AM- Noon - Practicum
• Students provide dental cleanings on each other
• Practicum evaluations through direct observation and feedback
Wednesday 12:30 - 4:30 PM- Practicum
• Students provide dental cleanings for patients
• Practicum evaluation for each patient through direct observation
and feedback
Thursday 8:00 AM- Noon and 12:30-4:30- Practicum
• Students provide dental cleanings for patients
• Practicum evaluations through direct observation and feedback
Friday 8:00 AM - Noon
• Students provide dental cleanings for patients
• Practicum evaluations through direct observation and feedback
Friday 12:30-4:30 PM- Practicum
• Students provide dental cleanings for patients
- Closeout, review, questions, post test
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to: 1. Relate Community Periodontal Index of Treatment Needs [CPITN] scores to a need for potential periodontal treatment.
2. Detect disease, supra and subgingival calculus.
3. Provide thorough ultrasonic scaling of teeth..
4. Accurately code for periodontal and hygiene procedures with IHS/ADA coding. .
5. Recommend effective toothpastes, mouth rinses and oral hygiene aids to patients.
6. Motivate patients to improve plaque removal and periodontal health.
7. Identify who is at risk for periodontal breakdown.
Lisa Daniel — Personal Description / Biography not available. For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at Lisa.Daniel@ihs.gov.
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
Dental assistants must have basic knowledge about periodontal disease and have completed the Perio EFDA Basic Course before attending the Periodontal Expanded Functions-Advanced course. The basic knowledge includes: what makes oral hygiene instruction effective; how to modify patient behavior to improve compliance with oral hygiene regimens; and antimicrobials and their use in preventing and treating periodontal diseases.
No payment required
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.