2017 Catalog: Assistant Courses
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DA0015: 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
Monday 1:00-5:00 PM - Lecture
• Detection and Diagnosis- Gingivitis and Periodontitis
• Public Health Perio and Periodontal Risk
Tuesday 8:00 AM- Noon - Lecture and Lab
• Instrumentation of teeth using universal scalers.
• Dental procedure codes
• Universal Scalers lab using mannequins/typodont
- Posture will be covered
Tuesday 1:00- 5:00 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 1:00- 5:00 PM- Practicum
• Students provide dental cleanings for patients
• Practicum evaluation for each patient through direct observation
and feedback
Thursday 8:00 AM- Noon - Practicum
• Students provide dental cleanings for patients
• Practicum evaluations through direct observation and feedback
Thursday 1:00- 5:00 PM- Practicum
• Students provide dental cleanings for patients
- Closeout, review, questions, post test
Post-Course Requirements: Students must complete 20 dental cleanings which are checked and scored by the hygienist/dentist at their home dental clinic. This is documented on the Follow-Up Training Progress Record, which is then maintained at the local program. The dental chief/director should then e-mail the IHS CDE Coordinator to inform him that post-course requirements have been met and that the record is on file at the local clinic. Once this is done, the IHS CDE Coordinator will provide the student with a link to receive their CDE certificate and their EFDA certificate.
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
1. Relate Community Periodontal Index [CPI] scores to a need for potential periodontal treatment.
2. Detect disease, supra and subgingival calculus.
3. Provide thorough scaling of teeth.
4. Use universal scalers efficiently and atraumatically.
5. Sharpen universal scalers correctly and efficiently.
6. Accurately code for periodontal and hygiene procedures with IHS/ADA coding. .
7. Recommend effective toothpastes, mouth rinses and oral hygiene aids to patients.
8. Motivate patients to improve plaque removal and periodontal health.
9. Identify who is at risk for periodontal breakdown.
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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
Prerequisites:
This course is for the advanced dental assistant who has attended the Perio EF Basic course and has been comfortable using the ultrasonic for at least one year or has been using the ultrasonic for at least five years.
Dental assistants must have basic knowledge about periodontal disease before attending the Periodontal Expanded Functions-Advanced course. Additional knowledge on 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 is provided in the required online Prerequisite course. This online course consists of pre-tests, learning activities, and post-tests in the “Effective OHI” and “Antiseptics” modules. To complete this course, dental assistants must earn a score of 80 percent or better on each post-test. Dental assistants must successfully complete these two modules prior to attending the course.
As of January 1, 2017, dental staff from Title V Tribal Compact Programs are required to pay tuition for courses. For this course, Title V compacted programs should send a check or money order made out to the
Tuition is required only for staff from Title V Tribal Compacts who have taken their dental shares. Tuition must be paid in full 8 weeks prior to the start of the course – please see the tuition policy below.
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.