2018 Catalog: All Courses
To view other courses in this category, use the “Previous” and “Next” buttons. To select this course and request approval, please login. Need more help reading this page?
DE0039: Dentistry and HIV/AIDs, Considerations for the Provision of Care [recorded webinar - read summary on how to access]
![Lecture icon](images/icons/1.png)
The HIV/AIDS patient can present as a medically complex patient and may need special considerations for examination and for invasive procedure risks assessment. This lecture will briefly review the epidemiology and pathogenesis of HIV and the elements of the health history with special emphasis on certain aspects that related to the patient with HIV or AIDS, including oral pathology manifestations. This lecture will also review the standard of care for a HIV surgical risk assessment and discuss potential complications, as well as review the dental procedures that are routinely performed on this population.
The webinar can be accessed at https://ihs.adobeconnect.com/puce0ryron7j/, and the completion code is embedded within the webinar.
Upon completion of this webinar, participants will be able to:
1. Review the elements of a health history and identify 3 components with specific application to the HIV patient;
2. Review the standard of care for an HIV/AIDS invasive risk assessment; and
3. Discuss 3 dental procedures performed on HIV patients and discuss any indications or contraindications, and review any pharmacological contraindications.
Mark Nichols — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at mnichols@beringomega.org.
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 ADA CERP Recognized Provider](images/adacerplogo250wide.gif)
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
None
NA
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.