2020 Catalog: Dentist Courses
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DD0038: New Dentist Orientation
This one hour presentation, directly provided to new dentists [new to IHS or tribal dental programs] by Area Dental Officers or Dental Support Centers, gives an overview of the mission, structure, and personnel systems of the Indian Health Service. It also provides new dentists a list of available resources including the CDE program, specialty consultants, information on Enduring Challenges, levels of care, Federal Tort Claims, and much more information that will help the new dentist quickly adjust to life in the IHS. Dentists completing the orientation will be given a course number and completion code by the presenting dental leader.
Upon completion of this training, participants will be able to:
1. Recite the mission of the Indian Health Service;
2. Describe the processes of the Federal Tort Claims Act;
3. List and describe levels of care in the IHS system;
4. Define early childhood caries;
5. Implement at least five best practices from this presentation in daily clinical practice.
Nathan Mork — Personal Description / Biography not available. For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at nathan.mork@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
Participants must be new [<5 years of experience in an IHS, tribal, or urban dental program] dentist, and this presentation must be provided in person to the new dentist by an Area Dental Officer, IHS Headquarters Division of Oral Health Staff, or by a Dental Support Center.
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.