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DH0002: IHS Dental Hygiene Concepts 2022 [Recorded]

 
Date: 8/25/2022 - 8/25/2022
Course Status: Completed
Facility: Online
Location: Online
Level: Review
Audience: Hygienists
Quota: 2 - 200 students
Tuition: $0.00
Hours: 3.00 (Total CDE); 1.50 (AGD - 200); 1.50 (AGD - 550)
Joint Sponsorship: No
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Summary:

2022 IHS Dental Hygiene Concepts is virtual meeting for Registered Dental Hygienist from throughout the country that will include lectures covering the topics of Myofunctional Therapy, Oral Health Literacy and Risk Management.

Learning Objectives:

1. Define orofacial myofunctional therapy and its components;
2. Describe the role of oral health literacy as it relates to access to dental care; and
3. List three preventive measures in a risk management program.

Speaker / Presenter:

Nathan Mork — Personal Description / Biography not available. For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at nathan.mork@ihs.gov.

Sandraluz Gonzalez — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at breathe@southwestmyofunctionaltherapy.com.

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

Tuition Payment Information:

Please Make Checks Payable to: Indian Health Service.

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.