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DE0936: Dental Health Aides [Recorded Webinar]

 
Date: 5/29/2024 - 5/29/2027
Course Status: Available
Facility: Online
Location: Online
Director: Jenna Lotz
Level: Basic
Audience: Dentists, Hygienists, Assistants, Support Staff, DHA
Quota: 5 - 200 students
Tuition: $0.00
Hours: 1.00 (Total CDE); 1.00 (DANB Non-Clinical); 1.00 (AGD - 149)
Joint Sponsorship: No
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Summary:

Dental Health Aides have different scopes of practice with the scope focusing on prevention and then expanding to restorative care. Participants will be educated of what is happening to educate and prepare these dental providers to enhance health outcomes for the communities they serve. The course will also look at the impact dental health aides have had on oral health outcomes.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
1.   Describe the various levels of dental health aides and explain the scope of practice of each level.
2.   Describe the Ilisagvik College/ANTHC Alaska Dental Therapy Educational Program curriculum.
3.   Identify the effects to increase of access to care and improved health outcomes for communities where dental therapists are working.

Speaker / Presenter:

Sarah Shoffstall-Cone — Personal Description / Biography not available. For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at sshoffstallcone@anthc.org.

The speaker has no conflicts of interest to report.

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.