2019-2020 Dental Hygiene Series
This year’s programs are offered on an individual basis of $170 per day, per hygienist. Special savings: if enrollment is received in the CE office before October 15, 2019 the cost for the series will be $340 for the first hygienist and $310 for each additional hygienist from the same office. No transfers.
Location for all three programs:
Continuing Education Credit
Disclosure Statement
Speakers are required to disclose any relevant financial interest or other relationship with manufacturers of any commercial product(s) and/or provider(s) of commercial services that are discussed in an educational activity. Sponsorship of a continuing education program by Indiana University School of Dentistry does not necessarily imply endorsement of a particular philosophy, procedure, or product.
Part I - October 18, 2019
Part II - February 28, 2020
Part III - April 24, 2020
Part I - October 18, 2019
The first half of this course, "Update in Dental Trauma and Soft Tissue Lesions in the Young Patient," presented by Drs. Juan Yepes and Jim Jones, will provide you with the most up to date information regarding dental trauma and oral lesions in the pediatric patient.
Objectives
- Understand the initial management of dental trauma
- Learn the most updated classification of dental trauma and the initial treatment
- Learn the most common soft tissue lesions in the oral cavity of children and adolescents
Speakers
Part II - February 28, 2020
Objectives:
- Update on fundamentals of salivary diagnostics for chronic inflammatory conditions with emphasis on oral-systemic disease connection
- Update on potential of salivary diagnostics for neuroinflammatory - neurodegenerative connection, Alzheimer’s disease
Objectives
- Identify the complications of salivary gland hypofunction
- Review the methods to measure salivary flow rates
- Review the current treatment options for salivary gland hypofunction
Speakers
Part III - April 24, 2020
Update on Oral Health Products: How to Make Informed Choices
Ms. Karen Baker
Objectives
- select a dentifrice for a specific patient based on type of fluoride, gingivitis or calculus reduction, abrasiveness, cleaning ability, and safety with chronic use,
- choose the most effective chemical treatments for halitosis,
- evaluate mouthwashes based on pH, alcohol content, and therapeutic effect,
- manage a patient with drug-induced xerostomia and/or mucositis,
- explain important differences among bleaching
- product characteristics including concentration of ingredients, viscosity, speed, ease of use, and cost per arch
- recommend a specific powered toothbrush based on patient characteristics