The Richmond Institute for Continuing Dental Education

Colds and flu are a part of life, but they can be minimized with basic infection control principles in the dental setting. This course details how to prevent the spread of colds and flu throughout the practice, and how to identify those in need of the vaccination.

The roles of Endodontics and Implantology are the same: to restore the patient’s dentition. Endodontics deals with the damaged pulp tissue and its efforts are geared towards the retention of the natural tooth. Sometimes the decision has to be made whether a compromised tooth should be saved by means of endodontic therapy and other possible adjunct procedures, or by extraction and replacement with an implant. The last few years have brought opinions and treatments that often resonate as an excessive impetus to remove teeth and replace them with implants.

A detailed overview of everything dental professionals need to know about treating patients who have been diagnosed with some type of cancer, and are undergoing therapies that may adversely affect the state of oral health. From identifying who these patients are to the many common (and uncommon) side effects of chemotherapy and radiation, this course gives a first-hand explanation of what to expect and what to look out for when treating these patients from the stage of diagnosis until total recovery.

The need for dental care is not limited to specific populations around the world. For some, maintaining good oral health is simply not as easy as it is for others because of outside factors that limit their ability to obtain necessary resources for quality care. This course discusses the populations that are more prone to inadequate care and the affect it has on their oral and overall health. It also highlights organizations, programs, and other initiatives working to improve all issues of access to care.