Endodontics
Endodontic and Implant Therapies: Evidence-Based Decision Making
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. This course focuses on the last few years that have brought opinions and treatments that resonate as an excessive impetus to remove teeth and replace them with implants.
Infection Control
Antimicrobial Resistance: A 21st Century Public Health Threat
As the widespread use and misuse of antibiotic/antimicrobial drugs continues in present-day healthcare, more and more cases are being reported that first-line drugs are failing to resolve a number of infections from the evolution of resistant organisms. Furthermore, this phenomenon is not limited to only bacteria, but also antiviral, antifungal, and antiparasitic drugs as well, which are rapidly becoming less and less effective as increased use persists.
Colds and Flu: What Oral Health Providers Should Know
Colds and flu are a part of life, but their spread can be minimized through basic infection control principles within the dental setting. This course details the microbiology and transmission of colds and flu, infection control and/or preventive measures to limit the spread of colds and flu, and ways to identify those in critical need of vaccination.
Infection Control and Safety during Humanitarian Dental Missions
Dental professionals can provide an abundance of support to communities in need of dental assistance. When it comes to delivering care, whether it is in a clinical setting or a location lacking vital resources, the main concern should be the safety of both the dental team and the clients. This course covers the essential information for establishing safe surroundings for humanitarian dental missions; including: personal safety precautions, client safety measures, and how to establish a clean-care environment.
The Dental Handpiece: Maintenance and Infection Control
The dental handpiece is one of the most commonly used and essential devices found in the dental office. This course will touch on the importance of infection control by means of the timeline of the handpiece, regulatory issues, classification, and the manufacturer’s maintenance requirements.
Oral-Systemic
Oral Health Considerations during Cancer Treatment
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.
Preventive
Access to Care
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.
Perio, Ortho, and Hygiene Concerns for the Adolescent Patient
Irreversible tissue damage from periodontal disease begins in late adolescence and early adulthood. With at least 41.5 million adolescents in the United States alone, dental professionals are responsible for helping adolescent patients become aware of the dangers of periodontal disease early on. This course will teach the important concerns related to the adolescent dental patient, as well as how to connect with the patient in order to give necessary recommendations.
Concerns for the Child Patient
With primary teeth developing a child’s future dental health by guiding permanent teeth into their positions, it is important for the oral health team to recognize the opportunity to educate children on the benefits of oral health. At a young age, the new experience of the dental office can leave a young patient leaving fearful, but this course will cover how to make a child patient feel comfortable, while also promoting self-oral hygiene.
Risk Factors for Periodontal Disease
With periodontal disease affecting nearly 80 percent of adults throughout the United States, dental professionals have the distinct responsibility to educate patients about the risk factors and potential warning signs of this common oral condition. In addition, this course returns to the basics by reviewing the different stages of periodontal disease, the physical and psychological side effects, as well as clinical guidelines for assessing the level of severity once a diagnosis has been made.
Remineralization, Protection, and the Caries Experience
Although the amount of caries among younger patients has been decreasing in the past decades, this disease is far from being extinct. This is becoming a prevalent disease with a greater number of older patients, with emerging cases showing an overlap between caries and periodontal disease, the subject of the caries experience is a vital one within the dental industry. This course will cover the key strategies involved with the caries process, personal preventative measures, and office care prevention.
Radiography
Going Digital: Software
The digital world is constantly evolving, and dental practices would benefit to keep up with it. By recognizing the different software types, understanding how they function and what their uses are, dental offices can become more efficient and organized. This course will explain the various software types on the market today, how they are an aid in the dental office, and how to choose which software is best for you.
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