Developed by leading experts, our free dental education materials are designed to help you develop and stay up-to-date with the latest oral health topics and gain valuable Continuing Education (CE) Credits.
Syllabus: Clinical Pharmacology – A Review for Oral Healthcare Providers
The syllabus, which may be modified to meet individual institutional requirements, provides a comprehensive description of a 14-module online course*.
The course is intended to provide a framework to meet elements of educational requirements of Dental Students, Dental Hygiene Students, and Dental Assistant Students. In addition, the modules can serve as a resource to clinicians wishing to review evidence-based information on specific topics.
Each module may be taken online followed by an examination. In educational settings, successful completion of each module may be followed by a question and answer period and/or case-based small group discussions conducted by the institutional Course Director. A PDF is also available for each of the 14 modules, which may serve as a convenient resource in clinical settings.
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Research has shown apps and text messages are effective tools for promoting behavioral changes needed to help treat oral diseases. Those strategies can be used as an important promoter of behavioral change and knowledge gained about oral health.
Dentists, Dental Hygienists, Dental Students, Dental Hygiene Students
This webinar will identify the stages of the crisis from a dental practice perspective and present specific management and operational steps to take now to help your practice persevere.
Dentists, Dental Hygienists, Dental Assistants, Office Managers, Dental Students, Dental Hygiene Students, Dental Assistant Students
This course seeks to assess the risks posed by aerosols in the dental office and assess infection control measures that can be implemented during dental practice to block the person-to-person transmission routes through standard and transmission-based precautions.
Dentists, Dental Hygienists, Dental Assistants, Dental Students, Dental Hygiene Students, Dental Assistant Students
Toothpaste: How and Why to Recommend
What’s in it for you and your patients? This course module will go into depth about the benefits of stabilized stannous fluoride and how to communicate benefits to your patients.
In this interactive environment learn about Biofilm development in the mouth, how it develops and becomes dysbiotic, and prevention strategies for homeostasis via mechanical and chemical plaque control. (No VR Glasses? No problem, you can use your mouse to move around).
Teach how the biofilm grows and develops and the importance of proper daily prevention habits.
With the results of the Human Microbiome Project recently revealed, new light has been cast on the widespread effects of the oral microbiome. The comcept tat disease is based on a state of microbial dybiosis when the normal symbiotic relationship is altered can be applied to numerous body locations.
Historically, the use of sodium fluoride (NaF) toothpastes have proven to be highly effective for treatment of dental caries and are an important part of caries risk management systems (CAMBRA). More recently, however, the inclusion of stannous fluoride (SnF2) in toothpaste formulations has been shown to provide multiple oral health benefits in addition to those found in NaF dentifices.
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