Georgia Dental Continuing Ed Courses
NEW! All Dental is now the low price of $8 per credit Hour
PACKAGES HOURS COST
Dentistry - 548/549 Sedation In Dentistry 1 & 2 24.0 $150.00
Dentistry - 553/554 Innovations in Modern Endodontics 1 & 2 24.0 $150.00
COURSE TITLE
Alternative Medicine: A Guide to Patient Counseling
Antimicrobials in Dentistry
Beyond Anthrax: Bioterrorism & the Health Professions
Cardiovascular Screening in Dental Offices
Care & Maintenance of Dental Implants
Chemical Dependency in Health Care
Clinical Classification of Toothaches
Dental Local Anesthesia
Dental Local Anesthesia. (Exam Only)
Dental Management of Common Medical Conditions
Dentistry & Street Drugs (Exam Only)
Dentistry & Street Drugs
Diabetes Mellitus
Domestic Violence
HIV & the AIDS Epidemic
HIV / AIDS & Public Health Issues
HIV/ AIDS Review
Infection Control in Dental Offices
Instrument Recycling for Infection Control
Local Anesthetics
Medical Emergencies and CPR* in the Dental Office
Medical Emergencies and CPR* in the Dental Office. (Exam Only)
Medical Errors
Medical History to Prevent Anaphylaxis
Miscellaneous Charges
Myofascial Pain & the TMJ
Nutrition & Health
Nutritional Counseling
Oral Histology
Orofacial Disease Update
Osteoporosis: Prevention, Management, and Screening
Using Dental X-Rays E-Book
Over-the-Counter Medications
Personnel & Property Loss in Risk Management
Pharmacology for Dentistry. (Exam Only)
Problem Solving in Endodontics
Problem Solving in Endodontics. (Exam Only)
Provisional Restorations: Key to Clinical Success
Sedation in Dentistry I
Sedation in Dentistry I. (Exam Only)
Sedation in Dentistry II
Sedation in Dentistry II. (Exam Only)
Simplified Oral Anatomy
The Hidden World of Chemosensation: Taste, Smell, & Flavor in Health
TMJ
Tooth Bleaching
Tuberculosis
Ultrasonics in Periodontal Therapy
Understanding Oral Electrosurgery/ Radiosurgery: A Practical Approach
Viral Hepatitis: Managing Occupational Exposure
........... PLUS other courses and extra exams on main page
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Georgia requirements:
40 CE hours for Dentist and Hygienist every odd year.
For more information and course descriptions of these courses click here.
We also offer demos of all the courses
GEORGIA REQUIREMENTS:
Dentists: 40 CE hours (all can be taken online, except CPR, worth 4 hours, which must be taken in a classroom through American Red Cross) – due every two years on 12/31 of odd-numbered years (ex. 2009).
Dental Hygienists: 40 CE hours (all can be taken online, except CPR, worth 4 hours, which must be taken in a classroom through American Red Cross) – due every two years on 12/31 of odd-numbered years (ex. 2009).
Clinical Classification of Toothaches
This course has been reviewed and approved for 8 hours.
Ernest Lado, DDS.
Even when they are not his own, toothaches can be a dentist’s most vexing and challenging problems. They come unexpectedly, often needing immediate attention, invariably on a day when you’re already running behind schedule. When a patient calls complaining his tooth hurts, you and your staff need to render initial and efficient assessment over the phone and schedule treatment appropriately. Your reputation is at stake. A patient in pain that is poorly attended to is a public relations nightmare. When a patient does come in, you need to treat him quickly and effectively. He needs to get out of pain and out of your office as fast as possible.
This course gives you and your staff everything needed to deal with a problem that can be more of a pain in the neck for you than a pain in the mouth for your patient, and does so in using clear and concise language. It first discusses proper classification of toothaches based on the presenting clinical signs and symptoms. It then covers the dynamics of pulpal-periapical processes, radiographic evidence of pathological pulpal-periapical conditions, pulpal conditions that are caused by a progression of pulp disease.
After reviewing the various tests that help provide a diagnosis of the problem, you will be able to practice your skills by trying your hand at solving a few clinical cases. One of our most popular courses for dentists, we think you’ll like it.
Care and Maintenance of Dental Implants
This course has been reviewed and approved for 3 hours.
Keith Rossein, DDS.
Approximately 28 million Americans are without teeth. On average, Americans 45 to 75 have only half their teeth, and 75 million Americans are missing 2 to 3 teeth. These statistics are not pretty. Given the 90% success rate of implants, their greater stability, comfort, and ability to inhibit the process of bone resorption, dental implants have become one our best options for patients wanting a healthy, attractive smile.
This course helps prepare you to provide service to implant patients by enhancing home care and office maintenance. Among the issues it covers are the gingival, connective tissue and bone relationships to dental implants, causative factors of peri-implantitis, factors for long-term clinical success, maintenance protocol, procedures for assessing implant health, and oral hygiene products and home care techniques for implant patients.
This course is highly recommended for the dentist looking for knowledge in deep and general anesthesia. Part II includes pharmacosedation, inhalation, intravenous sedation and all aspects of the patients' overall dental, physical and emotional experience. The comprehensive text provides concepts needed to fully understand the drugs, techniques, potential complications and emergencies associated with a procedure. Review the latest information on prevention, recognition and effective management of a dental patient. Text included: Sedation: A guide to Patient Management, 4th Edition by Stanley F. Malamed, DDS.
Antimicrobials in Dentistry
This course has been reviewed and approved for 8 hour.
Ernest Lado DDS, Matthew J. Dennis, DDS.
This course reviews the development of antimicrobials and their place in dentistry. The goal is to enable you to select appropriate antibiotics in terms of potency against oral pathogens and to balance that potency against possible toxicity and hypersensitivity reactions. You'll learn to classify antibiotics according to their effect on target pathogens and range of activity so that you will quickly bring odontogenic infections under control. Refresh your knowledge of penicillin and the best alternatives when penicillin cannot be prescribed. Be prepared to recognize when antifungal agents are required. Finally, you'll be prepared to manage patients who need antibiotic prophylaxis for endocarditis and those who are taking antibiotics prescribed for medical conditions. The world of microbes can affect dental treatment. After taking this course, you can be confident in your ability to conquer that world.
HIV & Aids Epidemic
This course has been reviewed and approved for 4 hours.
Frank W Stout, DDS, MS & Siegfried Schmidt, MD, PhD.
This workbook deals with the immunology and pathogenesis of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). Discover the nature of the immune system, in particular, cellular immunity, T-Lymphocytes and the progress of the disease as the immune system collapses. Learn to discuss with patients the epidemiology, transmission and prevention of AIDS. Know the signs and symptoms of the opportunistic infections.
Implement universal precautions, disinfection, and sterilization, and waste disposal procedures in your office. Know your legal responsibilities. Use the appendixes for reference into new therapies and protocols for occupational exposure.
For a concise and accurate study of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, this course is a superlative resource. It is designed for practitioners who are applying for their initial licenses in states with mandatory AIDS education and is suitable for all licensees who want to review the new knowledge that has come to light as advances in AIDS therapy have accelerated.
Sample Courses
Bloodborne Pathogens
This training course is designed to provide a basic understanding of bloodborne pathogens, common modes of their transmission, methods of prevention, and other pertinent information. Through this course, students will able to meet the requirements of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA's) Bloodborne Pathogen Standard.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
- · Understand the bloodborne pathogens
- · Identify the types of diseases which can be transmitted through the bloodborne pathogens
- · Recognize the symptoms of bloodborne diseases
- · Understand how bloodborne pathogens may be transmitted in the workplace
- · Understand the prevention measures and what to do if exposed to bloodborne pathogens
TOPICS COVERED:
- Bloodborne Pathogens
- Hepatitis B
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus
- Modes of Transmission
- Vehicles of Transmission
- Universal Precautions
- Reducing the Risk
- Signs, labels, and color coding
- Exposure Incident Procedures
- Specific Exposure Procedures
- Emergency Procedures
Cardiovascular Screening in Dental Offices
This course has been reviewed and approved for 12 hour.
Thomas B Fast, DDS, MS.
If you have no patients with Cardiovascular disease, you aren't asking the right questions. Do abbreviations like VSD, TPA, S1, and AED leave you scratching your head? Do you feel uneasy about your knowledge of cardiovascular disease? You are not alone! The purpose of this course is to provide you with a better understanding of cardiovascular diseases and facilitate better communication among the health professions. It condenses and enhances what you learned in school and brings you up-to-date in this important subject, so that you can screen patients for cardiovascular disease, and obtain appropriate consultation where indicated. This course is replete with illustrations to help visualize the content. The subject has ramifications not only for our patients but also for ourselves and our families. Enjoy updating yourself on the medical aspects of dentistry.
States Served:
Dentists Expected to Comply with Red Flag Rule by May 1
Melana Kopman McClatchey
General Counsel
After a six month delay, the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Red Flag Rule will go into effect on May 1, 2009. As the Georgia Dental Association has previously reported in Action (October 2008), the FTC has issued regulations requiring any business that may provide credit to customers to take certain steps to guard against identity theft. Notwithstanding the American Dental Association’s (ADA) efforts to exclude dentistry from having to comply with this rule, the FTC has taken the position that health care providers including dentists can be subject to the Red Flag Rule.
To assist our dentists and their employees in learning about and complying with the Red Flag Rule, the GDA offers this overview of the what the Rules require as well as information on how to obtain the ADA’s free sample “Identity Theft Detection and Response Policy and Procedures.”
UPDATE: DELAYED UNTIL AUGUST 1, 2009
When Might Dental Offices Be Subject to the Red Flags Rule?
Dentists who meet the definition of a creditor under the FTC’s rule and have at least one covered account are subject to the Red Flag Rule. Unfortunately, the definition of creditor is so broad that a dental practice is a creditor under the rule if the practice:
(a) Sends a bill to a patient for services already rendered;
(b) Agrees to accept installment payments;
(c) Arranges for a patient to obtain credit to pay for services through a third party financing company such as CareCredit; or
(d) Accepts insurance where the patient is ultimately responsible for payment.
Additionally, a covered account is one which a dentist offers or maintains for personal, family, or household purposes and that involves multiple payments or transactions, or any other account that the dentist offers or maintains for which there is a reasonably foreseeable risk to patients of identity theft.
What is a Red Flag?
A red flag is a pattern, practice, or specific activity that could indicate identity theft. One example may be an individual who falsely claims to be someone else known to the office staff. Another example could be a new patient who identifies the date of birth on a form and this date does not match the date of birth on his or her driver’s license. These are two examples of possible red flags which may make requesting further proof of identity appropriate.
How Does a Dental Office Comply with the Red Flag Rule?
If a dental office is a creditor with at least one covered account, the office must adopt a written policy and procedures designed to
(1) Identify Red Flags relevant to the dental practice;
(2) Explain how Red Flags will be detected;
(3) Respond to Red Flag incidents that are detected; and
(4) Establish procedures to administer the program as well as ensure that the program is reviewed and updated periodically.
While each written identity theft prevention program should contain the four fundamental elements listed above, the FTC has indicated that one size does not fit all and that dentists are free to create a program which best suits their practices.
ADA Offers Assistance to Dentists on Compliance
The ADA has worked diligently to persuade the FTC to exclude dentists from the Red Flag Rules. The ADA believes that the rules were never intended to apply to dental practices, because identity theft has never been a serious problem in dental offices. The ADA believes that the rule would have very little benefit, but would add unnecessary costs to the delivery of dental care. In fact, the ADA believes that compelling dentists to comply with the rule could lead to serious conflicts with HIPAA privacy provisions. Unfortunately, despite this compelling evidence, the FTC is persisting in its position that the rule applies to virtually every dental office in the nation regardless of size. Therefore, the ADA does expect the new regulations to go into effect on May 1 in spite of all objections. Therefore, as a member dentist benefit, the ADA has developed a comprehensive guide to help dental offices comply with the Red Flags Rule along with sample policies and procedures. The guide is available at no charge to current members, and can be printed from the ADA web site www.ada.org (http://www.ada.org/prof/index.asp).
This article is meant to provide members with helpful tips. This information is not intended to provide or to be used as legal advice. Each dental practice must appropriately respond to the Red Flags Rule including making a decision about whether the ADA’s information is appropriate for their office after careful consideration and advice from their personal legal counsel.
Georgia dental continuing ed classes for dentists, dental hygienists and dental assistants- dental implants,dental osha compliance, endodontics,tooth bleaching,periodontal classes, dental anesthesia, dental pharmacology
Georgia dental continuing ed classes for dentists, dental hygienists and dental assistants- dental implants,dental osha compliance, endodontics,tooth bleaching,periodontal classes, dental anesthesia, dental pharmacology
