Maine 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
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Maine requirements
40 CE hours every even year for Dentist and 30 CE hours every odd year for Hygienist. Courses Required for Renewal: CPR renewal required every 2 years.
For more information and course descriptions of these courses click here.
MAINE REQUIREMENTS:
Dentists: 40 CE hours (10 hours can be taken online or through correspondence) – CPR is mandatory every two years. Due 12/31 on even-numbered years (ex. 2008).
Dental Hygienists: 30 CE hours (5 hours can be taken online or through correspondence) – CPR is mandatory every two years. Due 12/31 on odd-numbered years (ex. 2009).
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.
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.
Local Anesthetics
This course has been reviewed and approved for 7 hours.
Ernest Lado, DDS.
Prior to the late 1800's, the sheer thought of having dental treatment broke many a stalwart patient into a cold sweat. At the time, most dental procedures consisted of grueling extractions during which a major source of pain-relief poured out the mouth of a whiskey bottle. Early anesthetics took much of the pain out of dental treatment, but had serious side effects including allergic reactions and addiction. These problems disappeared with the introduction of lidocaine, which is now the "gold standard" of local anesthesia.
The challenge remains, however, to use local anesthetics correctly. That’s why this course is so important to your practice. It helps you provide optimal dental care with minimal patient discomfort. Among the topics the course covers are the fundamentals of neurotransmission, properties of local anesthetics, appropriate techniques for effective local anesthesia, reasons for failure to achieve ideal anesthesia, adverse systemic reactions and management techniques for emergencies related to local anesthetics. Keep the workbook for your office reference library.
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.
OSHA Compliance and Infection Control
This course has been reviewed and approved for 10 hours.
Ernest Lado, DDS & Frank W Stout, DDS, MS.
Everyday, your profession puts you in an environment in which you may be exposed to a number of infectious organisms, including the cytomegalovirus, hepatitis B and C, herpes simplex, HIV, M. tuberculosis, staphylococci, streptococci, and many more, too numerous to name. Transmission of infection in a health care facility can occur following direct contact with contaminated body fluids or tissues and through indirect contact via contaminated instruments or equipment. Transmission can also follow the inhalation of infectious organisms in droplets or aerosols produced by oral and respiratory fluids.
The risk of exposure to these infectious organisms can be significantly reduced by properly following OSHA protocol. This course gives you everything you need to know how to keep an infectious organism-free office. It discusses training, record maintenance, occupational risk, proper housekeeping, pathways of disease transmission, post exposure evaluation and follow-up, exposure categories, vaccination, universal precautions, and OSHA’s Bloodborne Pathogen Standard. It includes a protocol manual that you can personalize for your office.
Satisfies multi-state legislative requirements.
Diabetes Mellitus
This course has been reviewed and approved for 5 hours.
Siegfried Schmidt, MD, PhD.
The course begins with a discussion of the anatomy and physiology of the pancreas and its role in metabolism. The author goes on to define diabetes mellitus and the role of insulin in carbohydrate, lipid and protein metabolism. A summary and discussion of blood glucose regulation follows.
The symptoms and characteristics of Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes are examined as well as other, rarer types of diabetes. The role of glucose tolerance testing, a review of diabetic skin lesions, and signs and manifestations of poor metabolic control will broaden your understanding of this disease.
A discussion of the management of diabetes mellitus, including the maintenance of the patient’s oral health, need for physical exercise, glucose monitoring, nutrition, pharmacological treatment, and emergency intervention will improve your ability to counsel patients and respond appropriately to signs of poor metabolic control.
The workbook concludes with an appendix listing the drugs that raise and lower blood glucose, as well as several photographs of clinical lesions. This course is an excellent, concise review for health professionals.
Chemical Dependency in Health Care
This course has been reviewed and approved for 3 hour.
Ernest Lado, DDS; Carroll Cameron, RDH, EdD; Siegfried Schmidt, MD, PhD.
In order to provide appropriate standards of care, health professionals should be familiar with objective signs and symptoms of chemical dependency, understand the impact of chemical dependency on patient management, and be familiar with the social and legal consequences that result from inappropriate use of mind-altering substances. This program is designed to provide you with that information so you can take appropriate steps to help both patients and coworkers who are abusing mind-altering substances.
Sample Courses
Dental Management of Common Medical Conditions
This course focuses on the management of patients with selected medical problems, inter-relationships of medicine and dentistry. Concise information is provided on basic disease processes, pathophysiology, signs and symptoms, laboratory finding and currently accepted medical therapy. Includes laboratory tests, medications, and management of oral soft tissue lesions. Text included: Dental Management of the Medically Compromised Patient, 6th Edition, by James W. Little, DMD, MS and Donald Falace, DMD.
Domestic Violence
This course has been reviewed and approved for 1 hour.
Siegfried Schmidt, MD,PhD.
This course defines and illustrates the different types of domestic violence and its frequency of occurrence. Physical, emotional or psychological, as well as sexual abuses are dealt with in a clear frank manner. The extent and frequency of these abuses, screening procedures and signs and symptoms are examined in detail.
Intervention, treatment, legal responsibilities and obligations in reporting domestic violence are explored. Shelters and community programs offering assistance and counseling are mentioned. Finally, a list of state and area reporting agencies are given. This course is an excellent source of information for this very widespread and timely problem in our society.
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Prevention of Swine Influenza A (H1N1) in the
Dental Healthcare Setting
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides important and up-to-date information to the public and healthcare providers on the recent outbreak of swine influenza in humans. Interim CDC Guidance for Clinicians & Public Health Professionals regarding case identification, Infection Control for Care of Patients with Confirmed or Suspected Swine Influenza A (H1N1) Virus Infection in a Healthcare Setting, mask and respirator use, and other topics pertinent to dental healthcare providers can be found by going to the main CDC swine flu Web site, or by clicking here. This information will be updated regularly and may change on a daily basis; check the Web site frequently.
We urge dental health care providers to view the main CDC swine flu Web site on a regular basis for the latest updates. Below is a list of Frequently Asked Questions from dental providers. The CDC Web site answers these questions and many others.
What should I do if a patient presents for routine treatment and has acute respiratory symptoms with or without fever?
What should I do if a patient with acute respiratory symptoms requires urgent dental care?
What should I do if staff report to work with acute respiratory symptoms?
Prevention of Disease Transmission in the Dental Healthcare Setting
Patients with an acute respiratory illness may present for dental treatment at outpatient dental settings. The primary infection control goal is to prevent transmission of disease. Early detection of a suspected or confirmed case of swine influenza and prompt isolation from susceptible persons will reduce the risk of transmission. To prevent the transmission of respiratory infections in healthcare settings, including influenza, respiratory hygiene/cough etiquette infection control measures should be implemented at the first point of contact with a potentially infected person.
Infection control issues during patient assessment:
Patients with an acute respiratory illness should be identified at check-in and placed in a single-patient room with the door kept closed.
Offer a disposable surgical mask to persons who are coughing, or provide tissues and no-touch receptacles for used tissue disposal.
The ill person should wear a surgical mask when outside the patient room.
Dental healthcare personnel assessing a patient with influenza-like illness should wear disposable surgical facemask*, non-sterile gloves, gown, and eye protection (e.g., goggles) to prevent direct skin and conjunctival exposure. These recommendations may change as additional information becomes available. Check the CDC Web site for updates regarding the swine flu.
Patient and dental healthcare workers should perform hand hygiene (e.g., hand washing with non-antimicrobial soap and water, alcohol-based hand rub, or antiseptic handwash) after having contact with respiratory secretions and contaminated objects/materials.
Routine cleaning and disinfection strategies used during influenza seasons can be applied to the environmental management of swine influenza. More information can be found at here.
*Until additional specific information is available regarding the behavior of swine influenza A (H1N1), the guidance provided in the October 2006 “Interim Guidance on Planning for the Use of Surgical Masks and Respirators in Healthcare Settings during an Influenza Pandemic” is being recommended at this time, and is reflected in the above recommendations. These interim recommendations will be updated as additional information becomes available. For more information on the October 2006 “Interim Guidance on Planning for the Use of Surgical Masks and Respirators in Healthcare Settings during an Influenza Pandemic,” click here.
News
Tom's of Maine introduces a patent-pending new formula
March 20, 2008
KENNEBUNK, Maine--Tom's of Maine, a leader in natural oral and body care, has announced a patent-pending formula in its new Natural Clean & Gentle Care plus Natural Sensitive Care toothpastes.
Tom Chappell, co-founder & CEO of Tom's of Maine, said, "Tom's of Maine is always looking for new ways to work in nature and use the best it has to offer to create great, effective products. Whenever we make a discovery we measure it against our Stewardship Model, which sets our standards for natural, sustainable, and responsible. The Tom's research team has discovered that the natural ingredient glycyrrhizin, from purified licorice root, creates a natural foaming experience for dispersing ingredients in the mouth. Glycyrrhizin needs no additional processing and is gentle on gums--(this is) great news for those looking for a gentle brushing experience!"
Tom's of Maine's new Clean & Gentle Care offers a variety of benefits:
* Soothing brushing experience: Addition of xylitol (from birch trees or corn), gentle glycerin, and organic aloe for their soothing properties.
* Mild natural flavor: Delicious natural flavor oils leave the mouth feeling clean and fresh.
* Sensitive to the planet: Use of recycled and recyclable packaging while investing in wind energy to power the factory.
* SLS-free: The foaming properties of glycyrrhizin replace the need for SLS (which may, for some people, occasionally be irritating) or an SLS alternative.
In addition to these benefits, Tom's of Maine's new Sensitive Care offers:
* Reduced sensitivity:We use clinically proven potassium nitrate, a naturally occurring mineral, to reduce sensitivity in teeth.
The following new Tom's of Maine products are now available in stores or online:
* Natural Clean & Gentle Care Anticavity plus Whitening SLS-free Fluoride toothpaste--available in Peppermint and Fennel
*Natural Clean & Gentle Care Anticavity plus Dry Mouth Soother SLS-free Fluoride toothpaste--available in Apricot and Lemon-Lime
*Natural Clean & Gentle Care Antiplaque plus Whitening SLS-free Fluoride-Free toothpaste--available in Cinnamon-Clove and Spearmint
*Sensitive Care Antiplaque SLS-free toothpaste--available in Wintermint and Tom's newest flavor, Black Currant
Maine 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
Maine 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
