Continuing Dental Education
August 2018
Hany Emam, BDS, MS
Eileen Kalmar, PhD
John Kalmar, DMD, PhD
Hands-on: Limited Attendance
This course will allow interactive anatomic review utilizing traditional and fresh-like embalmed specimens to optimize application of oral, head and neck anatomy. We will focus on specific case scenarios to correlate relevant anatomy with patient examination and treatment optimization.
Clinical applications will provide practical application for general dentists and specialists in areas such as:
- Hard and soft tissue examination of the dental patient
- Diagnosis and management of orofacial compartment infections
- Nerve injury treatment options
- Cases will examine specific anatomy for challenging extraction scenarios
Postle Hall
305 W. 12th Avenue
This course is designed to prepare the certified dental assistant to properly apply dental sealants in the dental practice. Participants should bring a sample of the sealant material used in your office and bring as many extracted teeth as you can in a sterilization pouch.
This board approved lecture/hands-on course satisfies the 8 hour CE requirement from the Ohio State Dental Board for CDA's to perform this function.
*During the clinical portion of the course, students will be both operator and patient as you will practice the techniques on a classmate.
September 2018
Rebecca Henderson, BSDH, MS
Hany Emam, BDS, MS
Postle Hall
305 W. 12th Avenue
This course meets the Ohio State Dental Board 6 hour CE requirement for Dental Hygienists to become eligible to administer nitrous oxide sedation, and for Dental Assistants to monitor nitrous oxide sedation. All participants are required to pass a written exam.
October 2018
Bryant Cornelius, DDS, MBA, MPH
Courtney Jatana, DDS, MS
Gregory Ness, DDS
The Fawcett Center (OSU Campus)
Office emergencies in the dental setting can range from simple syncopal episodes to sudden cardiac arrest. The numbers are staggering. 45% of all dentists report having at least one office emergency each year. With a population of increasing co-morbidity rates, a dentist can expect that one in ten patients will have diabetes, one in three will have prediabetes, one in three patients will have hypertension and one in three patients will be obese. It is, therefore, essential that today’s dentist is able to properly assess medically compromised patients, recognize emergencies when they happen, and have the necessary skills to be able to rescue a patient when an emergency occurs.
Tim Shaughnessy, DDS, MS
Postle Hall (Wade Conference Room)
There are 3 ways to treat a Class II skeletal discrepancy: growth modification, surgery, or orthodontic camouflage. A growing patient is an obvious requirement for growth modification. Surgery may be ideally required for patients with large skeletal discrepancies. But how do we treat patients who decline surgery or present with inadequate growth for complete correction of moderate skeletal discrepancies? Dr. Shaughnessy will discuss orthodontic camouflage as a viable option. The teeth are moved to a position of best fit, despite the skeletal discrepancy.
Anita Gohel, BDS, PhD
Sonya Kalim, DMD
Biomedical Research Tower (OSU Campus)
Hands-on: Limited Attendance
Cone beam CT has transformed the practice of dentistry. This course will address recent advances in CBCT imaging and how to incorporate these into the dental practice for optimal patient care. The technology as well as the practical uses of CBCT for improving diagnosis and treatment planning in various fields of dentistry will also be discussed. Participants will be able to get a better understanding of CBCT anatomy and anatomical variations. Image interpretation, writing CBCT reports, as well as medical legal issues will also be addressed. Participants will gain hands-on experience using CBCT software while being guided through proper CBCT interpretation using clinical cases. (All participants are required to bring a laptop computer – see requirements on website.)
John Lindroth, DDS
Patrick Sammon, PhD
Kumar Subramanian, DDS, MSD
Fawcett Center (OSU Campus)
Substance abuse disorders affect over 20 million Americans. The illegal use of painkillers and heroin is rampant and responsible for thousands of overdoses.
Discover how these new drug trends threaten the health and safety of our youth and impact oral health. Dental teams can play a major role in drug misuse and abuse identification, prevention and intervention. Learn how to increase your skills and abilities to recognize drug abusing patients, refer them for help, and treat recovering patients in your practice.
Damian Lee, DDS, MS
Burak Yilmaz, DDS, Phd
Postle Hall
Hands-On: Limited Attendance
Increase your comfort and confidence in providing removable implant prosthodontic care for your patients. Treatment planning factors, including case selection and step-by-step restorative procedures, will be discussed. The hands-on experience will provide the opportunity to learn and practice using various procedures, attachments systems and impression techniques related to implant-retained overdentures.
Denise Kissell, BSDH, MS, EFDA
Postle Hall
305 W. 12th Avenue
This lecture/hands-on course satisfies the 7 hour CE requirement for CDA's seeking Coronal Polishing Certification from the Ohio State Dental Board (OSDB).
Following the course, participants may apply for a Coronal Polishing Certificate from the OSDB. (You may not perform this function until you have received your certificate from the board.)
November 2018
Chris Walinski DDS
The Fawcett Center (OSU Campus)
Hands-On: Limited Attendance
This course will focus on diode laser technology, including Laser Physics, Laser Safety and Laser/Tissue Interaction for all laser wavelengths. Through hands-on exercises, participants will demonstrate a competency in using diode lasers to desensitize teeth, provide tissue retraction for impressions, perform simple excisional procedures and as an adjunct to conventional scaling and root planing.
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Douglas Damm, DDS
Anita Gohel, BDS, PhD
Christine Harrington, DDS, MS
This symposium will present a variety of oral and maxillofacial conditions encompassing both soft tissue and bony lesions that are encountered in general and specialty dental practices. Participation in this course is an excellent way to improve both diagnostic skills and patient management strategies of many oral diseases.
