Continuing Dental Education
April 2020
April 17 to April 18: Lasers in Dentistry: A Two-Day Certification Course - POSTPONED. New Date TBD.
Christopher Walinski, DDS
Hands-on: Limited Attendance
The use of hard tissue and soft tissue lasers in dental practice continues to evolve and improve. What began as a simple excisional device has transformed into a technology which can be used in every dental specialty. This informative and interactive experience will take you into the world of laser dentistry beyond gingivectomy and fibroma removal. Presentation topics will include techniques to enhance periodontal surgery, ailing and failing implants and predictable pain relief using various wavelengths.
Successful completion of this course will provide laser certification through the World Clinical Laser Institute.
Tom Houston, MD
Gretchen Clark Hammond, PhD, MSW, LSW, TTS
Lewis Claman, DDS, MS
Denise Kissell, BSDH, EFDA, MPH
In this half-day course, the presenters will review tobacco-related diseases and provide smoking cessation strategies to share with your patients including medications, brief tobacco cessation techniques, application to a dental practice setting and resources. The primary presenters will be a family medicine physician and a social worker, both with many years of experience in tobacco cessation counseling.
Mark Wenzel, DDS
Fawcett Center (OSU Campus)
What are all these funny named drugs on your patients health history? Which ones should get your attention? Learn what is pertinent for safe dental practice, learn new guidelines for antibiotic use and pain medication use, and review local anesthetics and nitrous oxide use.
This course satisfies the new two-hour OSBD biennial CE requirement for mandatory opioid prescribing education.
May 2020
Denise Kissell, BSDH, EFDA, MPH
This 4 credit hour lecture/discussion is designed to give the participant a better understanding of the causes and contributing factors of dental medical emergencies, while recognizing the signs and symptoms of possible emergencies that may occur in the dental office. The participant will be able to describe initial treatment indicated, incorporate the knowledge of prevention techniques, and state stress reduction protocols.
Pursuant to House Bill 463, this course satisfies the OSDB 4-hour CE requirement for dental hygienists, CDAs, and EFDAs to practice when the dentist is not physically present. (Additional requirements include CPR certification and one year/1,500 hours of experience for DH, and two years/3,000 hours for CDA.) See House Bill 463 for additional details.
Denise Kissell, BSDH, EFDA, MPH
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.)
Rebecca Henderson, BSDH, MS
Denise Kissell, BSDH, EFDA, MPH
Hands-on: Limited Attendance
Designed for dental hygienists wishing to update their skills and knowledge.
Postle Hall
305 W. 12th Avenue
Hands-on: Limited Attendance
This course provides an overview of the terminology and characteristics of all teeth in the adult and deciduous dentition. The course is open to all dental professionals, but it is a mandatory prerequisite for acceptance into the EFDA Continuing Education program offered through OSU. The course will include hands-on identification of all important tooth structures (pits, fissures, fossae, cusps, ridges, contours, preparation walls and angles, etc.).
June 2020
Rebecca Henderson, BSDH, MS
Hany Emam, BDS, MS
Hands-on: Limited Attendance
Postle Hall
305 W. 12th Avenue
Meets OSDB CE requirement for Dental Hygienists to become eligible to administer nitrous oxide sedation, and for Dental Assistants to monitor nitrous oxide sedation. The course is also appropriate for dentists looking to incorporate the use of nitrous oxide sedation in their practice or as a refresher
July 2020
Postle Hall
305 W. 12th Avenue
Hands-on: Limited Attendance
This course provides an overview of the terminology and characteristics of all teeth in the adult and deciduous dentition. The course is open to all dental professionals, but it is a mandatory prerequisite for acceptance into the EFDA Continuing Education program offered through OSU. The course will include hands-on identification of all important tooth structures (pits, fissures, fossae, cusps, ridges, contours, preparation walls and angles, etc.).