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Introduction - What You Need to Know About the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic (ce652)

What You Need to Know About the Coronavirus (COVID‑19) Pandemic [Course Number: 652] Maria Goldie, RDH, MS

This course will review characteristics of SARS‑CoV‑2, help dental healthcare professionals assess systemic risk factors that may influence COVID‑19 severity and will summarize currently available and developing potential treatments and vaccines, including the concept of herd immunity.

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Minimally Invasive Treatment of Proximal Lesions (ce627) - Introduction

Minimally Invasive Treatment of Proximal Lesions [Course Number: 627] Jeanette MacLean, DDS, DABPD, FAPPD

This video course will review interventions using topical fluorides, silver diamine fluoride (SDF), and resin infiltration to arrest non-cavitated proximal lesions.

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Alveolar Ridge Preservation and Augmentation for Optimal Implant Placement (ce626) - Introduction

Alveolar Ridge Preservation and Augmentation for Optimal Implant Placement [Course Number: 626] Sejal Thacker, DDS, MDSc; Lavanya Rajendran, DMD

This course outlines needs and modes of bone preservation and augmentation to facilitate optimum 3-dimensional implant placement.

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Introduction - Full Arch Implant Prostheses: Part II - Fabrication Procedures (ce618)

Full Arch Implant Prostheses: Part II - Fabrication Procedures [Course Number: 618] Swati Ahuja, BDS, MDS

This course will describe all the procedural steps for fabricating a predictable implant-supported removable prosthesis and an “all-on-4/all-on-5” implant-supported fixed prosthesis. The same steps can also be utilized for the fabrication of various types of implant prostheses.

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Full Arch Implant Prostheses: Part I - Diagnosis and Treatment Planning (ce612) - introduction

Full Arch Implant Prostheses: Part I - Diagnosis and Treatment Planning [Course Number: 612] Swati Ahuja, BDS, MDS

This course will describe the advantages, disadvantages, indications and contraindications for implant-supported removable and fixed prostheses. It will also discuss the various attachment systems with an emphasis on the restorative space requirement of each system. It will detail the entire treatment planning sequence from implant planning to implant placement for an implant-supported prosthesis.

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Local Anesthetic Agents in Dentistry (ce646) - Introduction

Local Anesthetic Agents in Dentistry [Course Number: 646] Thomas Viola, RPh, CCP

Participants in this course will be introduced to evidence-based information related to the pharmacology of local anesthetic agents and factors to consider in selecting the most effective and least toxic local anesthetic for perioperative pain management.

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Smile Design: 7 Deadly Sins (ce642) - Introduction

Smile Design: 7 Deadly Sins [Course Number: 642] David Rice, DDS

This video course will discuss the 7 key steps to assess and treat every patient you see, why each step is so valuable to your diagnostic and treatment plan process, and how to implement them in your practice immediately.

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Sleep Bruxism: Myths, Misconceptions and Management Strategies [Course Number: 630] Warden H. Noble, DDS, MS, MSEd

This video course will discuss the mechanisms of acid erosion and tooth softening, sleep bruxism vs. awake bruxism, the factors triggering bruxism, the use of occlusal splint therapy and restorative management.

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Choosing a Toothpaste: What’s the Big Deal? (ce565) - Introduction

Choosing a Toothpaste: What’s the Big Deal? [Course Number: 565] Shelly L. Campbell, RDH, MPH

This course will establish why all fluoride toothpastes are NOT the same and assist the learner in understanding what differentiates them and makes a particular toothpaste the best fit for an individual patient.

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Anterior Resin Infiltration: A Minimally Invasive Treatment Option for Enamel Caries and Cosmetic Defects (ce634) - Introduction

Anterior Resin Infiltration: A Minimally Invasive Treatment Option for Enamel Caries and Cosmetic Defects [Course Number: 634] Jeanette MacLean, DDS, DABPD, FAPPD

This video course will review the literature and a clinical protocol for resin infiltration to treat smooth surface enamel lesions.

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Local Anesthetic Agents in Dentistry [Course Number : 646] Thomas Viola, RPh, CCP

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Human Trafficking (ce600) - Introduction

Recognizing a Human Trafficking Victim or a Perpetrator [Course Number : 600] Nancy W. Burkhart, EdD, MEd, BSDH, AFAAOM

This course provides facts about the human trafficking world and the resulting psychological and physical effects to the victims involved. It also provides a guide to help the dental professional identify a trafficking situation as well as information about mandatory reporting of the crime.

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Professional Dental Terminology for the Dental Assistant and Hygienist [Course Number : 542] Vickie Parrish Foster, RDH, MEd

This course is designed to introduce dental assisting and hygiene students, and serve as a review to practicing assistants and hygienists, to the professional dental terminology that is utilized in dentistry. Case scenarios are used that represent various members of the dental team speaking with patients and other team members.

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Improving Oral Health Literacy: Teaching Primary School Students through the Lessons in a Lunch Box Program [Course Number : 456] Winifred J. Booker, DDS, ABPD; Leslie E. Grant, DDS, MSPA

This course defines oral health literacy. It was developed to offer dental health professionals and students an innovative way to improve oral health literacy.

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Infection Control-related Administrative Policies and Work Restrictions [Course Number : 473] Michaell A. Huber, DDS; Géza T. Terézhalmy, DDS, MA

This course provides best available evidence for the development of strategies to minimize latex-related problems among oral healthcare personnel (OHCP) and patients, to minimize the exposure of OHCP with acute or chronic diseases to patients who have been diagnosed with a transmissible infectious disease, and to minimize the exposure of patients to OHCP who have been exposed to or have been diagnosed with an infectious disease.

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A History and Update of Fluoride Dentifrices

Current Concepts in Dental Implants: Clinical Assessment in the Prevention of Peri-implant Mucositis, Peri-implantitis, and Implant Failure [Course Number : 514] Connie M. Kracher, PhD, MSD

According to the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (AAOMS) and the American Academy of Implant Dentistry (AAID), 69% of adults 35 to 44 years of age have lost at least one permanent tooth due to dental caries, periodontitis, accidents, or failed endodontic therapy. The AAID states that more than 35 million Americans are partially edentulous or edentulous. By age 74, 26% of adults in the United States are edentulous. In recent years, the demand for dental implants has risen greatly, with a reported success rate at approximately 95-98%.

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Community-based Dental Care: An Alternative Approach to Improve Access to Dental Providers [Course Number : 552] Melanie Simmer-Beck, RDH, PhD; Bonnie G. Branson, RDH, PhD

This course will introduce the learner to community-based dental care. The learner will be able to describe community-based dental care and make decisions regarding how it can be introduced into a community setting. Strategies that can be used to meet the challenges presented by community-based care will also be introduced.

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Oral Piercings: Implications for Dental Professionals (ce423) - Introduction

Oral Piercings: Implications for Dental Professionals [Course Number : 423] Patricia A. Frese, RDH, MEd

The goal of this course is to provide dental team members with the knowledge and skills necessary to appropriately treat the patient with oral piercings.

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An Introduction to Substance Use Disorders for Dental Professionals [Course Number : 545] Patricia A. Frese, RDH, MEd; Elizabeth McClure, RDH, MEd

Drug abuse remains a significant epidemic in present day society. According to the 2019 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 7.7% (19.3 million) of the United States population use illegal drugs. As contemporary dental professionals, it is important that we are educated on the current effects of commonly used and abused drugs or medications including alcohol and nicotine.

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An Update on Demineralization/Remineralization (ce73) - Introduction

An Update on Demineralization/Remineralization [Course Number : 73] Robert V. Faller, BS

This course is an introduction to the concepts of demineralization and remineralization and how they can and should be incorporated into clinical practice. Upon completion of this course, participants will understand the continued need for fluoride to help protect against the ongoing challenge to tooth structure, secondary lesions and root caries. Participants will also appreciate the need to examine the literature and evidence when applying clinical preventive techniques for caries prevention.

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A Guide to Clinical Differential Diagnosis of Oral Mucosal Lesions [Course Number: 110] Michael W. Finkelstein, DDS, MS; Emily Lanzel, DDS, MS; John W. Hellstein, DDS, MS

The primary goal of this course is to help dental professionals learn the process of clinical differential diagnosis of diseases and lesions of the oral mucosa. This course also includes both an interactive and downloadable decision tree to assist in the diagnosis.

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What You Need to Know About the Coronavirus (COVID‑19) Pandemic [Course Number: 652] Maria Goldie, RDH, MS

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ce619 Aerosols in the Dental Office introduction

Aerosols in the Dental Office: Best Practices for Patient and Practitioner Safety [Course Number: 619] Maria L. Geisinger, DDS, MS

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.

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Clinical Practice Guideline for an Infection Control/Exposure Control Program in the Oral Healthcare Setting [Course Number: 342] Géza T. Terézhalmy, DDS, MA

This course will describe how to develop infection control/exposure control strategies appropriate for the oral healthcare setting.

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A History and Update of Fluoride Dentifrices [Course Number: 94] James S. Wefel, PhD; Robert V. Faller, BS

This course is a review and update of cosmetic and therapeutic dentifrices, their impact on market shares and the development of multi-benefit dentifrice technologies.

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Choosing a Toothpaste: What’s the Big Deal? [Course Number: 565] Shelly L. Campbell, RDH, MPH

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Current Concepts in Preventive Dentistry [Course Number: 334] Connie M. Kracher, PhD, MSD

This preventive dentistry course includes current, evidence-based content that dental clinicians will utilize during patient assessment. Preventive dentistry is a comprehensive approach where the entire dental team is calibrated, determining individualized care and education of each patient in the dental practice.

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A Clinician’s Guide to Clinical Endodontics [Course Number: 562] James Bahcall, DMD, MS, FICD, FACD

The clinical advances and changes in thought within the field of endodontics during the last few years have been significant. Unfortunately, these changes have led to difficulties for the general dentist in keeping up in everyday practice. This course will encompass diagnosis, local anesthesia, instrumentation/obturation, and pain medications and antibiotics in clinical endodontic treatment.

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A String around Your Finger: Do We Really Need to Floss? [Course Number: 550] Maria L. Geisinger, DDS, MS; Gentiane Valiquette, DMD, MSc, FRCDC, ABP Diplomate

This course will review current literature on the effectiveness of flossing and other interdental cleaning in the age of “Flossgate,” the August 2016 assertion in the Associated Press that there is scanty research supporting flossing as a method to improve oral health outcomes. This course will look at the 2011 Cochrane systematic review upon which the government based its decision to omit the recommendation to floss from the 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans as well as the broader literature and scientific rationale behind flossing and interdental cleaning. Finally, this course will evaluate the current best evidence for oral hygiene methods to prevent caries and periodontal disease.

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Advanced Instrumentation for the General Practice Dental Hygienist [Course Number: 569] Vickie Parrish Foster, RDH, MEd

This course serves to review different types of instruments, their application and alternative fulcrums, and patient and clinician positioning that can be utilized to better access certain areas of the mouth and address special dental needs that some patients may have.

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