Total CE: 4 hours
8:30-9:30 | Back in Black: An Update on Silver Diamine Fluoride
Presenter: Amy Miers, DDS, MS
Overview: This talk will include a brief overview of the history of silver diamine fluoride and an update on recent literature. It will also cover the indications, contraindications, and clinical protocol for using SDF. It will conclude with a discussion of clinical scenarios where SDF could be considered as a treatment option.
At the end of the presentation participants should be able to:
1. Discuss the history and current research behind SDF
2. Describe the indications and contraindications for SDF
3. Identify situations where SDF may be beneficial
9:30-9:35: Break
9:35-11:35 | Teledentistry Applications to Improve Efficiency and Reduce Dental Care Access Barriers
Presenters: Julie Reynolds, DDS, MS; Mary Tandon, DDS, MS; Heidi Steinkamp, DDS, PhD
Overview: The goal of this presentation is to share background about what teledentistry is and how it can be used to improve care efficiency and reduce care barriers. Background information will be given about regulations and payment in the state of Iowa, and example use cases will be provided related to patient triage, pediatric dentistry, outreach in community-based settings, and others. Learners will come away with ideas about how to incorporate teledentistry into their practice.
At the end of the presentation participants should be able to:
1. Define teledentistry and describe its main modalities, including synchronous and asynchronous.
2. Explain the legal and regulatory considerations relevant to teledentistry, including HIPAA compliance and informed consent.
3. Identify appropriate clinical scenarios and patient populations for the use of teledentistry.
4. Evaluate the benefits and limitations of teledentistry in comparison to traditional in-person care.
5. Apply best practices for patient communication and documentation in a virtual dental consultation.
6. Develop a workflow for integrating teledentistry into existing practice operations, including scheduling, billing, and record-keeping.
11:35-12:35 | Minimizing Linguistic Barriers in Dental care
Presenter: Brendan Young, PhD, MBA, Associate Professor
Course Description: Oral health care providers and their patients usually share a common language and can hear and understand each other well. Linguistic barriers arise when they do not, and these barriers undermine patient consent, understanding, and treatment adherence. This course explains the reasons providers should develop linguistic competence, reviews the range of linguistic strategies and their appropriateness in different situations, and explains how to use foreign language and American sign language (ASL) interpreters in the clinic or through video remote interpreting (VRI).
At the completion of the course, participants should be able to:
1. Articulate the reasons oral health professionals should develop linguistic competence.
2. Select and employ the linguistic strategy most appropriate for treating a patient with limited English proficiency in different contexts.
3. Select and employ the most appropriate strategy for communicating with deaf patients in different contexts.
REGISTRATION
Course Fees
DDS: $79
Asst: $79
Faculty: $40
Staff/Adj/Emeritus: $40
Refund Policy
Fees paid will be refunded less a $45 per person processing fee following notice of cancelation. Refunds will not be granted for cancellations received after the course begins.
Accreditation Statements
The University of Iowa, College of Dentistry, is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider. ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry.