Minnesota Dentist CE Package DEA MATE Included
Included Courses
Courses included in this package. Click on a course to learn more.
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Infection Control for Dental Professionals 5
Course release date: 2/1/2025
Course Overview
Effective infection control techniques are critical to reducing the incidence of infections in dental facilities. Antiseptic techniques and antibiotics will kill micro-organisms, while proper hand hygiene will block their transmission. Gloves, gowns, and masks remove dental professionals from the transmission cycle by protecting them from contact with micro-organisms. Contact Precautions and isolation techniques help patients avoid being vectors of transmission. Lastly, ensuring that dental professionals are immune or vaccinated can help decrease the availability of potential hosts. -
Allergic Reactions to Metals in the Mouth, 3rd Edition 2
Course release date: 4/7/2/25
Course Overview
This basic-level course reviews the importance of metals for human health, identifies common harmful metals and their role in disease, and discusses hypersensitivity reactions, with particular regard to metal allergies in medical and dental patients. Corrosion is also discussed relative to its role in the hypersensitivity reactions experienced by dental patients. Chronic exposure to metal corrosion in the oral environment has been associated with oral manifestations such as bone resorption, oral lesions, oral edema, oral cancer, and extraoral issues such as fatigue, hair loss, and eczematous rashes in individuals who are hypersensitive to metals (Sukumaran et al., 2020; Vrbova et al., 2021). For these reasons, it is imperative that dental professionals understand the different types of metals used in biomaterials, factors that increase dental restorations’ corrosion susceptibility, and corrosion’s potential to increase patient hypersensitivity to metals. Doing so will help dental professionals make better-informed decisions about which biomaterials are the safest and most effective. -
Analgesics in Dentistry 5
Course release date: 10/1/2025
Course Overview
The purpose of this course is to describe new reports and new information on analgesics for the dental professional to use in determining the best pharmacotherapeutic approach in those situations requiring oral analgesics.
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Cultural Competence: An Overview 2
Course release date: 3/01/2025
Course Overview
Culture serves as a lens through which patients and practitioners filter their experiences and perceptions. Patients will bring their unique life stories and concerns to the practitioner, and their cultural values and belief systems will inevitably shape how the problem is defined and their beliefs about what is effective in solving the problem. However, the cultural backgrounds and values of patients are not necessarily scripts that define behavior, and when practitioners view culture as a strength and not a pathology, practitioners will be able to more effectively join with patients to mobilize change. -
Dental Ethics and the Digital Age, 3rd Edition 5
Course release date: 1/6/2025
Course Overview
This course provides dental professionals with a comprehensive overview of dental ethics and professionalism, focusing on the challenges introduced by the digital age. Participants will delve into the historical roots of dental ethics and examine the ethical implications of emerging technologies. Topics include the ethical use of artificial intelligence, teledentistry, social media, and more. The course also explores the intersection of law and ethics through a case-based approach, equipping dentists, hygienists, and assistants with practical strategies for navigating complex ethical scenarios. By the end of the course, participants will have a deeper understanding of the ethical issues facing modern dentistry and the tools needed to address them with confidence and integrity.
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Denture Cleansing: An Essential Part of Patient Care, 5th Edition 2
Course release date: 4/7/2025
Course Overview
Dental professionals, most notably dental hygienists, play an important role in controlling denture contamination and in instructing patients in the proper care and sanitization of removable dentures and orthodontic appliances. In this course, attention is directed primarily to complete and removable partial dentures, although the discussion applies equally to all removable dental appliances and devices. This basic-level course is appropriate for all dental professionals. The course reviews the diverse colonization of microorganisms found on dentures and the associated oral and systemic health risks, the correlation between candidal infestation of dentures and denture-induced stomatitis, and the pros and cons of various denture cleansing methods. -
Medical Emergencies in the Dental Setting 5
Course release date: 2/1/2026
Course Overview
Patients, those who accompany them, or members of the dental staff can be stricken suddenly and without warning by any of a variety of medical emergency issues. The purpose of this course is to provide all members of the dental staff with the training necessary to provide immediate assistance to a patient that experiences any problem that constitutes a medical emergency. -
Medical Marijuana and Other Cannabinoids 5
Course release date: 12/1/2023
Course Overview
A large body of clinical trials has now been published on cannabis and other cannabinoids in the treatment or management of a wide range of diseases and conditions. This course will review the body of research on medicinal cannabis to provide the learner with the most recently available information on potential indications, pharmacology and mechanism of action, acute and chronic side effects, and patients for whom medicinal cannabis is contraindicated. Also discussed will be a comparison between medicinal and recreational cannabis users, and how differences between the two groups in background characteristics and patterns of cannabis ingestion may differentially influence the development of side effects such as cannabis abuse and dependence. An evaluation of the strength and the quality of the research evidence will also be provided, as well as a discussion of how the cannabinoid mechanism of action may interact with disease pathogenesis to produce clinical benefit. The use of cannabis for medicinal purposes throughout recorded human history will also be presented. -
Oral Health Issues for the Female Patient, 4th Edition 4
Course release date: 7/1/2024
Course Overview
Oral health encompasses the craniofacial complex and includes the teeth, periodontium, mucosa, gingiva, oral pharynx, temporomandibular joints, and muscles used for mastication. Although men and women face many common oral health issues, it is no longer acceptable to consider oral health to be gender neutral. Indeed, women differ from men in their oral health needs and concerns. This basic-level course explores the variables affecting women’s oral health and discusses the issues and concerns that dental professionals face in providing care to females across their lifespan.
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Oral Manifestations Associated with Gastrointestinal Disorders, 2nd Edition 1
Course Release Date: 4/8/2024
About the Course:
A number of systemic conditions and diseases have manifestations in the oral cavity. This is especially true of gastrointestinal (GI) disorders. This basic-level course is for dentists, dental hygienists, and dental assistants who desire information on oral manifestations associated with GI disease. This information may be helpful in making an oral diagnosis and in subsequent treatment planning. The dentist should collaborate closely with the patient’s family physician when treating patients diagnosed with GI diseases or disorders, as these disorders can have direct and indirect effects upon oral health, which is an essential component of optimal systemic health. -
Protecting Patient Safety in the Dental Office: Preventing Medical/Dental Errors, 2e 4
Course Release: 1/09/2024
About the course
This course is intended to provide dental professionals with an awareness of the potential for errors that can occur during the course of patient treatment. It also reviews the legal and medical consequences which can result when these errors occur. The use of behavior modifications and clinical practices which can be used to incorporate a proactive approach that can minimize or prevent medical errors during all phases of patient treatment is presented in a practical format.
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Radiation: A Review of Radiographic and Processing Techniques for Dental X-Rays, 4th Edition 2
Course release date: 7/7/2025
Course Overview
This basic-level course reviews intraoral and extraoral film, projections, digital receptor types, and the use of intensifying screens. In addition, the course describes multiple radiographic techniques and challenges, including common radiographic mistakes, working with patients with a severe gag reflex, dimple-down techniques, and focal lengths, and reviews processing techniques, safelights, white-light leakage, film baths, and temperature. The course also addresses the importance of standardized, consistent film mounting for accurate interpretation of patient x-rays. Although approximately 90% of dental practices in the U.S. utilize digital radiography, traditional film is still utilized by some (Versaci, 2023). The dental office may find this information helpful in training new staff members as well as training or retraining seasoned personnel; dental professionals can also review the material to enhance diagnostic accuracy and reduce patient exposure to radiation. -
Substance Use Disorders and Pain Management: MATE Act Training 8
Course release date: 5/1/2026
Course Overview
Substance use disorders continue to be an important health issue in the United States and can lead to significant problems in all aspects of a person's life. Appropriate assessment and management of substance use is a priority in patient care. In addition, the presence of substance use disorders can complicate the treatment or management of comorbid medical conditions. Given the ongoing prescription opioid (and illicitly manufactured fentanyl) use and overdose epidemic in the United States and the widespread incidence of chronic pain, opioid prescribing and optimum safe pain management is a public health concern. All clinicians should have good knowledge of the available options for substance use disorder treatment and for safe opioid prescribing and dispensing. -
The Hypertensive Patient: Classification and Management, 2nd Edition 1
Course Release Date: 4/8/2024
About the Course:
This basic-level course familiarizes dental professionals with hypertension, its types, and its impact on general wellness. The course reviews the pathophysiology of hypertension and describes various nonpharmacologic and pharmacologic treatment options. The most common medications used in the treatment of hypertension will be reviewed as will their impact upon oral health. A firm understanding of this prevalent disease and its implications for treatment in the dental office will help all dental professionals provide the highest quality of care to their dental patients. The most recent diagnostic criteria by which the levels of hypertension are categorized will be discussed. -
Working with Fearful and Anxious Dental Patients, 2nd Edition 2
Course Release Date: 4/8/2024
About the Course:
The purpose of this intermediate-level course is to familiarize the dentist and every member of the dental team with nonpharmacological techniques and strategies for guiding and supporting fearful dental patients. The course will address the nature and prevalence of dental fear and how to identify and guide the fearful patient. The learner will be made aware of the ways in which their own behavior, demeanor, and appearance, as well as the ambiance of the dental office, may contribute to dental fear. The learner will be introduced to various behavioral and cognitive patient guidance techniques that can be employed to allay patients’ anxieties and reduce the practitioner’s stress when confronted with a fearful patient. These techniques and strategies include, but are not limited to, communication, distraction, imaging, relaxation, tell-show-do, acupuncture, hypnosis, and biofeedback. The course will also address nonpharmacological guidance techniques best suited to address the special needs of fearful children, persons with cognitive or physical impairment, and older adults. At the end of the course, the learner will be able to identify the advantages and limitations of nonpharmacological guidance techniques and determine the most appropriate strategy for each fearful patient. The ability to complete dental treatment for fearful patients enhances their oral health and quality of life. Training, mastering, and applying one or more of the techniques discussed in this course will benefit the patient and the dental team.