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Michigan Implicit Bias Training Requirement
Webinars to fulfill the Implicit Bias Training requirement for Michigan Dental Professionals.
Michigan Implicit Bias Training for Healthcare Professionals
Michigan Implicit Bias Training for Healthcare Professionals

- Benjamin Reese, Jr., PsyD
Meets the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs requirement of implicit bias training.
This interactive 1-hour implicit bias training provides historical context of race and its relationship to the development of racial implicit bias. Following the presentation will be a Q&A session with a national expert in bias training. You will be presented with a self-assessment to gauge your understanding of the topic before and after the training, and will have the opportunity to ask the presenter questions.
Important Information
Per the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Public Health Code rule, this training is in addition to any continuing education requirements required for renewal. Please see our MI Implicit Bias FAQ page for more details.
- Benjamin Reese, Jr., PsyD
Recognizing, Combating, and Addressing Implicit Bias
Recognizing, Combating, and Addressing Implicit Bias

Meets the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs requirement of implicit bias training.
This interactive implicit bias training provides historical context of race and its relationship to the development of racial implicit bias. The course consists of a 40-minute engaging presentation on everyday unconscious biases and how they impact our thoughts, beliefs, and behaviors. Following the presentation will be a 15-minute Q&A session with a national expert in bias training. You will be presented with a self-assessment to gauge your understanding of the topic before and after the training, and will have the opportunity to ask the presenter questions.
Important Information
Per the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Public Health Code rule, this training is in addition to any continuing education requirements required for renewal. Please see our MI Implicit Bias FAQ page for more details.
Implicit Bias in Everyday Life
Implicit Bias in Everyday Life

Meets the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs requirement of implicit bias training.
This interactive implicit bias training provides historical context of race and its relationship to the development of racial implicit bias. The course consists of a 1 ½ hour lecture presentation on Implicit Biases in Everyday Life followed by a 30-minute Q&A period with an implicit bias expert. You will be presented with a self-assessment to gauge your understanding of the topic before and after the training, and will have the opportunity to ask the presenter questions.
Important Information
Per the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Public Health Code rule, this training is in addition to any continuing education requirements required for renewal. Please see our MI Implicit Bias FAQ page for more details.
Recognizing, Combating, and Addressing Implicit Bias
Recognizing, Combating, and Addressing Implicit Bias

Meets the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs requirement of implicit bias training.
This interactive implicit bias training provides historical context of race and its relationship to the development of racial implicit bias. The course consists of a 40-minute engaging presentation on everyday unconscious biases and how they impact our thoughts, beliefs, and behaviors. Following the presentation will be a 15-minute Q&A session with a national expert in bias training. You will be presented with a self-assessment to gauge your understanding of the topic before and after the training, and will have the opportunity to ask the presenter questions.
Important Information
Per the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Public Health Code rule, this training is in addition to any continuing education requirements required for renewal. Please see our MI Implicit Bias FAQ page for more details.
Michigan Implicit Bias Training for Healthcare Professionals
Michigan Implicit Bias Training for Healthcare Professionals

- Benjamin Reese, Jr., PsyD
Meets the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs requirement of implicit bias training.
This interactive 1-hour implicit bias training provides historical context of race and its relationship to the development of racial implicit bias. Following the presentation will be a Q&A session with a national expert in bias training. You will be presented with a self-assessment to gauge your understanding of the topic before and after the training, and will have the opportunity to ask the presenter questions.
Important Information
Per the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Public Health Code rule, this training is in addition to any continuing education requirements required for renewal. Please see our MI Implicit Bias FAQ page for more details.
- Benjamin Reese, Jr., PsyD
Michigan Implicit Bias Training for Healthcare Professionals
Michigan Implicit Bias Training for Healthcare Professionals

- Benjamin Reese, Jr., PsyD
Meets the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs requirement of implicit bias training.
This interactive 1-hour implicit bias training provides historical context of race and its relationship to the development of racial implicit bias. Following the presentation will be a Q&A session with a national expert in bias training. You will be presented with a self-assessment to gauge your understanding of the topic before and after the training, and will have the opportunity to ask the presenter questions.
Important Information
Per the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Public Health Code rule, this training is in addition to any continuing education requirements required for renewal. Please see our MI Implicit Bias FAQ page for more details.
- Benjamin Reese, Jr., PsyD
Recognizing, Combating, and Addressing Implicit Bias
Recognizing, Combating, and Addressing Implicit Bias

Meets the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs requirement of implicit bias training.
This interactive implicit bias training provides historical context of race and its relationship to the development of racial implicit bias. The course consists of a 40-minute engaging presentation on everyday unconscious biases and how they impact our thoughts, beliefs, and behaviors. Following the presentation will be a 15-minute Q&A session with a national expert in bias training. You will be presented with a self-assessment to gauge your understanding of the topic before and after the training, and will have the opportunity to ask the presenter questions.
Important Information
Per the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Public Health Code rule, this training is in addition to any continuing education requirements required for renewal. Please see our MI Implicit Bias FAQ page for more details.
Implicit Bias in Everyday Life
Implicit Bias in Everyday Life

Meets the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs requirement of implicit bias training.
This interactive implicit bias training provides historical context of race and its relationship to the development of racial implicit bias. The course consists of a 1 ½ hour lecture presentation on Implicit Biases in Everyday Life followed by a 30-minute Q&A period with an implicit bias expert. You will be presented with a self-assessment to gauge your understanding of the topic before and after the training, and will have the opportunity to ask the presenter questions.
Important Information
Per the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Public Health Code rule, this training is in addition to any continuing education requirements required for renewal. Please see our MI Implicit Bias FAQ page for more details.
Recognizing, Combating, and Addressing Implicit Bias
Recognizing, Combating, and Addressing Implicit Bias

Meets the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs requirement of implicit bias training.
This interactive implicit bias training provides historical context of race and its relationship to the development of racial implicit bias. The course consists of a 40-minute engaging presentation on everyday unconscious biases and how they impact our thoughts, beliefs, and behaviors. Following the presentation will be a 15-minute Q&A session with a national expert in bias training. You will be presented with a self-assessment to gauge your understanding of the topic before and after the training, and will have the opportunity to ask the presenter questions.
Important Information
Per the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Public Health Code rule, this training is in addition to any continuing education requirements required for renewal. Please see our MI Implicit Bias FAQ page for more details.
Michigan Implicit Bias Training for Healthcare Professionals
Michigan Implicit Bias Training for Healthcare Professionals

- Benjamin Reese, Jr., PsyD
Meets the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs requirement of implicit bias training.
This interactive 1-hour implicit bias training provides historical context of race and its relationship to the development of racial implicit bias. Following the presentation will be a Q&A session with a national expert in bias training. You will be presented with a self-assessment to gauge your understanding of the topic before and after the training, and will have the opportunity to ask the presenter questions.
Important Information
Per the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Public Health Code rule, this training is in addition to any continuing education requirements required for renewal. Please see our MI Implicit Bias FAQ page for more details.
- Benjamin Reese, Jr., PsyD
Michigan Implicit Bias Training for Healthcare Professionals
Michigan Implicit Bias Training for Healthcare Professionals

- Benjamin Reese, Jr., PsyD
Meets the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs requirement of implicit bias training.
This interactive 1-hour implicit bias training provides historical context of race and its relationship to the development of racial implicit bias. Following the presentation will be a Q&A session with a national expert in bias training. You will be presented with a self-assessment to gauge your understanding of the topic before and after the training, and will have the opportunity to ask the presenter questions.
Important Information
Per the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Public Health Code rule, this training is in addition to any continuing education requirements required for renewal. Please see our MI Implicit Bias FAQ page for more details.
- Benjamin Reese, Jr., PsyD
Michigan Implicit Bias Training for Healthcare Professionals
Michigan Implicit Bias Training for Healthcare Professionals

- Benjamin Reese, Jr., PsyD
Meets the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs requirement of implicit bias training.
This interactive 1-hour implicit bias training provides historical context of race and its relationship to the development of racial implicit bias. Following the presentation will be a Q&A session with a national expert in bias training. You will be presented with a self-assessment to gauge your understanding of the topic before and after the training, and will have the opportunity to ask the presenter questions.
Important Information
Per the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Public Health Code rule, this training is in addition to any continuing education requirements required for renewal. Please see our MI Implicit Bias FAQ page for more details.
- Benjamin Reese, Jr., PsyD
Dental Continuing Education Course Options
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Human Trafficking Overview for Michigan Healthcare Professionals
Human Trafficking Overview for Michigan Healthcare Professionals

Healthcare providers are on the front lines of recognizing signs of trafficking and advocating for their patients. However, when the healthcare provider does not have accurate knowledge of how to recognize and care for patients who are being trafficked, those trafficked persons will return from medical encounters to their lives of coercion and manipulation. Intervening and advocating for trafficked persons become difficult when healthcare providers do not know the signs of trafficking, what steps to take in providing aid, and how to empower patients to leave their current abusive situation.
This course for healthcare professionals is an introduction to the complex crime of human trafficking, with a focus on sex and labor trafficking and the common symptoms and conditions that occur in trafficked persons. Healthcare professionals who complete this course will be able to recognize the signs and symptoms of trafficked persons and identify the interventions needed to care for these individuals.
Allergic Reactions to Metals in the Mouth, 2nd edition
Allergic Reactions to Metals in the Mouth, 2nd edition

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.
CDC and the Practice of Dental Hygiene
CDC and the Practice of Dental Hygiene

About the Course:
The purpose of this course is to familiarize the dental hygienist with the document Guidelines for Infection Control in Dental Health-Care Settings, 2003. The 2016 CDC document, Summary of Infection Prevention Practices in Dental Settings: Basic Expectations for Safe Care will be introduced and discussed, and new information relevant to the practice of dental hygiene published by CDC since 2003 will be presented
Caries-Prone Patients: Prevention, Assessment, and Intervention
Caries-Prone Patients: Prevention, Assessment, and Intervention

About the Course:
Dental caries is a preventable disease that affects a majority of the population. The course identifies the factors that influence patient diet choices including food availability and convenience, parental influence, habit, cost, and media. Personalized patient care and education to decrease incidence of caries are discussed.
Chronic Pain Management for the Dental Practitioner: A Psychosocial Perspective
Chronic Pain Management for the Dental Practitioner: A Psychosocial Perspective

This intermediate-level course is intended to address this training deficit by providing dental healthcare professionals with an overview of the nature and scope of chronic pain, as well as basic skills for effective assessment and adjunctive treatments of chronic orofacial pain conditions and related problems. To accomplish these goals, the course first examines the basic physiological principles that underlie pain, describes the distinction between acute and chronic pain, and explains the factors that contribute to acute pain becoming chronic. The prevalence and impact of chronic pain on physical functioning, health, and quality of life are examined. An introduction to the practical assessment of chronic pain provides readers with a description of selected assessment tools and interview procedures. Dental practitioners may be familiar with the diagnosis and treatment of pain in a specific context, for example, temporomandibular disorders. However, the emphasis of this course lies in assessing other causes of chronic orofacial pain and in discussing their corresponding pharmacological and biobehavioral treatment modalities. The course provides an overview of common medications used to treat chronic orofacial pain and discusses issues surrounding addiction and adherence to a prescribed medication regimen. The course also provides basic information on empirically supported psychosocial treatment strategies that can be useful when working with patients who are experiencing chronic pain. This course is designed for dental health professionals who wish to further their knowledge in orofacial pain conditions. After taking the course, the participant will be able to assess the patient with chronic orofacial pain, identify comorbid disorders, and recommend appropriate treatment or referral options.
Coronavirus (COVID-19) 101 For Dental Professionals
Coronavirus (COVID-19) 101 For Dental Professionals

About the Course:
Coronavirus, caused by COVID-19, is a rapidly developing disease. As this disease continues to expand and engulf communities across the United States, it is critical that healthcare professionals become informed of the national standards of care provided by the Centers for Disease Control and other authorative agencies. The purpose of this course is to provide the latest standardized information that is known about the identification, care, and prevention of the disease.
Dental Ethics and the Digital Age, 2nd edition
Dental Ethics and the Digital Age, 2nd edition

This basic-level course will help dental professionals gain a better understanding of dental ethics, professionalism, and current ethical challenges, with a particular emphasis on the impact of the digital age. A section of this course will address the ways that the law and ethics intersect. Through a systematic, case-based approach, this course will provide dentists, dental hygienists, and dental assistants with the tools to recognize and navigate the complex ethical issues that may arise in practice.
Dental Radiation Health: Safety and Protection in the Digital Age, 2nd edition
Dental Radiation Health: Safety and Protection in the Digital Age, 2nd edition

About the Course:
This basic-level course reviews the biologic effects of radiation, the methods used in radiation measurement, and the potential sources of radiation exposure. This course discusses radiation safety and protection measures for both patients and dental healthcare workers.
Dental Treatment in the Correctional System, 2nd ed
Dental Treatment in the Correctional System, 2nd ed

About the Course:
This basic-level course will highlight the unique environment within the correctional system and the challenges of providing dental care therein.
Dental Unit Waterline Contamination: Causes, Concerns, 3rd edition
Dental Unit Waterline Contamination: Causes, Concerns, 3rd edition

About the Course:
This basic-level course discusses the complexity of DUWL contamination and the importance of monitoring contamination levels. The methods used to control microbial growth and the limitations associated with current approaches are also explained. Participants learn how to judiciously choose a DUWL disinfectant best suited to their practice needs.
Denture Cleansing: An Essential Part of Patient Care, 4th Edition
Denture Cleansing: An Essential Part of Patient Care, 4th Edition

About the Course:
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.
Diabetes: Dental Management and Links to Periodontal Disease, Updated Edition
Diabetes: Dental Management and Links to Periodontal Disease, Updated Edition

About the Course:
The purpose of this basic-level course is to equip dental professionals with the ability to recognize the classifications and classic signs and symptoms of diabetes mellitus, to grasp the relationship between periodontal disease and diabetes, and to identify periodontal and other oral manifestations associated with diabetes, including attachment loss, alveolar bone loss, gingivitis, xerostomia, and oral candidiasis.
Erosion-Related Tooth Wear: Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Treatment
Erosion-Related Tooth Wear: Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Treatment

About the Course:
Dental erosion is a progressive loss of dental hard tissue caused by chemical processes without involvement of bacteria. This enamel dissolution is an irreversible process not directly associated with mechanical or traumatic factors, which distinguishes it from other types of wear, such as attrition (loss of tooth structure due to clenching or grinding), abrasion (mechanical loss of tooth structure caused by a foreign element), or abfraction (loss of tooth structure at the gumline due to occlusal forces). The clinical features of dental erosion appear as well-defined, wedge-shaped areas facially and cervically. The occurrence of enamel erosion lesions is associated primarily with intrinsic and extrinsic acids. The rise in consumption of soft drinks, including sports drinks, has been linked to increases in the rates of dental erosion. The additives to these drinks, not the beverage pH per se, appear to be the causative factors contributing to enamel dissolution. Furthermore, fruit-flavored drinks and unsweetened juices appear to have the same erosive potential as carbonated drinks This basic-level course provides dentists, dental hygienists, and dental assistants with guidelines for recognizing and diagnosing dental erosion and offers suggestions for preventive interventions, including record-keeping, nutritional counseling, fluoride use, and home-care procedures. The course also discusses recommended restorative treatment options.
Evidence-Based Implicit Bias Implications for Physicians and Healthcare Professionals
Evidence-Based Implicit Bias Implications for Physicians and Healthcare Professionals

About the Course:
The purpose of this course is to provide a historical context of race and racism and its relationship to the development of racial implicit bias. The development of implicit bias will be discussed along with research demonstrating the impact of implicit bias on the clinical encounter. Recommendations for mitigating implicit bias are offered.
Geriatric Dentistry: Providing Care for an Aging Population
Geriatric Dentistry: Providing Care for an Aging Population

About the Course:
The purpose of this course is to help all dental professionals gain an appreciation for the significant opportunities the aging population will bring to their practices, along with the challenges. This course will provide dental professionals with basic knowledge and information in gerontology and geriatric dentistry that will enhance their ability to diagnose and manage older patients who have been affected by age-dependent or age-associated changes. The target audience for this basic-level course will be dentists, dental hygienists and dental assistants of all ages and experience levels.
HPV and Oral Cancer: Exploring the Link
HPV and Oral Cancer: Exploring the Link

About the Course:
This intermediate-level course provides dentists, dental hygienists, and dental assistants with general information about HPV, evidence of the association between oral HPV and oral cancer, and effective ways to further communicate this information to patients. This course provides dental professionals with information that will enable them to effectively meet the challenges they face as the link between HPV and oral health continues to emerge.
Herbal-Drug Interactions Important in Dentistry
Herbal-Drug Interactions Important in Dentistry

About the Course:
This basic-level course describes the prevalence and risk for interactions involving herbal medicines and lists the herbal medications and drugs of greatest concern to dental professionals. A stoplight approach to risk assessment is discussed and a general strategy to avoid the most common herbal-drug interactions is suggested. Critical patient populations (including women who are pregnant or breast feeding) are emphasized and specific herbal-drug interactions that can lead to increased bleeding, decreased blood glucose levels, and sedation changes are discussed.
Herbal-Drug Interactions Important in Dentistry, 3rd edition
Herbal-Drug Interactions Important in Dentistry, 3rd edition

After completing this basic-level course, the learner will be able to discuss the most commonly used herbal medicines in the United States. A stoplight approach to risk assessment is discussed and a general strategy to avoid the most common herbal-drug interactions is suggested. Critical patient populations are emphasized and specific herbal-drug interactions that can lead to increased bleeding, decreased blood glucose levels, and sedation changes are discussed. This course is specifically designed for all members of the dental healthcare team: dentists, dental hygienists, and dental assistants.
Human Trafficking Overview for Healthcare Professionals, 2nd Edition
Human Trafficking Overview for Healthcare Professionals, 2nd Edition

About the Course
Human trafficking is a global public health and human rights issue involving the exploitation of millions of people. Despite a high frequency of contact with trafficked individuals, there is a documented lack of education available to healthcare providers on the signs of human trafficking as well as a lack of protocols on how to care for trafficked individuals. This basic, introductory level course for healthcare professionals is an introduction to the complex crime of human trafficking, with a focus on sex and labor trafficking and the common symptoms and conditions that occur in trafficked persons. The course provides insights into the facts surrounding human trafficking and relevant health risks for the trafficked person. The course prepares healthcare professionals to become advocates for trafficked persons. Care of these individuals is as unique as the trafficked persons themselves, but research on the needs and common patterns of symptoms makes it possible to outline recommendations for the prevention of human trafficking and identification and care of this vulnerable population. Healthcare professionals who complete this course will be able to recognize the signs and symptoms of trafficked persons and identify the interventions needed to care for these individuals. Additionally, this course lists national resources that provide vital services to trafficked persons and makes recommendations for patient and staff safety when addressing these potentially volatile scenarios.
Improving Oral Health Care for Patients With Special Needs
Improving Oral Health Care for Patients With Special Needs

About the Course:
This course addresses current thinking about the challenges dental professionals face with providing oral healthcare services for people with special needs. It identifies the factors that hinder access to dental care and presents strategies to improve the provision of care for the special needs population. The basic-level course includes recommendations for the management and treatment of special needs patients.
Incorporating Magnification Into Your Dental Practice, 3rd edition
Incorporating Magnification Into Your Dental Practice, 3rd edition

About the Course:
This basic-level course explains the basics of incorporating magnification into dental practice. The course describes the evolution of the use of magnification in the field of dentistry, along with the magnification alternatives currently available, including surgical telescopic loupes and the dental operating microscope.
Infection Control and Prevention in the Dental Office
Infection Control and Prevention in the Dental Office

About the Course:
This basic-level course reviews the published guidelines and principles of infection control that are essential to prevent the spread of infectious disease in the dental office. Its content is relevant to all dentists, dental hygienists, and dental assistants. The course focuses on six core elements of infection control and describes each element in the context of the practice of dentistry.
Infection Control, Cross Contamination, and Instrument Sterilization Techniques, 3rd Edition
Infection Control, Cross Contamination, and Instrument Sterilization Techniques, 3rd Edition

This course is a basic-level refresher for dental healthcare personnel on infection control, cross-contamination, and instrument sterilization techniques. Areas addressed include infection control guidelines; understanding standard versus universal precautions; sterilization and disinfection of patient care items; goals for ensuring disease containment through proper instrument recirculation techniques; handling of contaminated instruments from the treatment room through precleaning, cleaning, and preparation for sterilization; the most commonly used (and accepted) methods of dental instrument sterilization; environmental infection control; dental unit waterlines, biofilm, and water quality; and other infection control considerations.
Lasers in Dentistry: From Fundamentals to Clinical Procedures, 4th edition
Lasers in Dentistry: From Fundamentals to Clinical Procedures, 4th edition

About the Course:
The purpose of this basic-level course is to provide the dentist and all members of the dental team with an overview of the basic operation of a dental laser, including a brief description of the various laser instruments currently available in the field of dentistry. The course will introduce the learner to the ways that laser energy interacts with oral tissues. Additionally, a list of safety regulations and standards and a comparison of the benefits and drawbacks of laser use will be provided. Several clinical procedures will be described, with photodocumentation to further enhance the learning process.
Maintaining Dental Implants, 2nd Edition
Maintaining Dental Implants, 2nd Edition

This basic-level course, appropriate for dentists, dental hygienists, and dental assistants, provides a general overview of the basic types of dental implants and the oral hygiene for dental implants, including the identification of similarities and differences in the periodontal structure surrounding a natural tooth versus that surrounding a dental implant. The course discusses the clinical procedures used to evaluate the status of dental implants as healthy, ailing, or failing and the methods employed in professionally cleaning implants and improving home care techniques.
Managing Dry Mouth
Managing Dry Mouth

About the Course:
This basic-level course describes the role that saliva plays in general and dental health, as well as the causes and consequences of compromised salivary production. Dentists, dental hygienists, and dental assistants will gain an understanding of the scope of this problem, and increase their ability to identify and manage this condition.
Medical Consequences of Acts of Terrorism and Disaster: A National Perspective, 2nd Edition
Medical Consequences of Acts of Terrorism and Disaster: A National Perspective, 2nd Edition

Terrorism has become a fact of daily life in the United States and most of the world. It is not always obvious when a disaster is a terrorist attack and not all emergencies or disasters are terrorist attacks. Understanding the basics of a disaster and/or terrorist attack, as well as the role a healthcare provider plays in dealing with the medical consequences, syndromic surveillance/reporting requirements, and treatment are vital to successful mitigation and response in a disaster or terrorist attack.
Medication-Related Damage to Oral Hard and Soft Tissues
Medication-Related Damage to Oral Hard and Soft Tissues

About the Course:
The purpose of this basic-level course is to prepare dentists, dental hygienists, and dental assistants to identify these medication-related adverse effects and treat or assist in treating them. This course begins by presenting conditions involving damage to the hard dental structures caused by fluoride, anticonvulsants, chemotherapeutics, and medications such as bisphosphonates that are associated with osteonecrosis of the jaw. Tooth discoloration is also discussed. Damage to oral soft tissues is then reviewed. Color changes to the oral mucosa, including mucosal pigmentation and black hairy tongue, are described. Drug-related gingival enlargement and other mucosal disorders, oral allergic reactions, drug-related white lesions, and conditions of the salivary glands are examined.
Medicinal Marijuana, 2nd edition
Medicinal Marijuana, 2nd edition

Designed for dentists, dental hygienists, and dental assistants, this intermediate-level course will review the pharmacology and current state of medicinal marijuana as it relates to oral health care. The information presented in this course should be considered essential knowledge for all OHCPs, both seasoned and newly credentialed.
Nitrous Oxide–Oxygen Inhalational Sedation: Managing Pain and Anxiety
Nitrous Oxide–Oxygen Inhalational Sedation: Managing Pain and Anxiety

About the Course:
This course reviews the history, pharmacology, and contemporary techniques of N2O/O2 sedation in the dental setting, discusses the continuum of consciousness and examines where N2O/O2 sedation may fit in the treatment paradigm. This course will also fill gaps in knowledge concerning patient selection, regulations, contraindications, and techniques for appropriate administration in certain special populations requiring advanced consideration.
OSHA and CDC Infection Control Standards and Barrier Precautions in the Dental Healthcare Se
OSHA and CDC Infection Control Standards and Barrier Precautions in the Dental Healthcare Se

About the Course:
This course emphasizes the importance of infection control in dentistry. By understanding certain principles of disease transmission and using infection control practices dental personnel can prevent disease transmission. The CDC recommendations for barrier precautions in the dental healthcare setting are outlined and the application of OSHA regulations to infection control is identified. The course explains universal precautions as well as describes personal protective equipment. Environmental infection control procedures are identified including general cleaning recommendations cleaning clinical contact surfaces and cleaning housekeeping surfaces.
Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Comprehensive Review for Dental Professionals, 3rd Edition
Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Comprehensive Review for Dental Professionals, 3rd Edition

This course reviews OSA from a dental perspective. It addresses current findings on the links between overall health and OSA and cites common presenting symptoms likely to be encountered in the dental practice. This intermediate-level course discusses the latest evidence-based diagnostic approaches for OSA and outlines recommended treatment strategies, including continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), OAs, and surgical intervention, to mitigate the health impact of this common condition. Several resources listed at the end of this course can provide dental professionals with further opportunities for education and training in this area.
Occupational Environmental Hazards in the Dental Office
Occupational Environmental Hazards in the Dental Office

About the Course:
This basic-level course presents information on the health risks associated with mercury, radiation, caustic agents, nitrous oxide, oxygen and ethylene oxide, airborne particles and contaminants, latex allergies, white visible light and dental lasers, and bonding materials and acrylics. Also discussed are steps to help prevent carpal tunnel syndrome and minimize hazardous noise levels in dental practice.
Oral Effects and Dental Management of Chemotherapy Patients, 3rd Edition
Oral Effects and Dental Management of Chemotherapy Patients, 3rd Edition

This basic-level course, appropriate for dentists, hygienists, and assistants, reviews the oral effects of chemotherapy, the types of oral infections usually seen in patients undergoing chemotherapy and how to best manage patients’ oral health needs during this time. The dental professional’s goals in caring for this segment of the patient population are to maintain the integrity of the oral mucosa, prevent secondary infection, provide pain relief, and maintain dietary intake.
Oral Health Care During Pregnancy: Clinical Guidelines and Management, 2nd edition
Oral Health Care During Pregnancy: Clinical Guidelines and Management, 2nd edition

Dentists, physicians, and patients often misunderstand and avoid oral health care issues during and after pregnancy. This situation exists despite the fact that routine dental procedures are safe in most pregnant patients (The American Dental Association, 2021; Favero, et al., 2021). To enhance the provision of oral health care in pregnant patients, evidence-based practice guidelines have been developed. This basic-level course will address current concepts regarding oral health in pregnant women and the impact of their oral health on pregnancy outcomes and early childhood health. It will also discuss strategies to optimize oral health during pregnancy.
Oral Health Issues for the Female Patient, 3rd Edition
Oral Health Issues for the Female Patient, 3rd Edition

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 life span.
Oral Manifestations Associated With Gastrointestinal Disorders
Oral Manifestations Associated With Gastrointestinal Disorders

About the Course:
This basic-level course, appropriate for dentists, dental hygienists, and dental assistants, addresses nutritional deficiencies, oral signs and symptoms, and preventive oral strategies for patients with anorexia nervosa, bulimia, iron-deficiency, anemia and scurvy. Inflammatory bowel diseases including Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, pyostomatitis vegetans, and polyposis syndromes and their manifestations in the oral cavity are described.
Oral Soft Tissue Lesions: Diagnosis and Treatment
Oral Soft Tissue Lesions: Diagnosis and Treatment

About the Course:
This basic-level course reviews the soft tissue lesions found in the oral cavity of adults and discusses their diagnosis and treatment. Common problems include inflammatory and infectious processes, degenerative processes, and abnormal growths.
Osteoporosis: Implications for the Oral Healthcare Provider, 3rd Edition
Osteoporosis: Implications for the Oral Healthcare Provider, 3rd Edition

About the course:
This course will address current concepts regarding links between oral health and osteoporosis, discuss the impact on oral health of pharmacotherapies used in the treatment of osteoporosis, and outline steps to mitigate the impact on oral health of drugs commonly used to treat osteoporosis. This intermediate-level course is intended for dental professionals involved in the treatment of patients with and at risk for low bone mass and osteoporosis.
Osteoporosis: Implications for the Oral Healthcare Provider, Updated Edition
Osteoporosis: Implications for the Oral Healthcare Provider, Updated Edition

About the Course:
This course will address current concepts regarding links between oral health and osteoporosis, discuss the impact on oral health of pharmacotherapies used in the treatment of osteoporosis, and outline steps to mitigate the impact on oral health of drugs commonly used to treat osteoporosis. This intermediate-level course is intended for dental professionals involved in the treatment of patients with and at risk for low bone mass and osteoporosis.
Prescription Drug Abuse Among Dental Patients: Scope, Prevention, and Management Considerations
Prescription Drug Abuse Among Dental Patients: Scope, Prevention, and Management Considerations

About the Course:
The purpose of this basic-level course is to provide dental practitioners with an appreciation of the scope of the problem of prescription drug abuse and a realization that the misuse and abuse of these drugs likely take place among the patient populations they serve. By becoming familiar with the pharmacology of the most commonly abused drugs, the risk factors for developing addictive behaviors, and the manner in which these medications are commonly acquired, dental providers will be positioned to curb prescribing practices that contribute to this growing problem and will be better able to serve their patients and their communities as informed prevention advocates.
Protecting Patient Safety in the Dental Office: Preventing Medical/Dental Errors
Protecting Patient Safety in the Dental Office: Preventing Medical/Dental Errors

About the Course:
This basic-level course discusses the current state of medical/dental errors and patient safety. Along with highlighting the different types and causes of medical/dental errors, strategies to prevent or control medical/dental errors are presented, and methods of identifying, analyzing, and reporting medical/dental errors are discussed.
Radiation: A Review of Radiographic and Processing Techniques for Dental X-Rays, 3rd Edition
Radiation: A Review of Radiographic and Processing Techniques for Dental X-Rays, 3rd Edition

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. 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.
Review of HIV/AIDS for Dental Professionals
Review of HIV/AIDS for Dental Professionals

About the Course:
This course discusses the most common oral manifestations among patients with HIV/AIDS, their clinical appearance, and their underlying etiologic factors, which can reach a pathogenic state during HIV/AIDS-induced immunosuppression.
The Care of Removable Prosthetic Devices, 2nd Edition
The Care of Removable Prosthetic Devices, 2nd Edition

About the Course:
This basic-level course describes current recommendations on the benefits of using denture adhesives. The course discusses the advantages and disadvantages of various denture cleansing methods. Health risks and recommendations associated with wearing dentures overnight are discussed, and methods for proper denture storage are outlined and reviewed. This course can help dentists, dental hygienists, and dental assistants improve the health and quality of life of their patients who wear dentures.
The Hypertensive Patient: Classification and Management
The Hypertensive Patient: Classification and Management

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 nonpharmacologic options for the treatment of hypertension, including lifestyle and dietary modifications, as well as pharmacologic approaches. 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.
Third Molar Surgery, 4th edition
Third Molar Surgery, 4th edition

This basic-level course will provide a review of the classification of impactions of third molars in relation to their position relative to contiguous anatomical structures such as the second molar, the adjacent bone, and the oral mucosa, as well as the relative surgical difficulty associated with the extraction of impacted wisdom teeth. It will help general dentists determine if they have the surgical and patient management skills necessary to extract an impacted wisdom tooth in an atraumatic fashion while minimizing postsurgical complications such as trauma to the inferior alveolar nerve, the lingual nerve, and the maxillary sinus. The course highlights some of the common surgical instruments and techniques employed for the extraction of impacted wisdom teeth.
Three Drug Classes: Antibiotics, Analgesics, and Local Anesthetics Mod I: Antibiotics, 3rd Edition
Three Drug Classes: Antibiotics, Analgesics, and Local Anesthetics Mod I: Antibiotics, 3rd Edition

After completing this course, the participant will be able to discuss the differences among antibiotics typically prescribed for orofacial infections. In the case of special patient populations such as orthopedic, cardiac, and immunosuppressed individuals, the selection and timing of appropriate prophylactic antibiotics will be made clear. The principles learned will also be directly applicable to the appropriate selection of antimicrobial therapy for the pregnant or breastfeeding patient and will aid in recognizing those patients with a significant allergic history and how to best and safely treat them. This intermediate-level course is specifically designed for all members of the dental healthcare team: dentists, dental hygienists, and dental assistants.
Three Drug Classes: Antibiotics, Analgesics, and Local Anesthetics Mod II: Analgesics, 3rd Edition
Three Drug Classes: Antibiotics, Analgesics, and Local Anesthetics Mod II: Analgesics, 3rd Edition

Three Drug Classes: Antibiotics, Analgesics, and Local Anesthetics Mod III: Anesthetics, 3rd Edition
Three Drug Classes: Antibiotics, Analgesics, and Local Anesthetics Mod III: Anesthetics, 3rd Edition

Upon completing this intermediate-level course, the learner will be able to discuss the differences among local anesthetics typically administered by oral healthcare professionals. The course will also fill gaps in knowledge concerning the selection, timing, and dosage of appropriate anesthetics for certain special populations requiring advanced consideration. The principles learned will be directly applicable to the appropriate selection of local anesthetics for the cardiac, pregnant, and breast-feeding patient, as well as to the recognition and best and safest treatment of patients with a significant allergic history.
Tobacco Cessation: The Dental Health Professional's Role, 2nd Edition
Tobacco Cessation: The Dental Health Professional's Role, 2nd Edition

About the Course:
The purpose of this basic-level course is to provide dentists, dental hygienists, and dental assistants with background and guidelines for tobacco interventions in clinical practice. The course will discuss the prevalence of smoking of combustible tobacco and use of smokeless tobacco products as well as the health risks of tobacco use and tobacco exposure.
Working With Fearful and Anxious Dental Patients
Working With Fearful and Anxious Dental Patients

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.
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