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- E-cigarettes, and Vaping: Current Trends, Neurob...
- ADA Advanced Dental Coding Module: Preventive (D...
- The Dental Hygiene Detective: What your patient'...
- ADA Advanced Dental Coding Module: Diagnostic (D...
- Highchair Dental Care: A Revolutionary Practice ...
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E-cigarettes, and Vaping: Current Trends, Neurobiology, Cessation, and the Role of the Dental Professional
Overview
While electronic nicotine
delivery systems (ENDS) such as e-cigarettes were initially marketed as a harm
reduction and smoking cessation strategy, there is conflicting evidence
regarding their effectiveness as a smoking cessation strategy.
Given
increasing rates of use of ENDS, especially among youth, and emerging concerns
about potential ENDS-related harm, dental providers are strategically positioned
to support population-level tobacco reduction efforts and provide health
information about ENDS.
There is a pressing need for continuing education
opportunities to help dental providers improve ENDS-related knowledge and
counseling practices.
Presenters
Nicholas Chadi, MD,
MPH:Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of
Montreal, and clinician-scientist at Sainte-Justine University Hospital Centre
in Montreal
Neeta Chandwani, DDS, MscD:Pediatric dentist at Boston Children's Hospital and the Predoctoral
Program Director of Pediatric Dentistry at the Harvard School of Dental
Medicine
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of
this course, the dental professional should be able to:
• Understand the
origin and development of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) such as
"e-cigarettes" and "Puff Bars"
• Understand the mechanism of action and
combustion science of ENDS
• Discuss the epidemiology and trends associated
with youth vaping, including use of flavored, nicotine and cannabis vaping
products
• Describe the neurobiology of nicotine and cannabis and the unique
vulnerability of the developing adolescent brain
• Use evidence-based
screening and brief intervention strategy to help prevent and reduce youth
vaping
• Apply effective pharmacological and non-pharmacological cessation
approaches for youth with an addiction to e-cigarettes and other vaping
products
• Understand the current knowledge about the effects of ENDS on oral
health
• Recognize the dental professional's role in appropriate education
and recommendations
Disclaimer
The views of the presenter(s) do
not necessarily represent the views of the American Dental
Association.
This course is $49 for ADA
members and $69 for non-members
Non-dentists and non-members are
welcome to take this course. You’ll be asked for an ADA Login when registering.
Creating an account is free and does not require membership. Follow the links
below to create an account.
Non-dentists
Non-dentists can create
accounts here.
Non-members
Most U.S. dentists and
dental students, regardless of membership status, have an ADA number, which
functions as your User ID. To retrieve your ID, please visit Forgot User ID.
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ADA Advanced Dental Coding Module: Preventive (D1000-D1999)
Expand on your coding expertise by diving deeper into CDT Code definitions and key concepts in Preventive category of service. Using coding scenarios based on real life situations, you will expand your knowledge on how to accurately document procedures completed and provide for the efficient processing of dental claims.
Since this is an advanced course, it is highly recommended that learners first complete the ADA Dental Coding Certificate: Assessment-Based CDT Program:
ADA Dental Coding Certificate: Assessment-Based CDT Program (books not included)
ADA Dental Coding Certificate: Assessment-Based CDT Program (books included)
NOTE: This course does NOT include the CDT 2022 or Coding Companion books. These books are required reference material necessary for succesful completion of the course.
Designed for the Dental Team
As the source of dental procedure codes, the ADA has answered thousands of
members’ coding questions over the years. Based on this experience, the ADA
created this training course to ensure your dental team understands CDT codes
and how to use them correctly.
Note to CE Online subscribers: The ADA Dental Coding Certificate program is a premium course and not included in your subscription.
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The Dental Hygiene Detective: What your patient's mouth is telling you (Dental Team Education)
There are many clues that provide evidence of diseases, such as occlusal wear, recession, bleeding, fissured tongues, erythemic tissues, incipient lesions, and many more. Determining our patient's high-risk factors for oral disease and systemic health is multi-factorial and our role as dental professionals allows us to evaluate the first signs of disease. This Dental Team Education course will help you and your team review the patient's risk factors in-depth, while empowering the clinician to compare clinical technologies that align with the patient's lifestyle to reduce decrease disease.
Presenter: Amber Auger, RDH, MPH
After
this course you should be able to:
• Discover common oral
conditions and identify what can be recommended for treatment
• Review
clinical assessments to be used chairside that determine the severity of
disease
• Evaluate the collaborative approach for prior disease
management
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ADA Advanced Dental Coding Module: Diagnostic (D0100-0999)
Expand on your coding expertise by diving deeper into CDT Code definitions and key concepts in Diagnostic category of service. Using coding scenarios based on real life situations, you will expand your knowledge on how to accurately document procedures completed and provide for the efficient processing of dental claims.
Since this is an advanced course, it is highly recommended that learners first complete the ADA Dental Coding Certificate: Assessment-Based CDT Program:
ADA Dental Coding Certificate: Assessment-Based CDT Program (books not included)
ADA Dental Coding Certificate: Assessment-Based CDT Program (books included)
NOTE: This course does NOT include the CDT 2022 or Coding Companion books. These books are required reference material necessary for succesful completion of the course.
Designed for the Dental Team
As the source of dental procedure codes, the ADA has answered thousands of
members’ coding questions over the years. Based on this experience, the ADA
created this training course to ensure your dental team understands CDT codes
and how to use them correctly.
Note to CE Online subscribers: The ADA Dental Coding Certificate program is a premium course and not included in your subscription.
360CE
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Highchair Dental Care: A Revolutionary Practice Model for Infants and Toddlers
Highchair Dental Care is an age-appropriate oral health care model — developed by Winifred J. Booker, D.D.S., F.A.A.P.D. — that identifies the opportunity to promote healthy behaviors at the point of care.
The purpose of the course is to share this revolutionary
practice model with oral health professionals to:
• Help encourage more of
these dental care providers to endear the 1 year-old patient
• Empower these
dentists and dental hygienists with the most applicable and useful resources to
do so
Dr. Booker shows you how this unique practice of dentistry is designed to excite more parents to decisively identify a dental home for their new baby before or by age 1. Highchair Dental Care provides an optimistic and insightful approach to infant oral health care. It teaches dental professionals an alternative way to treat children beginning as early as 8 months, while at the same time educating parents and caregivers. At this age babies can sit well for several minutes without support. The highchair provides the safety and security needed to conduct the proper infant oral exam. It also allows the infant this first examination in an environment familiar to them, which a traditional dental chair cannot.
Strategies that engage a child’s natural inclination to open their mouth, to laugh or to eat is a part of the course instruction. By placing the baby in a highchair, they are comfortable and usually most willing to open-wide for their first oral examination and dental cleaning. It is a child-friendly approach to patient care that works well with most infants.
The Highchair Dental Care Practice Model offers an alternative standard to address infant oral health. This Practice Model draws attention to the importance of innovation and early interventions to prevent early childhood caries and other potential unfavorable sequelae.
NOTE: This a premium course and is excluded from ADA CE Online subscription.
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Choosing the Business Structure That’s Best for Your Dental Practice (A Dentist's Guide to the Law Series)
Overview
So you want to start your own
practice? One of the most critical threshold issues you’ll face is which
business structure to use. This decision will impact every aspect of your
business (even day-to-day management decisions!) and will have tremendous legal
and tax consequences. In this presentation – which supplements the
American Dental Association’s publication, A
Dentist’s Guide to the Law: 246 Things Every Dentist Should Know
– ADA
Associate General Counsel Samara Schwartz will orient you to the following:
•
The 5 business formats utilized by virtually all dentist practices, and their
respective pros/cons
• How to identify when to revisit your choice of legal
entity, even after your practice is up and running
• The value of consulting
with professional advisors (attorneys and accountants) to get actionable advice
tailored to the state where you are practicing as well as your unique
circumstances
This course is $49 for ADA
members and $69 for non-members
Non-dentists and non-members are welcome to take
this course. You’ll be asked for an ADA Login when registering. Creating an
account is free and does not require membership. Follow the links below to
create an account.
Non-dentists
Non-dentists can create
accounts here.
Non-members
Most U.S. dentists and
dental students, regardless of membership status, have an ADA number, which
functions as your User ID. To retrieve your ID, please visit Forgot User ID.
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Digital Scanning for Everyday Practice
This course originally presented at the ADA SmileCon Virtual 2021.
Overview
The dental
impression is used in almost every corner of dentistry and is the crucial first
step. It must be accurate and effective. The use of digital technology not only
makes what we do more efficient, but it makes us better. See how digital
dentistry is essential to the modern practice and evaluate existing and new
tools that will make you be at your best. See the benefits of better
communication with labs, patients and between clinicians. Dramatically improve
the way you practice dentistry.
This course covers:
• Compare and contrast conventional
impressions and digital impression
• Advantages and disadvantages of
technology and where it is used
• What is digital workflow and how it
improves clinical practice
Presenter: Jonathan Ng, DDS, prosthodontist, BC Cancer Agency
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- The Dark Sides of Social Media: An Emergency Med...
- A comparative analysis of public and private den...
- Fracture resistance of defective amalgam restora...
- Caries risk and social determinants of health (F...
- Clinical and pathologic factors associated with ...
- Twelve-month randomized controlled trial of 38% ...
- Dental restorative materials containing quaterna...

The Dark Sides of Social Media: An Emergency Medicine Provider’s Perspective for Dentists (Recorded Webinar)
This webinar was recorded in January 2022
Background
Social media is an integral part of our lives
as oral healthcare providers. It is an outlet for connection and learning, but
there are downsides. What if you are a victim of harassment, bullying,
gaslighting or trolling? In this course, you will get the emergency medicine
provider perspective on the downsides of social media, how to protect yourself,
and what to do if you are a victim.
Presenter
Dr. Matt Zuckerman,Associate Professor in the Medical Toxicology section of the Department
of Emergency Medicine at the University of Colorado School of
Medicine.
Learning Objectives
•
Review cases of bullying and harassment of healthcare
workers
• Learn how to protect yourself from the downsides of social
media
• Discuss some positive ways to use social media in your
practice
Disclaimer: The views of the presenter(s) do not necessarily represent the views of the American Dental Association
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A comparative analysis of public and private dental benefit payer types for the provision and outcomes of root canal therapy on permanent teeth of children and adolescents (February 2023 Article 3)
JADA February 2023
Background.
Despite substantial increases in dental benefits and improvements in the use of dental services
among children and adolescents in the United States, oral health
disparities according to dental insurance payer type persist.
Keywords.
Access to care; dental use; Medicaid;
dental insurance; pediatric dentistry; endodontic treatment
outcomes.
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Fracture resistance of defective amalgam restorations repaired with a resin-based composite material (February 2023 Article 2)
JADA February 2023
Background.
Repair is used to increase the longevity of defective restorations, such as large amalgams. The
aim of this study was to investigate the fracture resistance and fracture modes of
mesio-occlusodistal (MOD) amalgam molar restorations with extensive cuspal fracture repaired
or replaced using a bulk-fill resin-based composite material.
Keywords.
Amalgam repair; minimally invasive procedures; dental composite
restoration.
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Caries risk and social determinants of health (February 2023 Article 1)
JADA February 2023
Background.
Oral
health is influenced by social determinants of health (SDH), predisposing people
and communities to greater risk of developing caries. This study evaluated the association between
caries risk in adults and SDH such as ZIP Codes,
systemic diseases, payment methods, and race or ethnicity.
Keywords.
Caries risk
assessment; social deprivation; big data; caries; systemic-oral
connection.
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Clinical and pathologic factors associated with the relapse of fibrous gingival hyperplasia (December 2022 Article 3)
JADA December 2022
Background.
The association between clinicopathologic characteristics and the relapse of
fibrous gingival hyperplasia is unknown.
Keywords.
Gingival
diseases; fibrous epulis;
recurrence.
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Twelve-month randomized controlled trial of 38% silver diamine fluoride with or without potassium iodide in indirect pulp capping of young permanent molars (December 2022 Article 2)
JADA December 2022
Background.
The
clinical and radiographic effectiveness of 38% silver diamine fluoride (SDF)
with and without potassium iodide (KI) was tested and compared with
resin-modified glass ionomer cement (RMGIC) in indirect pulp capping of deep carious
lesions in young permanent molars.
Keywords.
Silver diamine fluoride; potassium iodide;
resin-modified glass ionomer cement; indirect pulp capping; permanent molars;
marginal staining; and secondary
caries.
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Dental restorative materials containing quaternary ammonium compounds have sustained antibacterial action (December2022 Article 1)
JADA December 2022
Background.
This
narrative review addresses dental restorative materials with sustained
anti-bacterial action, especially those containing quaternary ammonium
compounds. Secondary caries occurs around restorations, causing further loss of
mineral and breakdown of the restoration. Lesions adjacent to restorations account
for more than 40% of needed restorations. Restorative materials with antibacterial properties
will potentially solve this problem.
Keywords.
Caries
prevention; antibacterial restorative materials; secondary caries; quaternary
ammonium
compounds.
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- Emergency Medicine Part 1: Prevention
- Emergency Medicine Part 2: Preparation
- Pharmacotherapeutics for Dental Practitioners: A...
- Emergency Medicine Part 3: Basic Management
- Managing Sedation Complications

Pharmacotherapeutics for Dental Practitioners: Analgesics Clinical Implications
Introduce evidence-based information that will help with the selection of the most appropriate analgesic for the management of pain in the postoperative period.
- Discuss the basic mechanisms of acute pain
- Discuss the pharmacology of analgesics
- Discuss factors to be considered in the selection of analgesics
- Discuss potential adverse drug events associated with the use of
analgesics
Abstract:
The most common complaint causing a person to seek the services of an oral health care provider is pain. Pain is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage. Proper management of pain requires an understand¬ing of its complexity, an appreciation for the factors that determine its expression in the clinical setting, the implementation of disease-modifying procedures (primary dental care) and sound pharmacological strategies (analgesia) in the postoperative period.
Outline:
- Introduction
- Physiology of pain
- Activation of acute pain pathways
- Intrinsic modulation of nociception
- Role of the higher CNS in pain
- Pharmacology of analgesics
- Therapeutic considerations
- NSAIDs
- Acetaminophen
- Opioid agonists
- Adverse drug events
- Conclusion
Updated in 2018!
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Emergency Medicine Part 1: Prevention
Updated for 2018
This course
describes the most common medical emergencies occurring in the dental
environment and describes the steps necessary to prevent their occurrence: the
medical history questionnaire, monitoring of vital signs; dialogue history, and
the stress reduction protocol. A physical evaluation system is introduced.
- List the most common medical emergencies occurring in the dental environment
- List the 5 components of physical evaluation of dental patients
- List the 4 vital signs
- Describe the A.S.A. physical status classification system
- Provide examples of ASA 1, 2, 3, and 4 medical problems
- List the 8 components of the Stress Reduction Protocol
- Define the goal of physical evaluation
Abstract:
Medical emergencies can, and do, happen in the dental environment. Approximately 75% of these can be prevented through physical evaluation of the prospective dental patient, using a systematic review of the patient’s medical history and recording of vital signs. Assigning an ASA Physical Status can help to distinguish those patients who represent greater-than-usual risk during the planned dental treatment. The Stress-Reduction Protocol can then be utilized to minimize this risk.
Outline:
- Medical emergencies in dentistry
- What happens?
- When do they happen?
- Can they be prevented?
- Prevention of medical emergencies
- Medical History Questionnaire
- Dialogue History
- Physical evaluation
- Vital signs
- Blood pressure
- Heart rate & rhythm
- Respiratory rate
- Height
- Weight & BMI
- Body temperature
- Vital signs
- Risk Status Classification
- American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status
- Classification System
- Stress-reduction protocols
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Emergency Medicine Part 2: Preparation
Updated for 2018
Preparation of the
office and staff for medical emergencies that will inevitably occur is discussed
in this course. Basic life support; an in-office emergency response team;
activating emergency medical services; and emergency drugs & equipment are
reviewed.
- Define the legal obligation of a doctor to the victim of a medical emergency
- List the 4 components of preparation of the office for medical emergencies
- Describe the victim who is "clinically dead."
- Describe the difference between "clinical" and "biological" death
- List and describe the steps in the AHA 2010 cardiac arrest algorithm
- List and describe the steps in the algorithm for all medical emergencies
- Explain why survival rates from sudden cardiac arrest are significantly lower in young children than in adults
- Describe the functions of each member of the In-Office Emergency Team
- List the 7 drugs in the bare-bones-basic emergency drug kit
Abstract:
Not all medical emergency situations can be prevented. In this section we discuss the preparation of the dental office & staff to (1) prevent, (2) recognize and (3) efficiently manage those medical emergencies that might arise. The importance of basic life support; development of an in-office emergency response team; (3) activation of emergency medical services; and (4) a basic emergency drug kit & equipment will be discussed.
Outline:
Not all medical emergency situations can be prevented. In this section we discuss the preparation of the dental office & staff to (1) prevent, (2) recognize and (3) efficiently manage those medical emergencies that might arise. The importance of basic life support; development of an in-office emergency response team; (3) activation of emergency medical services; and (4) a basic emergency drug kit & equipment will be discussed.
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Pharmacotherapeutics for Dental Practitioners: Antibacterial Agents
Updated in 2018!
Introduce evidence-based information that will help with the selection of the most appropriate antibacterial agent for the management of an odontogenic infection.
- Discuss the etiology of odontogenic infections
- Discuss the pharmacology of antibacterial agents
- Discuss factors to be considered in the selection of an antibacterial agent
- Discuss potential adverse drug events associated with the use of
antibacterial agents
Abstract:
Most odontogenic infections are polymicrobial. The number of isolated strains
ranges from 1 to 10 with an average number of approximately 4 isolates per
infection. Ultimately, facultative gram-positive and gram-negative cocci
and bacilli; and anaerobic gram-positive and gram-negative cocci and bacilli
predominate in all types of odontogenic infections. Most odontogenic infections
can be resolved satisfactorily through debridement (primary dental care). When
antibacterial chemotherapy is indicated, the drug of choice should be either the
most effective drug against the infective pathogens or the least toxic
alternative among several available agents.
Outline:
- Introduction
- Microbiology of odontogenic infections
- Pharmacology of antibacterial agents
- Therapeutic considerations
- Primary line of treatment
- Secondary line of treatment
- Tertiary line of treatment
- Antibacterial prophylaxis
- Adverse drug events
- Conclusion
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Emergency Medicine Part 3: Basic Management
Updated for 2018
This program
reviews the basic management protocol for all medical emergencies occurring in
the dental office environment –P-C-A-B-D (Positioning – Circulation – Airway –
Breathing – Definitive Care).
- List the steps in the Basic Algorithm in Managing Medical Emergencies
- Describe each of the steps of the Basic Algorithm
- Describe the proper positioning for patients during a medical emergency
- Describe the method of assessing airway patency and of managing a patent airway
- Describe the method of assessing breathing and of ventilating an apneic patient
- Describe the method of assessing circulation
- List and discuss the use of advanced airway devices
Abstract:
In this section the basic management of all medical emergencies is introduced. The algorithm is P-C-A-B-D – Positioning – Circulation – Airway – Breathing – Definitive Care. Each of these steps is described for (1) the conscious patient and (2) the unconscious patient.
Outline:
- Introduction
- Legal obligation of healthcare provider in medical emergency
- Recognition & diagnosis of emergency situation
- By patient
- Angina pectoris
- Bronchospasm (asthma)
- By doctor or dental staff
- Diagnosis based on response – or lack of – to emergency treatment
- Syncope
- Cardiac arrest
- Hypoglycemia
- Diagnosis based on response – or lack of – to emergency treatment
- Through recognition of presenting signs & symptoms
- By patient
- The basic emergency management algorithm: P – C – A –
B – D
- P = Positioning of victim
- Conscious
- Unconscious
- C = Circulation
- Conscious
- Unconscious
- A = Airway
- Conscious
- Unconscious
- B = Breathing
- Conscious
- Unconscious
- D = Definitive care
- Diagnosis
- Drugs
- Defibrillation
- P = Positioning of victim
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Managing Sedation Complications
This course is for dentists who provide minimal and
moderate sedation and provides didactic instruction for patient assessment and
monitoring. Particular emphasis is placed on airway management techniques.
- Describe qualities of dentist leadership of the in-office dental anesthesia team.
- Recognize sedation levels and general anesthesia in terms of clinical characteristics and influence on respiratory and cardiovascular function.
- Describe essential features of preoperative assessment for patients undergoing dental treatment under sedation or general anesthesia.
- Identify principles of patient monitoring distinguishing requirements for moderate sedation versus deep sedation/general anesthesia.
- Explain proper airway maintenance during sedation and general anesthesia.
- Discuss the proper use of devices for oxygenation and ventilation.
- Describe the pathogenesis, recognition and appropriate management of
possible complications associated with moderate sedation, including essential
pharmacology of emergency drugs that may be required.
Abstract:
The course is designed to train the practicing dentist in the proper
recognition and management of respiratory complications that may be associated
with the use of moderate sedation.
Outline:
Lesson 1: Patient Safety, Leadership Skills and Teamwork
Lesson 2:
Presedation Patient Assessment
Lesson 3: Respiratory Monitoring
Lesson 4:
Primary Assessment
Lesson 5: Supplemental Oxygenation
Lesson 6: Positive
Pressure Ventilation
Lesson 7: Management of Respiratory Depression
Lesson
8: Management of Airway Obstruction
Lesson 9: Intra-operative nausea and
vomiting
Lesson 10: Cardiovascular Considerations
Lesson 11: Summary and
ADA Airway Algorithm
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