American Dental Association on-demand webinar
This presentation was recorded on July 13, 2022

Course Overview
This is the first in a three-part course series presented in partnership by the ADA and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA). This session, presented by Linda Stocum, staff coordinator from the DEA Diversion Control, Liaison Section, focuses on who the DEA is and what they do.

Learning Objectives
• Understand where the United States is in the opioid crisis and learn about current drugs about which to be aware
• Summarize DEA’s "One Pill Can Kill" campaign
• Find pertinent information on DEA regulations and other resources

American Dental Association on-demand webinar
This webinar was recorded on June 30, 2022.

Background
The North Carolina Oral Health Collaborative (NCOHC) — a program of the Foundation for Health Leadership & Innovation (FHLI) — has pursued an approach to advancing oral health care access and equity through policy-driven systems change, accomplishing multiple legislative and regulatory changes affecting oral health care delivery, workforce, and payment in recent years. This work has been supported by forward-thinking funders that have largely replaced portfolios focused on limited, "static" programs with ones emphasizing systems-level reform. NCOHC is committed to helping other oral health coalitions, state agencies, community-based organizations (CBOs), public-private partnerships, and funders advance this approach in their respective states.　

Purpose
• To educate oral health coalitions, state agencies, CBOs, public-private partners, and current and potential funders on the importance of systems-level reform in advancing oral health care access and equity.
• To equip grant-seeking organizations with the strategies and tactics necessary to pursue related funding.

Presenters
• Zachary Brian, DMD, FICD, DirectorNorth Carolina Oral Health Collaborative
• Katie Eyes, MSW, Vice President, Program and StrategyBlue Cross Blue Shield NC Foundation

Disclaimer: The views of the presenter(s) do not necessarily represent the views of the American Dental Association

JADA August 2022

Background.
Each year there are 800,000 myocardial infarctions in the United States. There is an increased risk of hospitalization for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) for those with periodontal disease. Yet, there is a paucity of knowledge about downstream care of AMI and how this varies with periodontal care status. The authors’ aim was to examine the association between periodontal care and AMI hospitalization and 30 days after acute care.

Keywords.
Readmission; cardiologists; cardiovascular diseases; periodontal diseases; health status; intensive care units; dentists; oral health care; post–acute care.

JADA August 2022

Background.
Background. The purpose of this study was to determine how often dental patients request extraction for nondental reasons and how dentists handle such requests.

Keywords.
Extractions; tooth extraction; patient request; patient autonomy; nonmaleficence; ethics.

JADA August 2022

Background.
This study was designed to assess the prevalence of anxiety and depression symptoms and understand factors influencing mental health among dental health care workers (DHCWs) during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Keywords.
Mental health; COVID-19; health care worker; longitudinal study; COVID-19vaccine; professional role.

Overview
This course educates dental providers on the new evidence-based clinical practice guideline (CPG) for the management of acute dental pain. The CPG was developed as part of the FDA funded research project titled, "Evidence-based Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Acute Dental Pain: Development, Implementation, and Evaluation Using Data Analytics to Target An Implementation Strategy." The project is a collaboration between the ADA Science & Research Institute, the University of Pittsburgh, and the University of Pennsylvania.

Presenters
Deborah Polk, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh
Paul A. Moore, DMD, PhD, MPH, Professor emeritus, University of Pittsburgh

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you should be able to:
• State the benefits of NSAIDs over opioids
• List examples of recommendations from the clinical practice guideline for the management of acute dental pain
• Use communication skills with patients
• Incorporate patient responses into and develop a plan for a patient’s pain management
• Begin to incorporate the guideline into practice

This course is free and open to all
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.

Disclaimer: The views of the presenter(s) do not necessarily represent the views of the American Dental Association

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.

Dental team members can learn how to protect themselves from exposure to potentially infectious agents in the dental office. This course shows ways to reduce risk of acquiring a bloodborne disease through occupational exposure by understanding and using immunization, adherence to standard precautions, and disinfection and sterilization. This course also explains the two main OSHA standards that affect dentistry, the Bloodborne Pathogen Standard and Hazard Communication Standard.

For information about purchasing for your dental team, please contact us at 800.621.8099 or ce_online@ada.org.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to understand the following:

1. The Bloodborne Pathogen Standard
2. The Hazard Communication Standard
3. The Infectious Disease Process
4. Immunization recommendations
5. Standard Precautions
6. Infection Control
7. Cleaning, Sterilization and Disinfection
8. Infection Control in the Dental Laboratory
   

Abstract:

Infection Control and OSHA shows how to protect against exposure to potentially infectious agents and hazardous chemicals in the dental office. It explains several ways to reduce the risk of acquiring a bloodborne disease through occupational exposure including immunization, adherence to standard precautions, and disinfection and sterilization and the control and prevention of exposure to hazardous chemicals. The course also includes reasons to contact state boards of dentistry, instructions on how to avoid infection in the dental laboratory, and instructions on how to clean, sterilize, and disinfect potentially infectious items and how to monitor the sterilization processes.

Outline:

1. OSHA Standards for the Dental Office
2. State Boards of Dentistry
3. Immunization
4. Standard Precautions
5. Chairside Infection Control
6. Infection Control After Treatment
7. Infection Control During Radiographic Procedures
8. Cleaning, Sterilization, and Disinfection
9. Infection Control in the Dental Laboratory

360CE

CEYEAR21

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.

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.

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). 

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.

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

360CE

CEYEAR21

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