WSDHA

Washington State dental hygienists are required to have proof of 15 hours of CE per year for re-licensure. The courses must relate to dental hygiene. No specifications are made that limit on-line courses. The clinical dental team must also have BLS for Health care providers certification by the American Heart Association.

WSDHA's Annual Symposium 2010 will be April 23-24 at Lynnwood Embassy Suites as per usual!

Dental Hygiene Update, Friday December 10th, Shoreline Conference Center. 7 CE Credits: $260 dentist; $120 non ADHA members; $100 ADHA members and students; $234 UW alumni dentist

Sucessful Management of Patients with TMD: Roles and Opportunities for Dental Hygienists - Kimberly Huggins, RDH
Dental Implant Supportive Therapy: Evidence Based Approach to Prevention and Treatment of Peri-Implantitis - Diane Daubert, RDH, MS
Your Mouth, Your Body, Your Health: Redefining the World of Oral Medicine - Chrystal Mauch, RDH,
Clinical Specialist Oral Cancer and Common Oral Swellings - Dolphine Oda, BDS, MS

Dental Dilemmas with Kathy Forbes, RDH, BS & Debra Thompson Downing. January 28, 2011 at Lynnwood Embassy Suites. 6 CE Credits. As a sequal to the Insurance Codes class, this class will deal with communicating to patients the transitions to new treatments; how to explain billing, billing combinations that are legal and ethical, is it legal to give discounts?, what kind of documentation is needed to avoid fraud and potential lawsuits?, how to collect money that is owed, marketing strategies for a slow economy, the new Red Flag Rule for dental practice, and much, much more. Brochure

ADHA provides on-line CE courses: $15 for members; $30 for non-members. 2 CE credits. Go to adha.org

Free Web Course on Cross-Cultural Communication

UMDNJ in collaboration with the NY/NJ Public Health Training Center invites you to participate in a free web-based interactive learning experience. Communicate to Make a Difference: Exploring Cross-Cultural Communication. This course, in three modules, introduces many facets of culture and communication in a real-world public health scenario. Learners must make decisions while discovering communication strategies they can employ in their daily work. The course is designed for public health professionals and may be completed at one’s own pace within a 30-day period. Completion requires approximately six hours. For more information go to the web site: www.nynj-phtc.org/cc or call Robyn Shumer at (732) 235-9451.

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New On-Line CE Course on oral health for people with special needs.

Approved by the California Dental Board to satisfy the 150 hour requirement for the RDH in Alternative Practice license in California. It is open to any oral health professional interested in information on oral health for people with special needs. It is primarily a web-based post-graduate program and provides over 100 hours of CE Credit. The course will expand knowledge and ability to treat people who have complex medical, psychological or social situations. Tuition is $3,900, application fee is $200 (non-refundable) Additional materials required. This is a four month program with two sessions per year. Two in-person days are required. Contact Pacific Center for Special Care at (415) 749-3384.