Dental Hygienists Association of the City of New York

City of New York - Continuing Education

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New York CE Requirements:

Mandatory Continuing Education: New York State's Mandatory Continuing Education Law for the dental profession became effective January 1997. Practicing hygienists in New York State are required to take 24 credit hours every three years
Registered Dental Hygienists - 24 CE's for relicensure. 10 CE's can be home-study.
Hygienists are required to complete a course in Infection Control.
Licenses must be renewed every 3 years.

HEALTH CARE 2010
7 CEU’S

Friday, March 19, 2010, 8.45 – 4.00 pm    Registration 8.30 am

PLACE: New Yorker Hotel (Ramada Inn & Plaza)
             481 8th Ave., NYC, NY 10001

Courses approved by: American Academy of Dental Hygiene, Inc. and
                                  National Dental Hygiene Association

Click here for registration form.

Course 1 Explore the Systemic Disease – Pharmacologic Connection

Recognize the commonalities between systemic conditions and oral disease

Become aware of the therapeutic value, mechanism of action, effects, risk vs. benefits of specific drugs encountered in dental hygiene practice

Distinguish between chemical, generic and brand name drugs

Understand the FDA drug approval process

Speaker: Marilyn Cortell, RDH, BS, MS is an Associate Professor at New York City College of Technology. She is a fellow in the American Academy of Dental Hygiene, a Consultant Member for NERB, member of the Editorial Advisory Board of Access magazine and RDH magazine as well as a national and international lecturer

Course 2. Preparing Oneself for the Handling of the Geriatric Patient

Understand the special needs of the geriatric population including Hypertension, Diabetes, Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and Rheumatoid Arthritis

Become aware of the clinical considerations necessary to manage and treat   the elderly patient

Develop an acceptable achievable home care regime for the geriatric patient

Speaker: Jane Weiner, RDH (http://janewrdh.com) is an Informatics Specialist and Faculty member at Nova SE College of Dental Medicine, Ft. Lauderdale, Fl. where she teaches Law and Documentation. She is owner of the Board Reviews, Inc which teaches prep courses for WREB, CRDTS, NERB, ADHLEX. She is also co-editor of Dental Hygiene Review for Hu-Friedy at http://www.friendsofhu-friedy.com/

In Oral Health Professionals's Guide to Serving Young Children with Special Health Needs. They provide CE credits along with pertinent information for serving children. http://www.mchoralhealth.org/SpecialCare/

Here is a great site that lists EVERY states CE requirements, their phone numbers, and even links to the dental board to check licenses in each state.

http://www.marquette.edu/dhforum/cer.htm#G

These sites are built for professionals looking for the continuing education that would best fit their needs.

http://www.FindCE.com

http://www.dentaljobs.net

FREE CE COURSES

Procter & Gamble is offering free CE courses. Courses can be sorted by topic, date online, course title, or credit hours. You can access all of these courses using your dentalcare.com user name and password.

Procter & Gamble is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider. The formal continuing education programs of this program provider are accepted by the AGD for Fellowship/Mastership credit.

http://www.dentalcare.com/soap/conteduc/conteduc.htm

http://www.sonicare.com

http://www.oralcdx.com

http://www.dentalcare.com/drn.htm

www.perioeducation.com

www.gcatraining.com

www.gcamerica.com

http://espertiseinteractivelearning.com/training.asp

Use this link for more information on CE offered throughout the US:
https://www.dentaljobs.net/ce.asp

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