No Strings Attached: Living in a Cordless World

No Strings Attached: Living in a Cordless World Presenter: Patti DiGangi, RDH, BS CE Credits: 1 CEU (Home Study)

Release Date:12/2/15

Successful oral health care providers take advantage of new technologies to provide better quality and more convenient care both in and out of the office. Cordless cell phones and charging batteries are an everyday occurrence. Cordless devices allow individuals to perform tasks in remote and unusual places as well as making it easier in traditional office settings. Cordless curing lights, cordless lasers, cordless x-ray systems and cordless sensors, cordless toothbrushes, cordless water devices are just a few of many that exist today. Yet a majority of dental hygienists are polishing the same way they always have. In a competitive world, every professional needs to keep current on new technologies for care. Upon completion of this CE webinar, the participant will: • Review polishing from the porte polisher to today’s options • Understand the difference between selective polishing and essential selective polishing • Compare and contrast current polishing options

ON DEMAND  sponsored by DentalEZ

UPDATE ON MEDICAL EMERGENCIES: 2016

Today there are more medically compromised patients coming into our offices than ever before. As a result, a more detailed medical history and medical evaluation should take place prior to treatment.

This webinar will cover the essential drugs needed to make a medical emergency kit for the office. In addition, we will discuss four (4) basic tests that can easily be performed to help in the physical diagnosis of a patient’s medical status. Lastly, we will discus the “Conversational History” and how this can pick up many medical issues not revealed by the standard health history form.

Participants will learn:

• To recognize the most frequent life threatening emergencies.
• How to determine when and how to administer essential drugs.
• Utilize three (3) simple chair side, non-invasive tests.
• How to use drugs Intra-nasally vs. via the IM route
• How to avoid up to 75% of Medical Emergencies from occurring.

Speaker(s):Daniel G. Pompa D.D.S.

sponsoered by Colgate Oral Health Network 

Available on demand

Infection Control for Dental Technology Equipment

Infection Control for Dental Technology EquipmentThursday: Live CE Webinar Presenter: Jackie Dorst, RDH, BS Thu  2/18/16  7:00 PM ET  4:00 PM PT Fri  2/19/16  0:00 AM UTC CE Credits: 1 Live, Interactive CEU

Jackie Dorst's CE webinar provides the latest infection control and sterilization protocols. She will review proper techniques and product selection for effective cleaning, disinfection, and sterilization of clinical technology equipment. Attendees will learn how to implement efficient infection control systems to protect equipment and provide safety for patients and the dental team. Reserve Your Seat Now     (no charge for this webinar) Visit http://vivalearning.com/ for a complete schedule of free dental CE webinars.

9 Ways to Curb Cancellations

9 Ways to Curb Cancellations Wednesday: Live CE Webinar Presenter: Sally McKenzie Wed  2/10/16  7:00 PM ET  4:00 PM PT Thu  2/11/16  0:00 AM UTC CE Credits: 1 Live, Interactive CEU

Another "no-show"! Now what? It is commonly cited as the number one practice frustration, the number one production killer, and the number one source of stress, Patient failures cost individual practices tens of thousands of dollars annually. In this CE webinar, learn how you can improve patient education and reduce cancellations/no-shows at your practice. Reserve Your Seat Now     (no charge for this webinar) Visit http://vivalearning.com/ for a complete schedule of free dental CE webinars.