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Regenerative Dentistry - 2/2/2024 to 2/2/2025
Event Type: Online
Location:

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Explore regenerative dentistry's shift from traditional methods to innovative tissue restoration. Learn about stem cell therapy, tissue engineering, and PRP therapy's impact on oral health. Understand dental stem cells' role in regeneration, the applications of tissue engineering, and PRP benefits for patient care. Identify challenges and anticipate future advancements in regenerative dentistry.

Effective Patient Communication Strategies in Dentistry - 2/16/2024 to 2/15/2025
Event Type: Online
Location:
https://blxtraining.com
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This course outlines some simple strategies and tips for improving communication with your patients. Research indicates that ‘soft skills’ have a direct bearing on patient perceptions of the value of care provided, the degree of trust placed in the dentist, and the success of treatment.

50773 Skin Cancers - 3/1/2024 to 2/28/2025
Event Type: CE Course
Location:

Sacramento, CA, USA 95899

The purpose of this course is to enhance knowledge about the clinical presentation of skin cancers in order to help dental professionals detect skin cancer and make appropriate referrals early, when treatment is most successful.


57430 Cultural Competence: An Overview - 3/1/2024 to 2/28/2025
Event Type: CE Course
Location:

Sacramento, CA, USA 95899

The purpose of this course is to provide members of the interprofessional healthcare team with the knowledge, skills, and strategies necessary to provide culturally competent and responsive care to all patients.


54151 The Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic - 3/1/2024 to 2/28/2025
Event Type: CE Course
Location:

Sacramento, CA, USA 95899

The purpose of this course is to provide dental professionals an overview of the 2019–2020 global outbreak of novel human coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) infection, including background epidemiology, clinical features, mode of transmission, epidemic potential, and the clinical and public health measures recommended to limit spread of infection and control the outbreak.


54214 Multidrug-Resistant Microbial Infections - 3/1/2024 to 2/28/2025
Event Type: CE Course
Location:

Sacramento, CA, USA 95899

In spite of a growing understanding and application of effective control measures, the problem of multidrug-resistant microbial infection remains a ubiquitous and complex issue for communities and hospitals. Each decade seems to usher in a new generation of common bacterial pathogens that have become resistant to available medications, resulting in ongoing excess morbidity, mortality, and healthcare costs. The purpose of this course is to provide an overview of the basics of antimicrobial resistance mechanisms and to review the classes of multidrug-resistant pathogens currently prevalent in healthcare facilities and the community, including guidelines for prevention and options for therapy.


54994 Viral Hepatitis - 3/1/2024 to 2/28/2025
Event Type: CE Course
Location:

Sacramento, CA, USA 95899

The purpose of this course is to provide dental professionals with a review of normal liver structure and function, common liver function tests used to assess liver disease, and an overview of the current diagnosis and management of primary viral hepatitis.


56741 Dental Treatment of Patients with Mental Disorders - 3/1/2024 to 2/28/2025
Event Type: CE Course
Location:

Sacramento, CA, USA 95899

In dentistry, mental health disorders are commonly encountered in patients and can impact oral health and the level of care that can be provided. The purpose of this course is to provide dental professionals with the information necessary to identify mental health disorders and to address these issues appropriately.


Healthcare BLS CPR AED and First Aid Certification - 3/28/2024 to 3/28/2025
Event Type: Online
Location:

, TX, 75056
Our healthcare CPR and First Aid course includes Adult, Child & Infant CPR and First Aid training. Receive your combo course certificate on your registered email ID. Our course curriculum is comprehensive and rich in quality. It includes easy to learn and implement instructions designed by OSHA experts

58643 Infection Control: The New York Requirement - 4/1/2024 to 3/31/2025
Event Type: CE Course
Location:

Sacramento, CA, USA 95899

The purpose of this course is to provide a review of current infection control practices and accepted standards, with an emphasis on the application of infection control standards and practices in dental care settings.


58903 HIV/AIDS: Epidemic Update - 4/1/2024 to 3/31/2025
Event Type: CE Course
Location:

Sacramento, CA, USA 95899

HIV infection is now endemic in the United States and throughout much of the world, and HIV/AIDS has become less about cure and more about management and control. As with most chronic diseases, treatment protocols and management strategies change over time. The purpose of this course is to provide a basic, practical review and update of knowledge concerning HIV/AIDS, addressing the key issues that impact clinical care and public health practice.


54734 HIV/AIDS: Update for Washington - 4/1/2024 to 3/31/2025
Event Type: CE Course
Location:

Sacramento, CA, USA 95899

In view of the existing crisis in healthcare in the United States, the problems associated with providing the necessary care for persons with HIV infection or AIDS are significant. The purpose of this course is to address those problems in the discussion of epidemiology, organism characteristics, pathophysiology, transmission, clinical manifestations, complications, treatment advancements, prevention, ethical and legal aspects of care, and workplace concerns.


56442 Suicide Assessment and Prevention - 4/1/2024 to 3/31/2025
Event Type: CE Course
Location:

Sacramento, CA, USA 95899

The purpose of this course is to provide dental professionals with an appreciation of the impact of depression and suicide on patient health as well as the skills necessary to identify and intervene for patients at risk for suicide.


54963 Oral Complications of Diabetes - 4/1/2024 to 3/31/2025
Event Type: CE Course
Location:

Sacramento, CA, USA 95899

Diabetes can have a significant impact on oral health, which in turn affects patients' overall health and quality of life. The purpose of this course is to provide dental professionals with the information necessary to identify oral complications of diabetes and educate patients with diabetes regarding the steps necessary to prevent periodontal disease.


56944 Cocaine Use Disorder - 4/1/2024 to 3/31/2025
Event Type: CE Course
Location:

Sacramento, CA, USA 95899

The purpose of this course is to provide a current, evidence-based overview of cocaine use disorder and its treatment, in order to allow healthcare professionals to more effectively identify, treat, or refer patients who abuse cocaine.


50201 Botulinum Toxin and Dermal Fillers for Facial Aging - 4/1/2024 to 3/31/2025
Event Type: CE Course
Location:

Sacramento, CA, USA 95899
The purpose of this course is to provide clinicians with the knowledge necessary to provide minimally invasive aesthetic procedures and to care for patients who have undergone these procedures.

56964 Opioid Use Disorder - 4/1/2024 to 3/31/2025
Event Type: CE Course
Location:

Sacramento, CA, USA 95899
Practice guidance for opioid use disorder in primary care has not kept pace with rapid, profound changes in this area, leaving healthcare professionals with outdated and incomplete information to guide the clinical management of opioid use disorder and related morbidity. The purpose of this course is to close this gap to allow dental professionals to provide the best, evidence-based care to patients with opioid use disorder.

58793 Food Allergies - 5/1/2024 to 4/30/2025
Event Type: CE Course
Location:

Sacramento, CA, USA 95899

The purpose of this course is to encourage dental professionals to raise the issue of reactions to food during patient encounters, especially with parents of young patients, and to educate patients about the importance of protecting themselves or their children from allergic reactions.


51913 Dental Care for Patients with Disabilities - 5/1/2024 to 4/30/2025
Event Type: CE Course
Location:

Sacramento, CA, USA 95899

The purpose of this course is to focus awareness upon the difficult oral health issues that patients with disabilities face on a daily basis and to provide dental professionals with the necessary information to improve patients' oral and systemic health.


56673 Sensory Integration and Processing Problems: Impact on Care - 5/1/2024 to 4/30/2025
Event Type: CE Course
Location:

Sacramento, CA, USA 95899

The purpose of this course is to improve the quality of care administered to patients with sensory processing issues by providing dental professionals with information about sensory processing issues and health care from the point of view of the patient.


51603 Prescribing Opioids, Providing Naloxone, and Preventing Drug Diversion: The West Virginia Requirement - 5/1/2024 to 4/30/2025
Event Type: CE Course
Location:

Sacramento, CA, USA 95899

The purpose of this course is to provide dental professionals who prescribe or distribute opioids with an appreciation for the complexities of opioid prescribing and the dual risks of litigation due to inadequate pain control and drug diversion or misuse in order to provide the best possible patient care and to prevent a growing social problem.


54924 Animal-Related Health Risks - 5/1/2024 to 4/30/2025
Event Type: CE Course
Location:

Sacramento, CA, USA 95899

The purpose of this course is to increase the awareness of zoonotic diseases and their management in both prevention and care. There are many potential diseases that can spread from animals to humans, and with basic precautions, most zoonoses are preventable or at least avoidable. The public has many misconceptions about what to do after a potential exposure to a zoonotic source, and healthcare professionals are often the first to help and answer questions.


55300 Substance Use Disorders and Pain Management: MATE Act Training - 5/1/2024 to 4/30/2025
Event Type: CE Course
Location:

Sacramento, CA, USA 95899

The purpose of this course is to provide dental professionals who prescribe or distribute controlled substances with an appreciation for the complexities of managing patients with substance use disorders and comorbid pain in order to provide the best possible patient care and to prevent a growing social problem.


55152 Responsible and Effective Opioid Prescribing - 5/1/2024 to 4/30/2025
Event Type: CE Course
Location:

Sacramento, CA, USA 95899
The purpose of this course is to provide clinicians who prescribe or distribute opioids with an appreciation for the complexities of opioid prescribing and the dual risks of litigation due to inadequate pain control and drug diversion or misuse in order to provide the best possible patient care and to prevent a growing social problem.

51784 Smoking and Secondhand Smoke - 6/1/2024 to 5/31/2025
Event Type: CE Course
Location:

Sacramento, CA, USA 95899

The purpose of this course is to provide dental professionals with a formal educational opportunity that will address the impact of tobacco smoking and secondhand exposure in public health and disease as well as interventions to promote smoking cessation among their patients.


57081 Sexual Harassment Prevention: The Illinois Requirement - 6/1/2024 to 5/31/2025
Event Type: CE Course
Location:

Sacramento, CA, USA 95899

The purpose of this course is to provide dental professionals with clear knowledge of the consequences of sexual harassment and the skills to help combat harassment in the workplace.


56052 Treating the Apprehensive Dental Patient - 6/1/2024 to 5/31/2025
Event Type: CE Course
Location:

Sacramento, CA, USA 95899

The purpose of this course is to provide insight about dental-based apprehension from the viewpoint of the patient and to suggest methods to increase patients' ability to obtain dental care.


54984 Viral Diseases: Oral Involvement and Complications - 6/1/2024 to 5/31/2025
Event Type: CE Course
Location:

Sacramento, CA, USA 95899

The purpose of this course is to provide dental professionals with a review of several viral organisms and the effect they have directly and indirectly upon dental treatment, oral health, and systemic health.


55142 Optimizing Opioid Safety and Efficacy - 6/1/2024 to 5/31/2025
Event Type: CE Course
Location:

Sacramento, CA, USA 95899

The purpose of this course is to provide dental professionals with the information necessary to choose the appropriate opioid agents for their patients, with a resultant improvement in patients' quality of life and compliance with prescribed treatments.


52404 Pediatric Abusive Head Trauma - 6/1/2024 to 5/31/2025
Event Type: CE Course
Location:

Sacramento, CA, USA 95899

The purpose of this course is to raise awareness and provide dental professionals with the knowledge and skills necessary to quickly and accurately identify pediatric abusive head trauma and to intervene in cases of abuse, which should decrease the morbidity and mortality experienced by the victims.


56564 Alcohol and Alcohol Use Disorder - 6/1/2024 to 5/31/2025
Event Type: CE Course
Location:

Sacramento, CA, USA 95899
The purpose of this course is to address the ongoing alcohol competency educational needs of practicing dentists and other dental professionals. The material will include core competencies as well as knowledge, assessment, and treatment-based competencies.

59564 Dental Considerations for Older Adult Patients - 6/1/2024 to 5/31/2025
Event Type: CE Course
Location:

Sacramento, CA, USA 95899
The purpose of this course is to provide dental professionals with information regarding oral manifestations of the aging process and their relationship with oral and systemic health to ensure the maintenance of optimum quality of life in older patients.

Self Study: Medical Emergencies in the Dental Office - 6/12/2024 to 6/12/2025
Event Type: Online
Location:

Las Vegas, NV, 89135
This course will discuss the most common medical emergencies in the dental office as well as the associated signs and symptoms. The course will also review treatment to assist with the medical emergency as well as case studies to test your knowledge.

Online Fellowship Program in Oral Implantology - 7/1/2024 to 5/30/2025
Event Type: Online
Location:
Online
San Diego, CA, 92122
This course comprises a comprehensive and modular online program that allows participants to gain foundational knowledge in all of the various aspects critical to delivering successful surgical and prosthetic implant dentistry, as well as training in areas of advanced bone and soft tissue grafting, sinus augmentation, extraction socket management, and digital implant dentistry

58394 Herbal Medications: An Evidence-Based Review - 7/1/2024 to 6/30/2025
Event Type: CE Course
Location:

Sacramento, CA, USA 95899

Considering the pharmacologic interactions between herbal medications (HMs) and conventional medications, it is paramount to increase the awareness and knowledge of dental professionals about HMs. The purpose of this course is to increase dental professionals' awareness of the potential risks and benefits of HMs from an evidence-based perspective and promote the planned inclusion of HM use in patients' medical history. This course should allow dental professionals to discuss HMs in a knowledgeable and succinct manner with patients and colleagues.


53764 Men's Health Issues - 7/1/2024 to 6/30/2025
Event Type: CE Course
Location:

Sacramento, CA, USA 95899

The purpose of this course is to provide dental professionals with necessary information regarding conditions and health issues that affect men in order to facilitate more effective diagnosis, treatment, and care. As male-specific factors influence the provision and compliance to therapy, tools to ensure effective patient education for men are provided to increase the likelihood of positive outcomes.


54033 Oral and Maxillofacial Infections - 7/1/2024 to 6/30/2025
Event Type: CE Course
Location:

Sacramento, CA, USA 95899

The purpose of this course is to emphasize to dental professionals the importance of quickly identifying and treating oral and maxillofacial infections.


56954 Methamphetamine Use Disorder - 7/1/2024 to 6/30/2025
Event Type: CE Course
Location:

Sacramento, CA, USA 95899

Methamphetamine use has risen alarmingly, reaching epidemic proportions in some regions. The purpose of this course is to provide a current, evidence-based overview of methamphetamine abuse and dependence and its treatment in order to allow dental professionals to more effectively identify, treat, or refer patients who use methamphetamine.


50003 Oral and Maxillofacial Trauma - 7/1/2024 to 6/30/2025
Event Type: CE Course
Location:

Sacramento, CA, USA 95899
The purpose of this course is to provide dental professionals with a deeper understanding of and appreciation for oral and maxillofacial trauma.

50073 Migraine: Diagnosis and Therapeutic Advances - 7/1/2024 to 6/30/2025
Event Type: CE Course
Location:

Sacramento, CA, USA 95899
The purpose of this course is to provide an update of research elucidating the pathophysiology of migraine, which has resulted in "mechanism-based" therapies; to review the differential diagnosis of headache disorders; and to summarize the current and evidence-based guidelines for clinical management of migraine. The course will highlight the need for a graded therapeutic response based on frequency of attacks and pattern of symptoms, and the importance of patient education and self-management techniques as a means of ensuring compliance and improving outcomes.

51954 Carpal Tunnel Syndrome - 7/1/2024 to 6/30/2025
Event Type: CE Course
Location:

Sacramento, CA, USA 95899

The purpose of this course is to provide dental professionals with awareness of how to diagnose carpal tunnel syndrome, based on specific signs and symptoms and appropriate diagnostic tests, and of interventions available to treat and/or prevent the condition.



PATHOGENIC PATHWAYS: Oral Systemic Links. Free CE Webinar. - 7/13/2024 to 7/13/2025
Event Type: Online
Location:

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Healthcare providers face challenges when reducing oral disease burden to enhance whole-body health. Shared provider knowledge of existing research incorporated into patient education and care plans fosters awareness of options and subsequent actions that may reduce negative health consequences. Growing evidence of the oral-systemic impact fuels the urgency to actively engage patients, as well as the interprofessional community in solution-oriented directions.

HUMAN TRAFFICKING: Role of the Dental Clinician. Free CE Webinar - 7/13/2024 to 7/13/2025
Event Type: Online
Location:

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Human Trafficking is a global public health problem. Dental clinicians are uniquely positioned to identify victims and provide assistance. This webinar will create awareness as health clinicians and discuss red flags to identify victims in our dental practice. Art McOmber, former FBI special agent will share his professional experience with attendees.

Impact of Mental Health Conditions on Oral Health - 7/16/2024 to 7/15/2025
Event Type: CE Course
Location:
https://blxtraining.com
Online, , Online
The symptoms of mental illnesses can lead to poor nutrition, which can then result in poor dental health. Individuals with mental illness, especially those with serious mental illness symptoms, may struggle to maintain a proper daily dental care routine and access necessary dental treatment. This course aims to explore the connection between oral health and mental health disorders such as anxiety and depression. It also seeks to equip dental healthcare providers with the tools to intervene and i

57542 Child Abuse Identification and Reporting: The Pennsylvania Requirement - 8/1/2024 to 7/31/2025
Event Type: CE Course
Location:

Sacramento, CA, USA 95899

The purpose of this course is to enable dental professionals in all practice settings to define child abuse and identify the children who are affected by violence. This course describes how a victim can be accurately diagnosed and identifies the community resources available in the state of Pennsylvania for child abuse victims.


57923 Domestic Violence: The Florida Requirement - 8/1/2024 to 7/31/2025
Event Type: CE Course
Location:

Sacramento, CA, USA 95899

The purpose of this course is to enable dental professionals in all practice settings to define domestic violence and identify those who are affected by domestic violence in the United States. This course describes how a victim can be accurately diagnosed and identifies the community resources available in the state of Florida for domestic violence victims.


57454 Violence in the Healthcare Workplace - 8/1/2024 to 7/31/2025
Event Type: CE Course
Location:

Sacramento, CA, USA 95899

Violence or abuse experienced in the workplace among healthcare workers, social workers, mental health workers, and other human service workers is a critical issue that many organizations face. The purpose of this course is to provide dental professionals with information so they may better recognize, address, and prevent violence in their workplaces.


51334 Medical Error Prevention and Root Cause Analysis - 9/1/2024 to 8/31/2025
Event Type: CE Course
Location:

Sacramento, CA, USA 95899

The purpose of this course is to satisfy the requirement of the Florida law and provide all licensed dental professionals with information regarding the root cause process, error reduction and prevention, and patient safety.


57111 Recognizing and Reporting Human Trafficking in Florida - 9/1/2024 to 8/31/2025
Event Type: CE Course
Location:

Sacramento, CA, USA 95899

The purpose of this course is to provide dental professionals an in-depth, practical review of human trafficking, including the definition and scope of the problem, the means of identification and assessment of individuals who may be victims, guidance on reporting of cases, and interventions and resources available to victims.


50214 Diagnosing and Managing Headaches - 9/1/2024 to 8/31/2025
Event Type: CE Course
Location:

Sacramento, CA, USA 95899

Given the common and difficult diagnoses associated with headaches, the purpose of this course is to educate the dental professional about the epidemiology and treatment of the various types of headaches so they may make early and accurate diagnoses, begin effective treatment, and/or refer patients to a specialist when necessary.