Continuing Education

Five courses, seven CE credits, one day!

Course Details

Presented By: CPR for Life, Kim Graziano, RDH, MPH, and Jeff Puckett
Date: Friday, September 6, 2024 
Credit Hours: 7 
Time: 9 AM - 5 PM 
Location: College of Dentistry, Room 163 and Live Zoom Webinar 

Participant Cost

In-Person Cost:
Dentist In-Person - $299
Clinical/Administration Team In-Person - $199

Webinar Cost:
Dentist Webinar (No CPR) - $249
Clinical/Administration Team Webinar (No CPR) - $149

Course Schedule

8:45 a.m. – Check-in (coffee and pastries provided)
9:00 a.m. – CPR, Christy Johnson with CPR for Life (in-person only)
10:45 a.m. – Ethics, Jeff Puckett
11:45 a.m. – Lunch (lunch provided)
12:45 p.m. – Opioid Refresher, Jeff Puckett
 3:00 p.m. – OSHA and Infection Control, Kim Graziano, RDH, MPH

Course Overview

This course combination will provide you with one hour of ethics and one hour of opioids taught by Jeff Puckett, two hours of OSHA and infection taught by Kim Graziano, and a two-year CPR re-certification card. The CPR re-certification card will be provided by email upon completion of the course.

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Presented By: Dr. Sara Spurlock and Dr. Jennifer Jenkins; Dr. Kathleen Higgins
Date: Friday, September 20, 2024
Credit Hours: 6
Time: Dr. Sara Spurlock and Dr. Jennifer Jenkins: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM; Dr. Kathleen Higgins: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Location:
OU College of Dentistry, Room 108
1201 N Stonewall Ave
Oklahoma City, OK 73117

Register here. 

Presented By: Isabel Rambob, DDS, FICD
Date: Friday, October 11, 2024
Credit Hours: 3
Time: 9 AM to 12 PM
Location:
OU College of Dentistry, Room 163
1201 N Stonewall Ave
Oklahoma City, OK 73117
and Live Zoom Webinar

Participant Cost

In-Person Cost:

Dentists: $225
Clinical/Administrative Team: $149

Webinar Cost:

Dentists: $175
Clinical/Administrative Team: $99

Course Description

With 2.9B users on Facebook and 2.5B on Instagram, you can’t afford to be invisible online. Most likely patients are checking you and/or practice on social media before making a decision to schedule an appointment with you. Learning how to effectively navigate the social media world is a must-have skill of the digital age. In this session, we will present how to simplify the process of managing your social media presence.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this session, participants should be able to:

·       Understand the basic principles of branding

·       Identify the 5 stages of customer/patient awareness

·       Establish a content creation strategy

·       Analyze content performance

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Presented By: Angie Wallace, RDH
Date: Friday, October 25, 2024
Credit Hours: 8
Time: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. (Coffee, pastries, and lunch are provided.)
Location:
OU College of Dentistry, Room 108
1201 N Stonewall Ave
Oklahoma City, OK 73117

Participant Cost

In-Person Cost:
Dental Hygienist: $600

Course Overview:
This laser class is for the beginner or the advanced laser user. This fast-paced laser course will help attendees gain knowledge and guidance for how and when to use the laser, as well as how to use it safely.

This course will provide what a laser can do in the hands of dental hygienists, as well as show case studies and new technology of what to expect in the future with lasers.

There will be ample time allowed for questions and answers, creating excitement about getting lasers into your office and how to start using them on Monday morning.

Learning Objectives:
The participants will:

• discuss the fundamentals of lasers, including their characteristics, delivery systems, and emission modes of lasers
• understand the effects of lasers on tissue
• identify device characteristics and clinical applications
• relate the role of a laser safety officer to laser safety standards and regulatory requirements
• identify how to operate laser instrumentation with a hands-on portion

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Presented By: Tracy Blessing, DMD
Date: November 8 – 9, 2024
Credit Hours: 6 each day, 12 total
Registration: 7:50 a.m.
Time: 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. (Coffee, pastries, and lunch are provided.)
Location:
OU College of Dentistry, Room 104
1201 N Stonewall Ave
Oklahoma City, OK 73117

Participant Cost

Dentist Botulinum Toxin & Dermal Fillers: $3,500
Dentist Botulinum (Day 1 only): $2,190
Dentist Dermal Fillers (Day 2 only): $2,190

Course Overview:This course will provide an introduction to botulinum toxin type A and dermal fillers, focusing on both the cosmetic and therapeutic uses to provide comprehensive patient care and "Total Facial Aesthetics" in your dental practice.

Day 1 will include a review of pertinent facial anatomy and muscle physiology and botulinum toxin’s mechanism of action. The following areas will be explained and demonstrated with botulinum toxin: frown lines (glabella), forehead lines (frontalis), crow’s feet (orbicularis oculi), brow lift, gummy smile, masseters and temporalis for clenching/grinding, migraines and facial pain.

Day 2 will include a review of pertinent facial and soft tissue anatomy, current dermal fillers on the market and their indications for use. The following areas will be explained and demonstrated with dermal fillers: peri-oral rejuvenation, nasolabial folds, smile lines, lip augmentation, marionette lines, oral commissures, mentolabial sulcus and interdental black triangles. The integration of botulinum toxin and dermal fillers in a dental environment will be discussed, from the patient consultation to the evaluation and diagnosis and finally to the treatment with before and after case presentations.

Detailed information will be provided concerning the safety and risk concerns when using botulinum toxin and dermal fillers, along with the management and treatment of complications, dilution protocols, anesthetic options, sterile injection techniques and proper placement for desired outcomes.

During the course, you will gain valuable insight and pearls on the “how to” of incorporating botulinum toxin and dermal fillers into your dental practice. The potential for practice growth and profitability will be explored, as well as implementation with staff training and incorporation into treatment plans. In the afternoon hands-on workshop each day, you will have the opportunity to diagnose, map and treat a model patient with one-on-one mentored instruction. Upon completion of the two-day program, you will have the confidence and skills to begin implementing botulinum toxin and dermal filler treatments into your dental practice.

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Presented By: Jekita Kaenploy, DDS, MS and Jaewon Kim, DDS, MS, MSD, PhD
Date: Friday, November 15, 2024
Credit Hours: 3
Registration: 8:45 a.m.
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Location:
OU College of Dentistry, Room 104
1201 N Stonewall Ave
Oklahoma City, OK 73117
and Live Zoom Webinar

Participant Cost

In-Person Cost:

Dentists: $150
Clinical/Administrative Team: $105

Webinar Cost:

Dentists: $115
Clinical/Administrative Team: $79

Course Description

This course offers practitioners a comprehensive understanding of how to integrate both disciplines into their practice seamlessly. Designed for dental professionals seeking to elevate their clinical expertise, this course emphasizes the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration in achieving optimal patient outcomes. 

Learning Objectives

1. Understand the fundamental principles of periodontics and their interplay in comprehensive patient care.
2. Develop profieciency in conduting interdisciplinary assessments to diagnose complex dental cases requiring collaborative treatment. 
3. Learn to formulate evidence-based treatment plans integrating periodontal and prosthetic interventions for optimal patient outcomes. 

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