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8 Hour Radiation Safety Update (8 CE Credits)
Live/Virtual WebinarThis syllabus is intended to provide information for the continuing education course, “Essentials of Dental Radiography for the Dental Assistant: Oral Radiography Review Course.” The course is designed to provide dental assistants with eight hours of continuing education in the didactic and clinical knowledge necessary to maintain certification in radiation hygiene, radiation protection, and radiographic techniques. Since the use of dental imaging is ubiquitous in dental practices, the course also provides a review of dental radiography appropriate for dental hygienists and dentists.
Lecture presentations will emphasize the potential hazards associated with the use of ionizing radiation and safety precautions to be utilized in dental radiography. Time permitting, the theory and techniques used for the placement, exposure, and processing of dental radiographs will be reviewed. Basic concepts of digital imaging will be discussed, compared, and contrasted with conventional radiography as appropriate. Professional, legal, and ethical considerations in dental radiography will be emphasized throughout the course.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the theory and techniques used for the placement, exposure, and processing of dental radiographs
- Understand the basic concepts of digital imaging
- Compare and contrast digital imaging with conventional radiography
- Understand the legal and ethical considerations in dental radiography
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Fees: $155 MSDA Members & Auxiliary | $255 Non Members
Instructor: Ron Holderman, DDS, Ed.D, FAGD
Location: LIVE VIRTUAL COURSE (LECTURE)
*The speaker has stated there is no conflict of interest. Signed conflict of interest forms are available upon request.
Medication Access and Training Expansion (MATE) Act Course
Live/Virtual WebinarBCDA is offering the following four 2-hour Zoom lectures with Marvin Leventer, DDS that will fulfill the new DEA MATE training requirements:
Tuesday, June 20, 2023, 6-8 pm (optional)Proper Prescribing and Disposal of Prescription Drugs – This 6/20/23 course is optional. If you have completed this Maryland State Board of Dental Examiners-required 2-hour course in the past (required every other renewal cycle whether you prescribe or not), you will only need the last three Zoom lectures to meet the 8 hour DEA requirement.Wednesday, June 21, 2023, 6-8 pmPart 1 – Medication Access and Training Expansion (MATE) Act Course
Tuesday, June 27, 2023, 6-8 pmPart 2 – Medication Access and Training Expansion (MATE) Act CourseWednesday, June 28, 2023, 6-8 pmPart 3 – Medication Access and Training Expansion (MATE) Act CourseBCDA Member Price: $225 for 6 hours (Parts 1-3 on 6/21, 6/27 & 6/28)$280 for 8 hours (all 4 dates)$60 for 2-hour MSBDE-mandated course only (6/20)
Non-Member Price: $300 for 6 hours (Parts 1-3 on 6/21, 6/27 & 6/28) $375 for 8 hours (all 4 dates)$80 for 2-hour MSBDE-mandated course only (6/20)
DAC / MSDA Member Perks Board Meeting
Virtual MeetingFor additional details, email Chrys@msda.com
Medication Access and Training Expansion Course
This course meets the MATE Act requirements
OBJECTIVES:
- Ensure that dental practitioners have the knowledge, skills, and competencies to understand, recognize, refer, and treat patients with substance use disorders.
- Understand how to practice risk evaluation and mitigation strategies.
- Understand the risks and role of medications to effectively treat pain and substance use disorders.
- Understand the impact of trauma, historical biases, and stigma as barriers to engaging patients into treatment.
OUTLINE:
1. List commonly abused legal and illegal medications implicated in substance use disorder, including opioids, stimulants, psychedelics, synthetics, and tobacco/smokable/Cannabis products.
2. Describe the pharmacologic mechanisms, and physiologic effects of the common medications implicated in substance abuse.
3. Describe the Legal and financial implications of substance abuse.
4. Describe the factors that predispose to substance use disorder.
5. Describe how to recognize signs of substance use disorder.
6. Describe how to modify treatment of dental patients that currently have or have had a substance use disorder.
7. Describe the hazards and safe strategies of prescribing opioids to children.
8. Describe the hazards and safe strategies of prescribing opioids to the elderly.
9. Describe the hazards and safe strategies of prescribing opioids to patients with chronic pain.
10. Describe referral and intervention strategies for patients with a suspected or documented substance use disorder.
11. Describe the mission and the treatment strategies for the Maryland and ADA Dentist Wellness Committees.
12. Describe professional medical strategies to treat substance abuse as an inpatient and outpatient.
13. Describe the treatment methods for patients in a rehabilitation facility for a substance use disorder.
14. Describe the medications used for treatment of a substance use disorder, in the acute phase and maintenance phase.
15. Describe the mechanisms, interactions and limitations of Methadone, Buprenorphine, and other treatment medications.
16. Describe non-medication strategies for long term management of substance use disorder.
Marvin Leventer, DDS
Clinical Assistant Professor, Departments of Oral Surgery and Pediatric Dentistry
University of Maryland School of Dentistry
Dr. Leventer received his dental degree from the University of Maryland in 1990. He then completed a General Practice Residency, and a Dental Anesthesiology Residency at Brookdale Hospital Medical Center in New York. Dr. Leventer is a Diplomat of the American Dental Board of Anesthesiology where he is also on the Board of Directors and serves as a board examiner. He is also a member of the American Society of Dentist Anesthesiologists, the Academy of General Dentistry and the American Dental Association. Dr. Leventer is committed to providing dental care without pain or anxiety.
Dr. Leventer started his academic career in 1997 as a part time clinical instructor in Dental Anesthesiology at the University of Maryland Dental School while maintaining a private general dental practice with a focus on anesthesia for dentistry. In 2009 he became a full time Assistant Professor at the University of Maryland. He provides sedation and general anesthesia within the dental school, practices general dentistry in the faculty practice and provides dental services at the University of Maryland Hospital. He has presented many CE courses for the use of sedation and anesthesia in dentistry.
He spends much of his spare time running and mountain biking and has completed many ultra-marathons and triathlons.
To register, email Valerie Fridley Valerie@smdsdentists.org
The Complete Face: Botox Certification & Refresher Course
MSDA Office 8901 Herrmann Drive, Suite A, Columbia, MD, United StatesJoin us at the MSDA headquarters in Columbia for this CE course with Gigi Meinecke.
THE COMPLETE FACE: Botox Live Patient Training Certification Course (8 CEs):
Designed to give you more than any other Botox course available, “The Complete Face,” upper and lower face cosmetic indications plus masseter and temporalis in one class. The Complete Face provides a rich educational program experience that saves you time and money by not requiring multiple levels of training. Reinvigorate your practice by adding Botox treatments with this Anatomically Based, Academically Rigorous and Scientifically Driven Seminar.
Course Objectives:
- Identify specific areas of the aging face and features that can be improved with Botox treatment
- Discuss indications for therapeutic treatment with botulinum toxins in the head/neck
- Conduct a thorough patient consultation to evaluate the potential need for and assess the suitability of facial injectables
- Avoid, recognize, and manage adverse events
- Document treatment: photo-documentation & written documentation
Instructor: Gig Meinecke
Date/Time: June 24, 2023 8am-5pm
BOTOX REFRESHER COURSE (4 CEs):
Are you ready for an update? Have you already completed a Botox course, but feel you would benefit from a “refresher?” Was your last training over a year ago? Or maybe you completed training and still don’t feel confident? All dedicated practitioners know that updates and reviews are critical. Join us for this comprehensive didactic presentation and bring your knowledge, techniques, and skills up to date.
REQUIRED: To enroll in this refresher course, you should have completed at least six (6) hours of a foundational Botox course. This refresher course only covers theory and anatomy and does not include a hands-on treatment component. This is not a certification course.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
- Discuss the mode of action of all current FDA approved neurotoxins
- Estimate dosing ranges for muscles of facial expression and masseter and temporalis
- Describe storage, handling, and reconstitution for Botox
Instructor: Gigi Meinecke
Date/Time: June 24, 2023 8am-12pm
This event is 2 separate sections. For full course details including cancellation policy, speaker details, fees and more, click on the link to register.
Dr. Gigi Meinecke holds publicly traded stocks in the following companies: Allergan, AbbVie, Evolus, and Revance whose products may be discussed in her lecture.
Dermal Filler Certification & Refresher Course
MSDA Office 8901 Herrmann Drive, Suite A, Columbia, MD, United StatesJoin us at the MSDA headquarters in Columbia for this CE course with Gigi Meinecke.
DERMAL FILLER LIVE PATIENT TRAINING CERTIFICATION COURSE (8 CEs):
This course covers the basic science of dermal fillers, safe injection techniques, proper patient facial evaluation and anatomy, safe protocols, pre/post procedure steps and more. No other courses incorporate bluent end cannula training at the beginner level. FACES dermal filler training is designed to build your confidence as an injector and prepare you to go back to your practice and be able to safely and confidently inject patients. All FACES courses are designed to save you time and money by not requiring multiple levels of training. Re-invigorate your practice by adding dermal filler treatements with this Anatomically Based, academically Rigorous, and Scientifically Driven Seminar.
Course Objectives:
- Identify specific areas of the aging face and features that can be improved by dermal fillers
- Conduct a thorough patient consultation to evaluate the potential need for and assess the suitability of facial injectables
- Identify danger zones and pertinent neurovascular anatomy
- Avoid, recognize and manage adverse events
- Correct document treatment in writing and photographs.
Instructor: Gigi Meinecke Date/Time: June 25th 8am-5pm
DERMAL FILLER REFRESHER COURSE (4 CEs):
Do you need to build your injectable confidence? Have you already completed a dermal filler course, but know you need a “refresher?” Was your dermal filler training over a year ago? All dedicated practitioners know that educational reviews are critical. Update your knowledge and skills by joining us for this comprehensive half-day presentation.
REQUIRED: To enroll in this refresher course, you should have completed at least six (6) hours of a foundational dermal filler course. This refresher course only covers theory and anatomy and does not include a hands-on treatment component. This is not a certification course.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
- Describe the characteristics of hyaluronic acid fillers and how they affect duration
- Outline the current available HA dermal fillers and their clinical applications
- Give examples of facial anatomical danger zones and possible adverse events
- Describe how hyaluronidase is used and the current protocol for vascular occlusion
Instructor: Gigi Meinecke
Date/Time: June 25th 8am-12pm
This event is 2 separate sections. For full course details including cancellation policy, speaker details, fees and more, click on the link to register.
Dr. Gigi Meinecke holds publicly traded stocks in the following companies: Allergan, AbbVie, Evolus, and Revance whose products may be discussed in her lecture.
Continuing Education Committee
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Continuing Education Committee
Virtual MeetingFor additional details, email sbeckmann@msda.com
MSDA Foundation Board Meeting
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MSDA Board of Trustees Meeting
MSDA Office 8901 Herrmann Drive, Suite A, Columbia, MD, United StatesFor additional details, email info@msda.com