Upcoming Medical Conferences in Gainesville

Nitrous Oxide Psychosedation: Certification Course is organized by University of Florida (UF) and will be held from Jan 11 - 12, 2019 at University of Florida College of Dentistry, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 20 CE Contact Hours of Participation. Course Description: Nitrous oxide-oxygen sedation properly administered to the conscious child or adult provides an important adjunctive aid to the management of the apprehensive patient. This course is designed to prepare the general dentist and auxiliary to use nitrous oxide psychosedation confidently in the office environment. The didactic and clinical instruction will give the participant a step-by-step procedural approach for the control of anxiety in the conscious patient. The structure of the program will follow the guidelines for an approved office inhalation analgesia course as required by both Florida and Georgia Boards of Dentistry. To meet American Dental Association guidelines, twelve hours of this course will consist of a review of the instructional material, in a home-study format. A pre- and post-test will be given for certification. Course Objectives: At the completion of this course the participant should: • Know the history and characteristics of Nitrous Oxide Sedation • Know the basic respiratory physiology, including the uptake and distribution of gases • Know the states of anaesthesia and phases of State I Anesthesia • Know the pharmacology, and physiology of Nitrous Oxide • Know the indications, contraindications, and complications of inhalation analgesia • Know the characteristics of the Nitrous Oxide/Oxygen delivery system • Know a clinical protocol for the use of Nitrous Oxide/Oxygen Sedation Prerequisites - Due the Monday prior to the course. Faculty: John Hardeman, MD, DDS Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Advanced Ultrasonic Instrumentation in Periodontal Management: Creating Success in Today's Dental Practice. A Hands-On Workshop is organized by University of Florida (UF) and will be held on Jan 12, 2019 at University of Florida - Harrell Medical Education Building, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 7 CEUs. Course Description Micro-thin ultrasonic instrumentation decreases fatigue and enhances efficiency with new topical anaesthetics and techniques to manage difficult access, including the pesky furcation! Incorporating power driven instrumentation into the periodontal component of the practice provides a time effective adjunct to definitive root planing and the biofilm removal process of the periodic supportive maintenance. Enhance your armamentarium in treating today’s initial and recare periodontal patient where surgical therapy may not be feasible. By incorporating a combination of both ultrasonic instrumentation in tandem with air glycine technologies, the participant is taken to new heights in providing a synergistic level of care. Course Objectives: • Determine which device will work best for you to achieve effective results • Explore techniques to remove biofilm and calculus in the least accessible areas, such as furcas, and how to enhance patient comfort with thin tip technology • Learn power driven instrumentation and how to incorporate it into the periodontal component of the practice • Understand how to provide local anaesthesia without mandibular blocks and painful palatal injections • Provide ergonomic techniques to decrease physical fatigue and enhance time efficiency Faculty: Samuel B. Low, DDS, MS, MEd Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Basic Airway Management Course for Dentists: Changes to Anesthesia Rules is organized by University of Florida (UF) and will be held on Jan 25, 2019 at University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 4 CEUs. Course Description Any dentist performing sedation or providing care to a sedated patient should be able to provide airway management and ventilation for a patient encountering respiratory distress. The goal of the basic airway course is to educate the practitioner in basic airway assessment via history and physical assessment of the patient and to review relevant anatomy, physiology and equipment. The practitioner will learn the motor skills necessary to initiate basic airway management with regards to relieving obstruction, insertion of airway adjuncts, mask ventilation, and intubation. Motor skills will be developed under supervision utilizing simulation. Participants will complete a post-course evaluation of their airway skills. Course Goals: • Educate the dental practitioner in basic airway assessment and pre-anesthetic history and physical evaluation • Review relevant anatomy of the airway • Review respiratory physiology and the effects of sedative drugs on respiration • Practice motor skills necessary to initiate basic airway management: relieve obstruction, utilize adjuncts (nasal and oropharyngeal airways) and perform mask ventilation • Practice motor skills necessary to place and maintain an advanced airway including laryngeal mask airway (LMA) and endotracheal tube (ETT) • Learn the value of team preparation in emergency response Course Objectives: • Describe basic airway anatomy • Review basic pulmonary physiology and understand the effects of sedation on respiration • Review basic airway exam • Identify patients with an abnormal pre-sedation airway evaluation and how this affects sedation risk • Understand the role of monitoring in respiratory surveillance including observation, auscultation, pulse oximetry and end-tidal CO2 monitoring • Describe clinical situations in which oxygen, bag-valve-mask ventilation or intubation may be needed, and review various airway-related emergency situations that may occur with sedated patients, including laryngospasm, foreign-body obstruction, emesis and aspiration, and bronchospasm • Demonstrate the understanding of indications for utilization of airway equipment and describe sizing and placement for the following: oxygen, stethoscope, bag-valve-mask, oropharyngeal and nasopharyngeal airways, laryngeal mask airway (LMA), an endotracheal tube (ETT), bougie, stylet, laryngoscope; glidescope, • Yankauer suction • Review basic techniques of ventilation using simulated experiences • Review basic techniques of intubation using simulated experiences with LMA, ETT • Demonstrate confirming tube placement and ventilation using chest rise and EtCO2 • Teamwork in emergency response Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Expanded Functions for Dental Auxiliary: Certification Course (Phase 2) is organized by University of Florida (UF) and will be held from Jan 26 - 27, 2019 at University of Florida College of Dentistry, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America.  This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 36 (CE) contact hours. Course Description This three-phase participation course is designed to teach the auxiliary to perform those expanded functions listed below including fabrication of provisional crowns. This course will include those duties which may be performed under the supervision of a dentist and for which formal training is required. (Phase I: Online Instruction. Students must complete all of the online modular sessions and quizzes prior to attending the first clinical session.) Phase 2: Part I Clinical Instruction. Students will participate in a review of the online modules and begin clinical participation. Phase 3: Part II Clinical Instruction. Students will continue with clinical participation, complete the written examination and complete a final clinical examination. Course Objectives • To provide training for certification in the following expanded functions: • Laws & Rules • Infection Control • Taking impressions for study casts • Topical application of fluoride (including foam & varnish) • Placing and removing rubber dams • Placing and removing periodontal dressings • Polishing clinical crowns for removal of stains • Polishing amalgam restorations • Placing and removing matrices • Placing intra-coronal provisional (temporary) restorations • Placing bases and liners • Suture removal • Application of pit & fissure sealants • Preliminary charting • Packing and removing retraction cord • Fabricating provisional crowns • Cementing provisional crowns with temporary cement Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Maximizing Important Information Seen in Panoramic Radiographs is organized by University of Florida (UF) and will be held on Feb 02, 2019 at University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America. This Conference has been approved for a maximum of 6 Contact hours. Course Description The panoramic imaging physics, indications, basics principles of interpretation, panoramic anatomy, technique errors and their correction will be discussed. Development of a differential diagnosis and the rationale for need of additional imaging or referral will also be included. Several cases will be discussed in an interactive session to introduce a critical thinking component with examples of pathoses observed in daily radiographic practice. Course Objectives This course will enable participants to understand the following: • Principles of panoramic image formation • Basic interpretation of panoramic radiographs • Recognition of important anatomic landmarks • How to distinguish normal from abnormal • Normal anatomic variants • Technique errors and artifacts • Radiographic features of different lesions • Development of a differential diagnosis • Rationale for requirement of additional/advanced imaging   Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Fundamental of Dental Assisting is organized by University of Florida (UF) and will be held from Feb 16 - 17, 2019 at University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America. This Conference has been approved for a maximum of 14 contact hours. Audience Pre-dental students and/or individuals seeking an entry-level dental assisting position or pursuing dental auxiliary certification training. Course Description This course provides an introduction to basic dental assisting theory and skills for pre-dental students planning to participate in the UFCD Dental Clinic Volunteer Program; and for individuals seeking an entry-level dental assisting position in a dental office. This is a hybrid course that includes self-study via required text, workbook, DVD and completion of the prerequiste online courses below, PLUS one weekend of classroom, lab, and clinic instruction and practice. The course includes certification in OSHA, Bloodborne Pathogens, Infectious Waste Management, and HIPAA. Students who complete this course receive a certificate of participation for all introductory dental assisting skills needed to be considered for an “on-the-job trained or OJT” position in a dental office. Completion of this course is a pre-requisite for the Expanded Functions Dental Assistant and/or Radiology certification courses offer by UFCD Continuing Dental Education Department. Individuals who have completed the UFCD Professional Career Path for Dental Assistants program (Fundamentals, EFDA, and Radiology) or who are trained on the job, and who have a minimum of 3,500 hours of approved work experience may apply to take the Dental Assisting National Board (DANB) Certified Dental Assistant (CDA) credentialing exam. An alternative pathway for DANB CDA exam eligibility is to complete a Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) accredited dental assisting program such as the ten-month Dental Assisting Program offered at Santa Fe College, Gainesville, Florida. The successful completion of such a program provides eligibility for the DANB CDA exam immediately upon graduation and without the requisite 3,500 hours of approved dental assisting work experience. Course Objectives At the completion of the course participants will be able to: •  Participate in the UFCD Dental Clinic Volunteer Program •  Seek an entry-level dental assisting position in a dental office •  Meet pre-requisite for registering for Expanded Functions Dental Assistant and Radiology certification courses Prerequisites CPR: American Heart Association two-year BLS (Basic Life Support) certification can be obtained through the American Heart Association BLS training program for health professionals at Santa Fe College, or any other training program which offers the American Heart Association two-year BLS (Basic Life Support) certification. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Management of Root Exposure/Gingival Recession in the 21st Century is organized by University of Florida (UF) and will be held on Mar 01, 2019 at University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

2019 Pediatric Sedation / Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Recertification CE Course is organized by Florida Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (FAPD) and will be held from Mar 07 - 10, 2019 at Gainesville, Florida, United States of America. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 9 CEU Credits. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Radiology for Dental Auxilary is organized by University of Florida (UF) and will be held on Mar 09, 2019 at University Of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Basic Airway Management Course for Dentists: Changes to Anesthesia Rules is organized by University of Florida (UF) and will be held on Apr 26, 2019 at University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.