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THE CALIFORNIA DENTAL PRACTICE ACT (MANDATORY) 1 [2 CE hours] Although its primary objective is to safeguard the public, the California Dental Practice Act is an excellent resource for dental professionals to ensure compliance with state law. The California Dental Practice Act is the body of laws in the California Business and Professions Code and the California Code of Regulations governing dental professionals, including dentists, oral and maxillofacial surgeons, orthodontists, dental assistants, and dental hygienists. The Act is intended to serve as a legal guideline for both professionals and the public regarding all aspects of dental practice. THIS COURSE SATISFIES THE CALIFORNIA DENTAL PRACTICE ACT REQUIREMENT INFECTION CONTROL FOR DENTAL PROFESSIONALS: THE CALIFORNIA REQUIREMENT (MANDATORY) 30 [2 CE hours] Effective infection control techniques are critical to reducing the incidence of infections in dental facilities. Antiseptic techniques and antibiotics will kill micro-organisms, while proper hand hygiene will block their transmission. Gloves, gowns, and masks remove dental professionals from the transmission cycle by protecting them from contact with micro- organisms. Contact Precautions and isolation techniques help patients avoid being vectors of transmission. Lastly, ensuring that dental professionals are immune or vaccinated can help decrease the availability of potential hosts. THIS COURSE SATISFIES THE INFECTION CONTROL REQUIREMENT CARIES-PRONE PATIENTS: PREVENTION, ASSESSMENT, AND INTERVENTION 49 [4 CE hours] The impact of nutrition on the caries process is known in the dental field, but dental professionals need to continue to convey the importance of this relationship to patients. Working as partners with patients, dental professionals can aid in the prevention of dental caries and help maintain patients’ overall health by offering nutritional counseling and behavior modification techniques. The incidence of caries in the United States could decrease significantly as dental professionals implement the advances available for early caries detection, recommend anticaries treatments, and offer nutritional analysis and counseling. HEALTHCARE-ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS 64 [15 CE hours] This course is structured to provide essential education regarding the epidemiology, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). The course begins with background information on the pathogenesis of bacterial infections, transmission of infection in the healthcare setting, and the development of drug resistance. The primary sources of HAIs related to the environment, patient factors, and iatrogenic factors are also discussed. The core of the course is a comprehensive description of the most common and costly HAIs: catheter-related urinary tract infections, surgical site infections, ventilator-associated pneumonia, intravascular device-related infections, and Clostridioides difficile infections. The overall incidences, related costs, risk factors, common pathogens, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment are presented for each of these infections, with the implications of drug-resistant infections also noted. An overview of the responsibilities of an infection control program in the healthcare setting is provided, with a discussion of surveillance, adherence to infection control guidelines, management of drug-resistant micro-organisms, precautions and isolation techniques, preparedness for outbreaks and epidemics, and education targeted to both healthcare workers and patients and families. RESPONSIBILITIES AND REQUIREMENTS OF PRESCRIBING SCHEDULE II OPIOID DRUGS (MANDATORY) 121 [2 CE hours] Opioid analgesic medications can bring substantial relief to patients suffering from pain. However, the inappropriate use, abuse, and diversion of prescription drugs in America, particularly prescription opioids, has increased dramatically in recent years and has been identified as a national public health epidemic. A set of clinical tools, guidelines, and recommendations are now available for prescribers who treat pain patients with opioids. By implementing these tools, clinicians can effectively address issues related to the clinical management of opioid prescribing, opioid risk management, regulations surrounding the prescribing of opioids, and problematic opioid use by patients. In doing so, healthcare professionals are more likely to achieve a balance between the benefits and risks of opioid prescribing, optimize patient attainment of therapeutic goals, and avoid the risk to patient outcome, public health, and viability of their own practice imposed by deficits in knowledge. THIS COURSE SATISFIES THE SCHEDULE II OPIOID REQUIREMENT
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