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Course Descriptions
Organ Transplantation & Dentistry - Are you ready for 2010?  Available in PDF
Last year 27,000 organ transplants were performed in the United States. With almost 90,000 people awaiting life saving transplants, a concerted and commendable effort exists within the medical community to provide patients suffering from end stage organ disease hope through transplantation. Experts predict by 2010, 1 in 10 will be in need of an organ transplant. Do you have the latest information and skills required to provide dental services for this unique population?
From the perspective and experience of an organ transplant recipient, Cheryl Thomas will introduce and guide you through the world of organ transplantation.
Inspiring topics include:
- Welcome to UNOS & The United Network for Organ Sharing
- Your important role in preparing candidates for dental clearance and become eligible for the National Organ Waiting List
- Practical clinical suggestions for the immuno-complex patient
- Gingival Overgrowth - Not caused by poor oral hygiene alone, transplant tissue matching is a major contributing factor
- Bloodborne pathogens and Biofilms - special infectious precautions in immunosuppressed patients
- Diabetes and other co-existing health conditions
- Dental Procedures covered by Medicare and health insurance
High Risk - Is it our Patients or Us? Available in PDF
Risk for disease is all around us every day. Healthcare providers are at an extraordinarily high risk for developing a debilitating illness that can shorten or even ruin a lifelong dream. Bloodborne pathogens are only the tip of the iceberg. A bolt from the blue can strike any dental health care worker leaving our career and financial well-being in complete shambles.
With advanced medical and surgical techniques, more and more dental clinicians are surviving critical illnesses. Some serious questions arise. Is chairside dentistry possible after going through a health-altering incident? If you've beaten the monster will dentistry still be there for you?
This course will give you the tools you need to perform a personal risk assessment. Whether you are healthy, ailing, or recovering - learn what it takes to enhance the quality and length of your career. Plan for your future now!
Inspiring topics include:
- Medically Compromised or Medically "Complex".
- What you don't know about diabetes and other chronic illnesses.
- Good health is a team approach - Depend on the right people.
- Chemical overload - Are the chemicals we use as risky as the bugs we are trying to kill?
- Take a deep breath - Not all masks are the same.
- Adverse consequences of poor glove fit.
- Your bodies number one health advocate - YOU!
- Clinician comfort equals patient comfort.
- Don't gamble your career away - Plan for your future today!
Lecture Reference
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