ADVANCED SKILLS for the Accomplished Dental Hygienist: Instrumentation & Sharpening

Limit

Register early — Limit is 24 participants, and course fills quickly.

Course Description

This hands-on workshop hones your skills in both manual instrumentation & sharpening. You will learn alternative fulcrums, how to use Gracey curettes in non-conventional areas of the mouth, how to master Hirschfeld and diamond files, and much, much more. You will be taught the SECRETS of proper instrument sharpening and how to practice proper dental ergonomics in the clinical setting, including seating and positioning of the patient and operator, lighting and illumination of the oral cavity.

Course Objectives

This hands-on workshop will directly impact your patients by teaching you to:

Utilize alternative, newly designed scalers and curettes, including after-five and mini-curettes
Incorporate Hershfeld and diamond files
Master sharpening
Adopt ergonomic techniques to decrease physical fatigue and enhance time efficiency

Material List

*** Participants will need to supply specific instruments/materials.
Instrumentation Supply List[16K]

Faculty

Lorie Primosch: R.D.H., B.S., M.Ed., M.I.L.SC, Assistant in Dentistry, Department of Periodontics
Sharon Cooper: R.D.H., B.S., M.S., M.Ed., University of Florida
Robbi Hoskins: R.D.H., B.H.S.E., Santa Fe Community College

Continuing Education Units

7 contact hours. (Participation)

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Registration
Fees
Breakfast and Lunch are included 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Team Discount Available
Regular Fee
RDH	$325
Early Bird Fee (Up to 1 month before course date)
RDH	$295
Dates	Location	Course #
Sept. 19, 2009 (Saturday)	St. Pete	090219
Jan. 30, 2010 (Saturday)	St. Pete	110017-001
Oct. 22, 2010 (Friday)	Gainesville	110017-002

*Register for Effective Perio or Oral Med Update and receive $25 off!

Continuing Education at UFCD wishes to express its appreciation to HuFriedy and Dentsply who helped, in part, to make this course possible.