Online Board Required Courses

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COURSES:

Course Name	CEUs	Fee	Course #
HIV/AIDS	2 CEUs	$49	080166
Domestic Violence	2 CEUs	$49	080170
Prevention of Medical Errors	2 CEUs	$49	080167
Laws, Rules and Ethics	2 CEUs	$49	080168
Package: ALL 4 Courses	8 CEUs	$147	070330
BEST VALUE: Get 4 courses for the price of 3 when you buy the 4 Pack!

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

The College of Dentistry's infectious disease team, with input from practicing dental professionals, designed this course to give you practical information on HIV/AIDS in an on-line, self-study format. The course includes reading material, graphical examples, and a post-test.

TOPICS INCLUDE:

1. Infection control procedures and productions
2. Clinical management of dental patients with communicable disease
3. Handling and disposal of contaminated materials
4. Legal responsibilities and implications
5. Prevention
6. Treatment
7. Clinical manifestations
8. Modes of transmission
9. Pathogenesis
10. Immunology
11. Current research
12. Bloodborne pathogen standard
13. Exposure control plan
14. Record keeping and training
15. Labels and signs

FACULTY:

• Carol M. Stewart, D.D.S., M.S.,
  Associate Professor UF College of Dentistry Dept. of Oral Diagnosis Sciences

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COURSE DESCRIPTION:

Domestic violence is a health care problem of epidemic proportions in Florida and throughout the country. Dentists are being called upon to routinely screen their patients for signs of domestic violence just as they screen patients for high blood pressure or head and neck cancer. This screening activity can save lives by providing abuse victims with protection before they become a fatality. The oral health team is required to report suspected incidents of abuse or neglect involving children and vulnerable adults to the Florida Department of Children and Families for proper investigation. This course is intended to provide the oral health team with the information they need to begin screening patients for signs of domestic violence. In addition it offers guidelines for interviewing patients who are suspected victims of domestic violence and it explains the reporting process.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

1. Abuse and Neglect of Children
2. Domestic Violence (Intimate Partner Violence)
3. Abuse and Neglect of Vulnerable Adults (Disabled and the Elderly)
4. Screening Guidelines
5. Reporting Requirements

FACULTY:

• Paul Burtner, D.M.D.
  Dr. Burtner is an Associate Professor with the UF Department of Pediatric Dentistry.

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COURSE DESCRIPTION:

The purpose of this course is to provide health care professionals with an overview of the problem of medical errors, factors contributing to the occurrence of these errors, and steps that can be taken by institutions and individual care providers to reduce medical errors in key care settings.

TOPICS INCLUDE:

At the conclusion of this course, the participant will be able to:

1. Recognize common performance and diagnostic errors
2. Describe the elements of a root cause analysis
3. Identify risk management measures designed to prevent dental errors and increase patient's safety

FACULTY:

• Nicholas Grimaudo, D.M.D., M.S., M.S.
  Dr. Grimaudo is Director of Quality Assurance for the UF College of Dentistry and Chairman of the UF Clinical Affairs Committee.

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COURSE DESCRIPTION:

As a dentist, you consistently face ethical dilemmas and legal situations in your practice. Your actions, responses or decisions in these situations can impact both your practice of dentistry and your life in general in a variety of ways. Through the use of hypothetical situations and case studies, this course will address ethical principles and perspectives that should be considered along with the legal standards and protocol that dentists must follow to keep their licenses in good standing.

FACULTY:

• Ronald Watson, D.M.D.
  Dr. Watson is an Associate Professor at the UF College of Dentistry Dept. of Operative Dentistry.

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