ADVANCED SKILLS for the Accomplished Dental Hygienist:

Instrumentation & Sharpening

LIMIT:

REGISTER EARLY— Limit is 36 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 MATERIALS:

***Participants will need to supply specific instruments/materials.
Instrumentation Supply List (PDF)

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

***Participants will need to supply specific instruments/ materials.

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

Hands-On Workshop

COURSE LIMIT:

36 Participants

REGISTRATION FEE:

(Breakfast & Lunch Included)
Regular Fee ........... $325
Early Bird Fee* ....... $295
*Before March 18, 2008

Dates	Location	Course #
April 18, 2008 (Fri)	Gainesville	080160

Team Discount Available

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