HIV/AIDS
Domestic Violence
Prevention of Medical Errors
Laws and Rules
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ON-LINE REQUIRED COURSES (ALL FOUR)
REGISTRATION FEE: $95 DENTIST, HYGIENIST
INDIVIDUAL COURSE DESCRIPTIONS: See course descriptions below.
HIV/AIDS
This course was developed
with the assistance of:
REGISTRATION
FEE: $25 Dentist, Hygienist (one hour)
$35 Dentist, Hygienist
(two hours)
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
CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS:
1 or 2 contact hours.
Domestic Violence
REGISTRATION
FEE: $25 Dentist, Hygienist
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:
• Abuse and Neglect of Children
• Domestic Violence (Intimate Partner Violence)
• Abuse and Neglect of Vulnerable Adults (Disabled and the
Elderly)
• Screening Guidelines
• Reporting Requirements
FACULTY:
Paul Burtner, D.M.D. Dr. Burtner is an Associate Professor with
the UF Department of Pediatric Dentistry.
CONTINUING
EDUCATION UNITS: 1 contact hour.
Prevention
of Medical Errors
REGISTRATION
FEE: $35 Dentist, Hygienist
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; and
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.
CONTINUING
EDUCATION UNITS: 2 contact hours.
Laws
and Rules
REGISTRATION
FEE: $35 Dentist, Hygienist
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.
CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS:
2 contact hours.
