Spring 2012 Course Offerings

COURSE 1225
Nitrous Oxide for the Dentist, Dental Hygienist and Dental Assistant
THIS COURSE IS FULL
Rudane Shultz, DDS; and Patti Shultz, RDH
LOCATION: UMKC School of Dentistry
DATE: Friday & Saturday, March 2-3, 2012
TIME: Registration: 8:45 a.m.
Program: 9:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
TUITION: $495 All Registrants
CREDITS: 16 ADA-Recognized Hours

This course will provide dentists with an update in conscious sedation, dental hygienists with the necessary training and experience to provide nitrous oxide conscious sedation and dental assistants with experience and training to monitor sedation in the dental office. This course is extended in length to satisfy both the Kansas and Missouri Dental Boards’ training requirements.

Dr. Rudane Shultz is a professor in the Department of Oral Surgery at the UMKC School of Dentistry.

Patti Shultz is an assistant professor in the Department of Periodontics at the UMKC School of Dentistry

COURSE 1229
Extended Care Permit: Dental Safety Net in Kansas And Missouri — An On-Line Course
PRESENTERs: Carrie Hanson, RDH, MS, and Cindy Amyot, RDH, MA, EdD
DATE: Spring Semester January – May 2012
CREDITS/TUITION: 30 CE Units: $500 or 3.0 College Credits (UMKC fees per credit hour apply)

Dental Safety Net in Kansas and Missouri is an online CE course with twelve learning modules in PowerPoint form. The course is designed to help practicing dental hygienists increase their knowledge and training in public health dentistry covering topics that include: health promotion, disease prevention, current legislation that provides new work opportunities in non-traditional settings, evidenced-based treatment, school-based and portable dentistry, coalitions, treating geriatric and disabled populations, as well as how to write and secure grant monies.
If you are interested in pursuing work opportunities in non-traditional settings, then this course is for you!

Cindy Amyot, RDH, EdD	Carrie Hanson, RDH, MA

COURSE 1228
Fighting Dental Disease: Drugs, Bugs, and Dental Products
Peter L. Jacobsen, PhD, DDS
LOCATION: UMKC School of Dentistry
DATE: Friday, May 18, 2012
TIME: Registration: 8:45 a.m.
Program: 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
TUITION: $85 All Registrants
CREDITS: 6 ADA-Recognized Hours

This course covers information about the newest drugs for fungal infections, aphthous ulcers, sinusitis and other oral cavity/head and neck problems. You’ll also learn about pharmacologic instructions and/or treatments that are appropriate for endodontic procedures, periodontal disease, and other dental problems. Information about OTC pain medications and their ability to be used prophylactically to prevent pain before its starts will be presented.

Dr. Peter Jacobsen holds a PhD in comparative pharmacology and toxicology. He directed the Oral Medicine Clinic at the University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry for over 25 years. He is a Diplomat of the American Board of Oral Medicine and past Chairperson of the Council on Dental Therapeutics of the ADA. Eight years in a row he has been named as one of the Leaders in Continuing Education by Dentistry Today magazine. He received the 1999 Gordon J. Christensen Lecturer Recognition Award. He writes the Dental Drug Booklet, a succinct handout and reference on commonly prescribed dental medications.

Call UMKC Continuing Dental Education:
(816) 235-2142 or 1-800-643-9671. Ask for Karen Wilson.

UMKC is an ADA CERP recognized provider.
ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry.

The University of Missouri of Kansas City-School of Dentistry is designated as an Approved PACE Program Provider by the Academy of General Dentistry. The formal continuing dental education programs of this program provider are accepted by the AGD for Fellowship/Mastership and membership maintenance credit Approval does not imply acceptance by a state or provincial board of dentistry or AGD endorsement. The current term of approval extends form 6/1/2008 to 5/31/2012

UMKC is an affirmative action/equal opportunity institution.