Dental Hygiene

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Dental Hygiene

Our Dental Hygiene Continuing Education Provides:
- Courses specifically designed for dental hygienists
- Both lecture and clinical hands-on training
- Recommendations of existing courses at NJHPDI most beneficial to dental hygienists

RECOMMENDED COURSES FOR DENTAL HYGIENISTS:

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Basic Life Support for the Healthcare Provider
This course is for healthcare professionals who need to know how to perform CPR as well as other lifesaving skills in a wide variety of settings.

Oral Pathology
Oral medicine is an important part of every hygienist's practice.This course is ideal for upgrading your knowledge of the diseases of the oral cavity.

Digital Photography
As part of the dental team, hygienists should be documenting changes in the oral cavity, not just taking X-rays. Therefore, in this era of digital photography, it is essential that every hygienist know how to document each patient's oral cavity through theuse of digital photography.

Dental Pharmacology
This is a superb course for expanding your knowledge of current medications which are mentioned in your patient's medical history, and understanding their effect on the oral cavity, which hygienists need to review with their patients.

Non-Surgical Periodontal Disease and the Periodontal Systemic Disease Connection and Salivary Diagnostics
This course is critical for hygienists to understand the new medical approach to treating periodontal disease and its connection to overall health.

Medical Emergencies
Medical emergencies occurring in the dental office can be stressful and frightening, not only for the patient, but also the entire dental team. This course is designed for dentists and staff to develop strategies to prevent, identify and respond to medical problems including syncope, allergic problems, cardiovascular abnormalities, diabetes and respiratory distress. Emphasis will be placed on preparing the dental team in advance of a crisis to minimize its potential impact.

Pediatric Dentistry
The transformation of the pediatric patient’s dentition and oral structures through the primary, mixed and early permanent dentition may result in various problematic presentations. Identification and timely intervention will assure not only the child’s developmental well-being but will discuss, anomalies, pathology and various soft tissue presentations.

Local Anesthetics and Analgesic Theory
This course will update you on adverse drug interactions with special focus on interactions involving sedative, analgesic, antibiotic and local anesthetic/vasoconstrictor agents.

Identifying and Treating Snoring and Sleep Apnea
To learn how to screen for patients who should be referred for testing and diagnosis as well as diagnostic techniques and devices. Also, gain an understanding of the pathophysiology that is involved in snoring and sleep apnea and oral appliance therapy.

Oral Sedation and Local Anesthesia
This presentation will discuss the pharmacology and clinical application of oral pre-medication. Office protocol before, during, immediately after and beyond the sedation appointment are examined.

The Expanded Dental Hygienist
Opportunity abounds today for dental hygienists to increase their growth and value proportionately to their own desire and to the desires of their DENTAL TEAM!

Hard and Soft Tissue Lasers: A Certification Course
To familiarize you with the different types of lasers and their uses.

Infection Control: What Your Office Needs to Know
This course is a required and comprehensive update on infection control issues.

AM: Taking Periodontal Care from Good to Great

PM: Diabetes & Obesity: The Growing Impact on General and Oral Health
Enhance your understanding of the critical elements that need to be considered when treating patients with periodontal disease. Also, receive tools to effectively assess, manage and treat individuals with diabetes, particularly those with concurrent obesity.

Women's Oral Health Issues
Discussion will lend itself to a woman's life cycle changes and their impact on the oral cavity, as well as the latest information on osteoporosis and bisphosphonate-induced osteonecrosis of the jawbone

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