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AM Seminar Topic: Premedication Guidelines for Dental Professionals

Course description: Compared with previous recommendations, there are currently very few patients who require antibiotic prophylaxis (AP) prior to dental procedures. The purpose of this course is to help dental professionals understand the current guidelines for AP prior to dental procedures. We will examine the growing concern for antibiotic resistance and the role dental professionals have in antibiotic stewardship. This course will also focus on the 2021 AHA Scientific Statement which reaffirms the 2007 recommendations that emphasizes good oral health and regular access to dental care as more important that AP for a dental procedure.

Learning Objectives

1. Define the etiology of bacteremia and identify the incidence of bacteremia reported for daily activities vs. a dental cleaning. 2. Review the history of

2. antibiotic prophylaxis.

3. Understand the current AHA, ADA and AAOS guidelines for antibiotic prophylaxis prior to dental procedures.

4. Examine the role of dental professionals toward antibiotic stewardship.

5. Recognize that maintenance of good oral health and regular access to dental care is more important than AP for a dental procedure

PM Seminar Topic: That’s Not What I Learned In School 2.0

Course description: Did you learn that floss is the magic elixir preventing everything from caries to bone loss? Or perhaps you are still providing

‘routine care’ that includes yearly radiographs and fluoride treatments. While education provides the foundation, it depreciates over time as new

research, therapies, and treatments emerge. This course will empower you to move out of your comfort zone and feel confident adopting new evidence-based strategies for everyday patient care

Learning objectives

1. Discuss the role of evidence in making treatment decisions

2. Explain the importance of staging and grading in classifying periodontitis

3. Examine how risk plays a role in determining appropriate intervals for recare appointments, radiographs, and fluoride treatments

4. Understand the importance of antibiotic stewardship

5. Identify the best strategies for caries management

6. Recognize the limitation of dental floss

SPEAKERS BIO’S

AM Speaker: Sue Scherer RDH, BS sscherer@waterpik.com

Sue has a bachelor’s in dental hygiene from Wichita State University. She has been a dental hygienist for nearly 20 years. She has experience as a chairside clinician, dental hygiene program instructor, CE speaker and author. She is an active volunteer with the New Jersey Dental Hygienists Association currently serving as their Vice President and the 2017 Cheryl Westphall Scholarship recipient. Sue lives in Mahwah, NJ with her husband and 2 sons.Sue has a bachelor’s in dental hygiene from Wichita State University. She has been a dental hygienist for nearly 20 years. She has experience as a chairside clinician, dental hygiene program instructor, CE speaker and author. She is an active volunteer with the New Jersey Dental Hygienists Association currently serving as their Vice President and the 2017 Cheryl Westphall Scholarship recipient. Sue lives in Mahwah, NJ with her husband and 2 sons.

PM Speaker: Carol Jahn, RDH, MS |cjahn@waterpik.com

Carol has presented courses at ADHA Annual Meeting, Chicago Midwinter, California Dental Meeting, Greater New York, International Symposium on Dental Hygiene, RDH UOR Yankee Dental Meeting

Published over 100 papers including Access, e-Village, RDH Magazine. Chapter editor to several textbooks including Clinical Periodontology, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13theds. 2013

ADHA/J&J Award of Excellence Past Treasurer, ADHA Past Delegate to International Federation of Dental Hygiene Past President, IL DHA