CE Courses
Thursday, July 16
8:15 – 11:30 a.m.
Infection Control In The Era Emerging/Re-emerging Disease(s): What Dental Practitioners Need to Know
Presented by Louis G. DePaola, DDS, MS, FAAOM, FACD, FICD
Three (3) CE credits recommended for dentists, hygienists, EFDAs and dental assistants.
Education Methods: lecture, slides, case studies and discussion
Emerging and re-emerging diseases are a fact of life in the modern world. Preventing the spread of these new and/or changing infections in the dental office presents a continuous challenge for dental practitioners. New infection control guidelines have been and will continue to be instituted to ensure that the dental office is as safe as possible. Dental practitioners must be aware of evolving infection control guidelines to protect themselves and the patients they treat. In the last fifty years numerous infectious diseases have challenged the delivery of oral healthcare.
In the 1980s-1990s the emergence of HIV/AIDS mandated significant changes in infection control practices to ensure safe treatment of patients in the dental office. In 2020, the respiratory infection COVID-19 caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 rapidly circumnavigated the globe clearly illustrating the potential for a respiratory pathogen to both spread very rapidly in the modern world and cause considerable morbidity and mortality. Just as alarming is the recent increase in vaccine-preventable diseases as well as STDs and TB.
This program will provide dental providers with the latest information on the management of recent emerging diseases as well as COVID-19 in the dental office. Paramount to controlling this pandemic are the principles of respiratory hygiene and cough etiquette and enhancements in respiratory protection that may need to be implemented. Emphasis will be placed on compliance issues and how a practical, cost effective “safe workplace” can be achieved. This course fulfills CDE requirements for infection control and requirements for annual OSHA training.
Upon completion of this lecture, participants should be able to:
- Understand the routes of transmission of infectious diseases and how to break the chain of infection.
- Know the updated recommendations for Standard Precautions, inclusive of Contact, Droplet & Airborne Precautions.
- Learn the principles of respiratory hygiene & cough etiquette to reduce the impact of respiratory diseases.
- Understand the latest information on the prevention, transmission, and management of COVID-19 and emerging/remerging diseases.
- Learn how to reduce exposure/contamination to the plethora of pathogens in the dental office.
- Understand the principles of cleaning, disinfection and sterilization in the dental office.
- How to practice “Bullet Proof Infection Control.”
About the Speaker
Dr. DePaola is the Associate Dean of Clinical Affairs and Professor, Department of Oncology & Diagnostic Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Maryland, Baltimore. He received his DDS in 1975, completed a Master’s Degree in Oral Biology; is a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral Medicine, the American College of Dentists and the International College of Dentists; and has a Certificate in Prosthodontics.
In addition, he is the Director for dental training for the Mid-Atlantic AIDS Education and Training Center and served as a member of the ADA Council of Scientific Affairs from 2002-2005.
Dr. DePaola serves as a dental and infection control consultant for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of Maryland Department of Corrections. In 2015, he was appointed to and served two four-year terms on the Maryland State Board of Dental Examiners.
Active in research, Dr. DePaola has authored and co-authored more than 130 journal articles, book chapters, and abstracts and serves as a consultant to the American Dental Association and numerous other professional groups and private industry. He is the editor of the books Infection Control in the Dental Office: A global Prospective published in 2020 and Infection Control in the Dental Office in the Era of COVID-19 published in 2024. During the past 20 years, he has been awarded more than 75 research and service grants, many in the field of antiplaque chemotherapeutic agents, HIV/AIDS, management of medically compromised dental patients, rapid salivary diagnostic testing, dental unit waterlines and infection control. Dr. DePaola was the recipient of the Distinguished Alumnus for Public Service for the year 2021 and the Maryland State Dental Association Presidential Award for Distinguished Service during the COVID-19 pandemic.
All of Dr. DePaola’s relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.
Friday, July 17
8:15 – 11:30 a.m.
Promoting Wellness with Minimally Invasive Dental Techniques
Presented by Mark S. Wolff, DDS, PhD
Three (3) CE credits recommended for dentists and hygienists
Education Methods: lecture, slides, and discussion
This lecture will cover the diagnostic criteria essential for the modern management of dental caries. It will begin with a brief overview of the pathophysiology of carious lesions to establish a foundation for understanding the new medical models of caries management. The focus will be on the methods of preserving tooth structure through treatments that can arrest, prevent, and even reverse the damage caused by dental caries. The goal of lecture is to establish a scientific and clinical basis for preserving tooth structure while conservatively managing tooth decay.
Upon completion of this lecture, participants can expect to:
- Learn the mechanism of tooth decay to apply therapeutic interventions that can arrest, prevent, and reverse caries damage.
- Use expanded diagnostic skills to classify the damage caused by the decay process.
- Understand the evidence supporting various interventions to arrest, prevent, and reverse caries damage, and how to apply these interventions.
About the Speaker
Dr. Mark S. Wolff is the Morton Amsterdam Dean of the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine and a Professor in the Department of Preventive and Restorative Dentistry. He became the 12th Dean of the School in 2018 and is recognized as a celebrated teacher, globally engaged scholar, and experienced clinician. Before joining Penn Dental Medicine, Dr. Wolff served as a professor and chair of cariology and comprehensive care at the College of Dentistry at New York University (NYU), where he was also the senior associate dean for development and alumni relations.
He earned his Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS), PhD in Oral Biology and Pathology, and completed a General Practice Residency at Stony Brook University. Dr. Wolff has led numerous international research initiatives and oral health assessment programs. He designed, developed, and implemented a comprehensive curriculum on caries risk assessment and created dental information systems to help dental schools monitor patient risk across entire patient populations.
Dr. Wolff has served as the principal or co-investigator on various research projects funded by industry and the National Institutes of Health, focusing on topics such as dental caries, novel remineralizing agents, dental erosion, periodontal disease, dental materials, dentinal hypersensitivity, and dental anxiety. Throughout his career, he has co-authored more than 100 scientific papers, text chapters, and edited multiple textbooks. Dr. Wolff lectures worldwide and is a frequent consultant to industry. He began his dental career as a private practitioner, establishing a family practice that served patients with complex medical needs and individuals with disabilities of all ages. He is a lifelong advocate for people with physical, intellectual, and developmental disabilities and is also a respected dental educator.
All of Dr. Wolff’s relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.
Saturday, July 18
8:15 – 11:30 a.m.
Implant Complications from a Restorative Perspective
Presented by Carl F. Driscoll, DMD
Three (3) CE credits recommended for dentists, dental assistants and EFDAs
Education Methods: lecture, slides, case studies and discussion
The implant industry continues to grow at an accelerating rate. Once reserved only for the patients with unlimited financial capabilities, patients of even moderate means are now receiving implant treatment. This presentation will focus on the complications that may be seen during the course of this treatment. These complications may actually be normal maintenance procedures that need to be identified prior to the start of any proposed treatment and conveyed to the patient. A clear picture of preventable and non-preventable complications will be discussed. The attendee will be exposed to many different complications involving implant treatment through numerous clinical examples. The handling of these complications will be discussed so that the attendee can better treat his/her patients when unfortunate events dictate immediate reconciliation.
Upon completion of this lecture, participants can expect to:
- Understand the complications that you may face with implants in your practice and methods to differentiate implant complications that are normal maintenance issues from those that are not predictable.
- Learn clinical techniques to make implant treatment less stressful to you and the patient
- Learn methods to deal with implant complications.
About the Speaker
Dr. Driscoll is an educator, clinician, author, researcher, and lecturer. He currently teaches as a Clinical Professor at the University of Maryland School of Dentistry where he served as the Director of the Prosthodontic Residency for 21 years from 1997-2018. He also served in the same capacity at Walter Reed Army Medical Center for three years prior to moving to the dental school. Dr. Driscoll retired from the U.S. Army after twenty years of service with the rank of Colonel.
Dr. Driscoll has given more than 600 presentations nationally and internationally, published over 90 journal articles, and co-authored three textbooks. He has received many awards from the military as well as prosthodontic organizations throughout his career. Dr. Driscoll is a Diplomate of the American Board of Prosthodontics and a Fellow of the American College of Prosthodontists (ACP). Dr. Driscoll has served as President of the American Academy of Fixed Prosthodontics, President of the American Board of Prosthodontics, and as President of the ACP. In addition to his teaching commitments at the school, he is in private practice in Bethesda, MD and is in continuous demand to lecture globally.
All of Dr. Driscoll’s relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.
PDA designated each activity for 3 continuing education credits.
