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SUMMARY:PCDS Webinar CE Series
DESCRIPTION:Fraud\, Waste\, and Abuse – What They Don’t Teach You in Dental School\nAGD Course Code: 565 (Documentation and Risk Management) \nCourse Description: Federal and state laws significantly impact dental practices by ensuring accurate billing practices\, ethical marketing efforts\, and compliant business structures. Failure to abide by these laws can result in fines\, disciplinary actions\, civil lawsuits\, and even criminal sanctions. This course will use real world case studies to offer dentists and their staff tools to protect their practice\, patients\, and professional licenses from legal and financial risks associated with applicable fraud\, waste\, and abuse laws. \nCourse Objections: Upon the completion of this course\, the dental professional should be able to: \n\nUnderstand some of the key laws and legal concepts that exist at the federal and state levels that govern billing and marketing laws\, as well as unlawful business relationships.\nRecognize scenarios that place the dental professional’s risk of violating the law.\nImplement practices that mitigate the dental professional’s risk from violating applicable laws.
URL:https://www.padental.org/event/pcds-webinar-ce-series/
CATEGORIES:Other CE
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SUMMARY:PCDS Webinar CE Series
DESCRIPTION:Drilling Down on the Law – A Moderated Discussion on Common Legal Issues in the Practice of Dentistry\nAGD Course Code: 550 (Practice Management and Human Relations) \nCourse Description: A moderated discussion with two Pennsylvania Barred Attorneys focusing on common legal and regulatory issues that face dental offices. The speakers will use their experience of representing dental and other healthcare practices to educate participants on the legal challenges that dental practices face on a regular basis. The course will address a broad variety of topics\, such as patient privacy\, federal and state employment laws\, ethical challenges and payor reimbursement issues. The discussion will also focus on best practices that can be implemented at any dental practice to mitigate the common legal risks discussed during the course. \nCourse Objectives: Upon the completion of this course\, the dental professional should be able to: \n\nUnderstand key concepts associated with informed consent and patient confidentiality.\nAppreciate legal issues that emerge in on-boarding associate dentists\, such as the enforceability of restrictive covenants and the distinction between employees and independent contractors.\nImplement best practices for employee onboarding\, discipline\, and termination.\nUnderstand risk areas underlying billing and marketing efforts.\nImplement risk mitigation efforts\, such as appropriate insurance policies and effective compliance programs.
URL:https://www.padental.org/event/pcds-webinar-ce-series-2/
CATEGORIES:Other CE
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SUMMARY:PCDS Ethics for the Practice of Dentistry
DESCRIPTION:Ethics for the Practice of Dentistry\nAGD Course Code: 555 (Ethics in Dentistry) \nCourse Description: This course will serve as an introduction into key ethical principles and standards of conduct that govern the practice of dentistry. The course will be structured around the American Dental Association Principles of Ethics and Code of Professional Conduct\, and discuss in detail the topics of patient autonomy\, nommaleficence\, beneficence\, fairness and truthfulness. The course will also discuss the interactions between the ADA Code of Ethics with laws that apply to the practice of dentistry. The course is designed to offer dentists and their staff common ethical quandaries that they may face\, and tools to help resolve these problematic situations. \nCourse Objectives: Upon the completion of this course\, the dental professional should be able to: \n\nUnderstand key concepts associated with informed consent and patient confidentiality.\nRecognize common ethical and legal issues concerning the supervision of hygienists and dental assistants.\nRecognize common ethical and legal issues concerning the termination of the doctor-patient relationship.\nUnderstand laws prohibiting discrimination and mandating reporting of misconduct or impairment on the part of other dentists.
URL:https://www.padental.org/event/pcds-pcds-ethics-for-the-practice-of-dentistry/
CATEGORIES:Other CE
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270120T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270120T170000
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SUMMARY:Scranton District Dental Society CE Series
DESCRIPTION:PDA members receive discounted rates.
URL:https://www.padental.org/event/scranton-district-dental-society-ce-series/2027-01-20/
LOCATION:Radisson Lackawanna Station Hotel\, Scranton\, 700 Lackawanna Ave.\, Scranton\, PA\, 18503
CATEGORIES:Local Society Events,Other CE
ORGANIZER;CN="Sharon Langan":MAILTO:slangan@centurydentalassociates.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270129T000000
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SUMMARY:Training Day - 7th Trustee Region
DESCRIPTION:Register for this Event \nThree Courses on January 29\, 2027\n#1\nCourse Title: “An Overview of Bloodborne Pathogens\, Infection Control\, Hazard Communication\, and HIPAA in the Dental Office”\nContinuing Education Credit Hours: 2 \n \nCourse Description: Can you use a little refresher on compliance in the dental office? This course provides an overview of the Bloodborne Pathogens Standard and infection control in the dental office\, focusing on compliance with OSHA standards and CDC guidelines. Participants will gain an understanding of the risks associated with bloodborne diseases\, modes of transmission\, preventive measures\, and response protocols in case of exposure incidents. Additionally\, the course covers hazard communication requirements\, including the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS)\, to ensure safety in handling chemicals in the workplace.  Finally\, along with these OSHA-related topics\, this course also covers the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and the requirements that dental offices have under that Act. \n \nLearning Objectives:\n \n\nRecognize tasks and activities that may involve exposure to blood and OPIMs.\nExplain the OSHA General Duty Clause and its implications for workplace safety.\nDetail methods to prevent or reduce exposure\, including engineering controls\, work practices\, and personal protective equipment (PPE).\nDescribe requirements for decontamination\, sterilization\, and spore testing.\nIdentify GHS pictograms and GHS labeling requirements.\nExplain the responsibilities of Covered Entities under HIPAA\, including the Privacy Rule and the Security Rule.\n\n\n\n#2\nCourse Title: “Radiation Safety Overview for Dental X-ray Operators\nContinuing Education Credit Hours: 2\nCourse Description: Every dental X-ray operator in Pennsylvania needs a periodic refresher course on ionizing radiation\, including the definition\, sources\, hazards\, measurements\, and biological effects.  This course will cover those topics as well as address recent scientific studies that are affecting our understanding of exposure and shielding in the dental office.  This course meets the training requirements detailed in Pennsylvania Code\, Title 25\, Section 221.11. \n \nLearning Objectives:\n \n\nDetail the basic properties of radiation\nDefine the units of measurement for radiation\nIdentify sources of radiation exposure\nDiscuss radiation protection measures\nProvide an overview of the biological effects of radiation exposure\nDiscuss types of X-ray equipment\nReview image recording and processing as well as patient exposures and positioning\nOutline operational procedural requirements\n Review guidelines for QA program\nSummarize regulations for X-ray Operators \n\n#3\nCourse Title: “Recognizing and Reporting Suspected Child Abuse in Pennsylvania”\nContinuing Education Credit Hours: 2\n\n \nCourse Description: In the state of Pennsylvania\, all “individuals licensed or certified to practice in any health-related field under the jurisdiction of the Department of State” are Mandated Reporters of Child Abuse\, along with any of their employees who have direct contact with children.  This course will educate Mandated Reporters on how to recognize the signs of child abuse and how and when to make a report.  Taking this course fulfills the 2 hours of Act 31 Mandatory Child Abuse Reporter Training required for license renewal. \n \nLearning Objectives: \n\nUnderstand what constitutes Child Abuse\nDistinguish between Mandated and Permissive Reporters\nGrasp the responsibilities of reporters\nKnow how to make a report of suspected abuse\nIdentify who the investigators are and what conclusions may be made\nRecognize exclusions to child abuse\nComprehend protection for reporters and failure to report\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker Bio: Autumn Bupp\n\n\nAutumn Bupp is the Manager of the Western Pennsylvania branch of Clym Environmental Services\, where she oversees the areas of compliance\, medical waste management\, and confidential document destruction. These services are primarily provided to dental and medical professionals. Autumn plays an integral role in compliance as she provides compliance training\, safety audits\, and compliance consultation services to offices throughout Pennsylvania. She strives to relieve dentists and doctors of the burden of compliance management so that they are freed up to spend more time focusing on their patients. Autumn is a graduate of Grove City College and the former director of the Muscular Dystrophy Association in Pittsburgh. When she is not busy with compliance\, she enjoys hiking\, reading\, and\, most of all\, spending time with her husband and four children. \n  \n\nRegister for this Event
URL:https://www.padental.org/event/cr_d7_27-training-day-7th-trustee-region/
LOCATION:Penn State Conference Center\, Penn State Conference Center\n215 Innovation Blvd\, State College\, PA\, 16803
CATEGORIES:Local Society Events,Other CE
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SUMMARY:Scranton District Dental Society CE Series
DESCRIPTION:PDA members receive discounted rates.
URL:https://www.padental.org/event/scranton-district-dental-society-ce-series/2027-02-03/
LOCATION:Radisson Lackawanna Station Hotel\, Scranton\, 700 Lackawanna Ave.\, Scranton\, PA\, 18503
CATEGORIES:Local Society Events,Other CE
ORGANIZER;CN="Sharon Langan":MAILTO:slangan@centurydentalassociates.com
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SUMMARY:Scranton District Dental Society CE Series
DESCRIPTION:PDA members receive discounted rates.
URL:https://www.padental.org/event/scranton-district-dental-society-ce-series/2027-03-17/
LOCATION:Radisson Lackawanna Station Hotel\, Scranton\, 700 Lackawanna Ave.\, Scranton\, PA\, 18503
CATEGORIES:Local Society Events,Other CE
ORGANIZER;CN="Sharon Langan":MAILTO:slangan@centurydentalassociates.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270421T080000
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SUMMARY:Scranton District Dental Society CE Series
DESCRIPTION:PDA members receive discounted rates.
URL:https://www.padental.org/event/scranton-district-dental-society-ce-series/2027-04-21/
LOCATION:Radisson Lackawanna Station Hotel\, Scranton\, 700 Lackawanna Ave.\, Scranton\, PA\, 18503
CATEGORIES:Local Society Events,Other CE
ORGANIZER;CN="Sharon Langan":MAILTO:slangan@centurydentalassociates.com
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