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Drug Interactions, Radiation Safety and HIPAA Compliance
2026-12-09 09:00 - 16:30 | Geisinger Medical Center, Henry Hood Center, Danville, 17821, United States
Three Serious Drug Interactions PLUS Radiation Safety and HIPAA Compliance
6 CE credits appropriate for dentists, hygienists, assistants and EFDAs.
Education Method: powerpoint, lecture and discussion
Radiation Safety – This course meets the training requirements for every dental x-ray operator as outlined in Pennsylvania Code, Title 25, Section 221.11.
HIPAA in the Dental Office – This course covers the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and the requirements that dental offices have under that Act.
Presented by Autumn Bupp, manager of the Western PA branch of Clym Environmental Services, where she oversees the areas of compliance, medical waste management, and confidential document destruction. Autumn provides compliance training, safety audits and compliance consultation services to dental and medical professionals. Ms. Bupp has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Three Serious Drug Interactions – It is important for clinicians to understand the theoretical basis behind these often predictable interactions, and comprehend the evidenced-based-science that supports their existence. Serious drug interactions may occur in the dental patient because of drugs the dentist prescribes or administers. The dentist may also experience adverse drug interactions from medications they are taking for various medical conditions. their associated vasoconstrictors have had a long history of safety and efficacy in dental practice. However, pediatric dental patients are especially vulnerable to overdose reactions with this group of drugs. The speaker will illustrate how to perform these dosage calculations including “The Rule of 25.” A potentially serious drug interaction between epinephrine containing local anesthetic solutions and non-selective beta-adrenergic blocking agents also will be highlighted. Research evaluating the efficacy and safety of phentolamine mesylate will be discussed along with the limitations of the intranasal tetracaine plus oxymetazoline mist.
Presented by Elliot V. Hersh, DMD, MS, PhD, Professor of Pharmacology/Oral Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine. He has published more than 175 scientific articles, abstracts and book chapters in the areas of dental pharmacology, drug interactions, analgesics and local anesthetics. Dr. Hersh has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
At the end of the course, participants will be able to:
– summarize regulations for x-ray operators.
– review image recording and processing as well as patient exposures and positioning.
– explain the responsibilities of covered entities under HIPAA including the Privacy Rule and the Security Rule.
– Identify the common characteristics shared among most drugs involved in the most serious adverse drug interactions.
– Identify a common food product that greatly increases blood levels of simvastatin and atorvastatin.

Date:
Wednesday, December 9, 2026

Time:

9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Registation opens at 8:30 a.m.

Location:

Geisinger Medical Center, Henry Hood Center
Snacks provided; meals are on your own

Fees:

$145 – PDA/ADA member dentists
$0 – PDA Retired/Life member dentists
$245 – Non-member dentists
$85 – Non-dentist dental team

CE Credits:
6 CE credits for dentists, hygienists, assistants and EFDAs

Online registration is available to PDA member dentists and non-dentist dental team members. Anyone registering online will need a username and password. Contact PDA before you register. Do NOT create your own username and password as you may be charged the wrong fee. Call (717) 234-5941, ext. 117 Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. After hours or holidays email rvn@padental.org.
All PDA member dentists have a username and password for PDA’s website. For many dentists, your username will be your first initial, last name and 4 digit year of birth with no spaces or punctuation. The default password is lowercase letters ada followed by your ADA membership number (no spaces or punctuation). Contact PDA via phone or email rvn@padental.org if you need assistance to register.
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Bodhi Day
2026-12-08

Child Abuse Act 31, Drug Interactions, Act 124 Dental Pain
2026-12-04 08:30 - 15:30 | Courtyard Marriott Philadelphia City Avenue, 4100 Presidential Blvd, Philadelphia, PA, 19131, United States
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Philadelphia County Dental Society & Pennsylvania Dental Association present:
8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. — Child Abuse Recognition and Reporting for Dental Professionals (Act 31) withThree Serious Drug Interactions That Every Dentist Should Know and Evidence-based Analgesia for Post-Surgical Dental Pain (Act 124)
Presented by Angela M. Stout, DMD, MPH, a pediatric dentist in private practice in Erdenheim, PA, Elliot V. Hersh, DMD, MS, PhD, a Professor of Pharmacology/Oral Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine and Katherine N. Theken, PharmD, PhD, an Assistant Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Pharmacology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine.
Child Abuse Recognition and Reporting for Dental Professionals will fulfill the Act 31 CE requirement for dentists, hygienists and EFDAs renewing a dental license in March 2027. Attendees may register to attend just the Act 31 course or register for the full day of CE that includes the lectures on Act 124 and Adverse Drug Interactions.
Educational Methods: lecture, slides, case presentations and discussions.

Date:
Friday, December 4, 2026

Time:
8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Registration opens at 8:00 a.m.

Location:
Courtyard Marriott Philadelphia City Avenue

Fees:

$175 – PCDS Member
$250 – ADA/PDA Member dentist
$95 – Non-dentist dental team employed by PCDS/ADA/PDA Member
$300 – Nonmember dentist
$125 – Non-dentist dental team employed by nonmember

CE Credits:
6 credit hours recommended for dentists, hygienists, EFDAs and assistants

Cancellation policy: No refunds on courses purchased as part of the CE package. Refunds for courses purchased individually will be issued less a 10% administrative fee if the registration is cancelled in writing seven days prior to the program you are attending. Refunds are not issued for no shows.

Full-day course tuition includes lunch and FREE parking.

PDA 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.
PDA designates this activity for 6 (six) continuing education credits.

To register online please follow these steps:
Non-dentist dental team members who are not attending the course with a dentist, PCDS associate members and non-member dentists should email Rebecca to request a registration form.
1. Sign in to the website. Every PDA member dentist has a record. For most dentists, your website default username is your first initial, last name and four-digit year of birth with no spaces, no punctuation. The default password is lowercase ada and your ADA number. If you don’t remember your username and password, please contact PDA’s membership department.
2. Click the Register Myself button. Pricing will be applied based on your member status. The Register Myself button appears if your name is displayed at the top of the website page.
3. To register non-dentist (hygienists, assistants or non-licensed guests) attendees for the same course that you are attending, click +Add a Guest under “My Registration Status:” to add your guest. Click Add to select the program they will attend.

If you have previously attended a PDA program with a non-dentist guest, that person may appear as an existing contact. If the Select an existing contact option appears and the correct guest’s name is displayed when clicking in the box, please select his or her name. If a unique email address is not listed for this guest, please add it. Click Save & Close.
If the Select an existing contact option does not appear, please enter the name of the guest, his or her designation (RDH, EFDA) and a unique email address; click Save & Close.
Repeat the process until all guests are registered.
Please note: if the same email address is used for all registrants, only one “reminder to attend” email will be sent.

4. Click Proceed to Checkout to review your order and enter your credit card information.
5. Click Submit Order to complete your registration. You will receive a confirmation email.

Please contact Rebecca Von Nieda at (717) 234-5941, ext. 117 with any questions about the meeting or online registration.

Bridging the Info Gap
2026-12-01 18:30 - 19:30 | https://www.padental.org/event/bridging-the-info-gap/2026-12-01/
A webinar for all PDA members. Check your email, the PDA Go app or visit padental.org/BIG to register. These are held bi-monthly. So if you can’t make it, you can view the recording or plan to attend the next one!

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AI and Diagnostically Driven Dentistry
2026-11-11 08:30 - 15:30 | Courtyard Marriott Philadelphia City Avenue, 4100 Presidential Blvd, Philadelphia, PA, 19131, United States
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Philadelphia County Dental Society & Pennsylvania Dental Association present:

8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. — AI and Diagnostically Driven Dentistry
Presented by: Lou Graham, DDS, founder of Catapult Education; published author and the former Dental Director of the University of Chicago’s Department of Dentistry. Dr. Graham has practiced dentistry in Chicago, Illinois for more than 35 years.

Presented in cooperation with Catapult Education. Decades of studies have shown that using traditional diagnostics in dentistry is like flipping a coin. We need to determine the patient’s risk factors for caries and periodontal disease.
Following this lecture, attendees can expect to:
– Learn why 2D AI is superior to your naked eye and how it creates growth for every practice.
– Understand why transillumination and fluorescence should be part of your exams.
– Know why exams will incorporate salivary and genetic diagnostics to understand their patients’ risk factors for caries and periodontal disease.
– Stop the cycle of watching, drilling and waiting for failure.
– “Up” your game in long-term maintenance of your periodontal patients via integrating lasers, oxygenation and more.

Education methods: lecture, slides, discussion and Q&A.

Date:
Wednesday, November 11, 2026

Time:
8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Location:
Courtyard Marriott Philadelphia City Avenue

Fees:

$175 – Member dentist
$250 – ADA Member dentist
$95 – Non-dentist dental team employed by PCDS/ADA/PDA Member
$300 – Nonmember dentist
$125 – Non-dentist dental team employed by nonmember

CE Credits:
6 credit hours recommended for dentists, hygienists, EFDAs and assistants

Cancellation policy: No refunds on courses purchased as part of the CE package. Refunds for courses purchased individually will be issued less a 10% administrative fee if the registration is cancelled in writing seven days prior to the program you are attending. Refunds are not issued for no-shows.

Full-day course tuition includes lunch and FREE parking.

PDA 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.
PDA designates this activity for 6 (six) continuing education credits.

To register online please follow these steps:
Non-dentist dental team members who are not attending the course with a dentist, PCDS associate members and non-member dentists should email Rebecca to request a registration form.
1. Sign in to the website. Every PDA member dentist has a record. For most dentists, your website default username is your first initial, last name and four-digit year of birth with no spaces, no punctuation. The default password is lowercase ada and your ADA number. If you don’t remember your username and password, please contact PDA’s membership department.
2. Click the Register Myself button. Pricing will be applied based on your member status. The Register Myself button will not appear if your name is not listed at the top of website page.
3. To register non-dentist (hygienists, assistants or non-licensed guests) for the course the dentist is attending, click +Add a Guest under “My Registration Status:” to add your guest.

If you have previously attended a PDA program with a non-dentist guest, that person may appear as an existing contact. If the Select an existing contact option appears and the correct guest’s name is displayed when clicking in the box, please select his or her name. If a unique email address is not listed for this guest, please add it. Click Save & Close.
If the Select an existing contact option does not appear, please enter the name of the guest, his or her designation (RDH, EFDA) and a unique email address; click Save & Close.
Repeat the process until all guests are registered.
Please note: if the same email address is used for all registrants, only one “reminder to attend” email will be sent.

4. Click Proceed to Checkout to review your order and enter your credit card information.
5. Click Submit Order to complete your registration. You will receive a confirmation email.

Please contact Rebecca Von Nieda at (717) 234-5941, ext. 117 with any questions about the meeting or online registration.

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