“Continuing Conversations”

Broadcasted on Tuesday, June 30, 2020 • 7 PM ET (4 PM PT)

Our inaugural topic is focuses on the burden of health inequity—particularly in light of the recent events reshaping the social justice conversation.

Presenters: Michael Glick, DMD;  Deborah Weisfuse, DMD, MS  and Cherae Farmer-Dixon, DDS| Provider: Dental Learning Systems, LLC

Commercial Supporter: Alliance for Oral Health Across Borders
CE Credits: 1 Self Study
Cost: $0.00
August 24th, 2020 – Aug 31st, 2023

Learning Objectives:

• Discuss the impact of social injustices on healthcare delivery
• Describe barriers to care and health equality
• Review strategies to increase health equality for underserved population

Broadcasted on Wednesday, October 7, 2020 • 7 PM ET (4 PM PT)

The global COVID-19 pandemic continues to be the dominant topic of discussion and debate in the oral healthcare community and the world at large. The virus’ impact on clinical dentistry has been profound; it has also been fraught with changing and often conflicting information, particularly in regard to patient and practitioner safety during aerosol-generating procedures.

Join Michael Glick, DMD, and special guests Mark Wolff, DDS, PhD, Dean of the University of Pennsylvania School of Dentistry; and Richard Niederman, DMD, professor and chair, Department of Epidemiology & Health Promotion at New York University College of Dentistry, and Co-Director of the World Health Organization Collaborating Center for QED as they address and discuss the available information and sift through the chaff to illuminate best practices.

Learning Objectives:

• Review scientific research on aerosols pertaining to dentistry.
• Discuss the conflicting opinions of the WHO, the CDC, and the ADA regarding utilization of this science within the profession of dentistry.
• Describe the approach in critical thinking that must be utilized in this situation in order to form your own opinion regarding this global controversy.

Agenda:

• Introduction –  Deborah Weisfuse, MS, DMD
• Aerosols in Clinical Dentistry Panel Discussion –  Michael Glick, DMD;  Mark S. Wolff, DDS, PhD; and  Richard Niederman, DMD
• Audience Q&A

Commercial Supporter: Alliance for Oral Health Across Borders
CE Credits: 1 Self Study
Cost: $0.00
August 24th, 2020 – Aug 31st, 2023

Suggested Reading:

1. “A Dental Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic – Safer Aerosol- Free Emergent (SAFER) Dentistry”, by Benzian & Neiderman
2. “SDCEP-Mitigation of Aerosol Generating Procedures in Dentistry – Rapid Review”, by Scottish Dental Clinical Effectiveness Program

Professor Michael Glick

Originally broadcasted on Tuesday, August 3 at 8:00 pm EST

Critical thinking is a subject matter that has been discussed by philosophers and scientists for thousands of years.
Many definitions have been proposed to describe this concept, which ultimately is a process of recognizing how and why we believe what we see, hear, and read. Included in a critical thinking process is being cognizant of different sides of an argument, and being able to apply an analytical, logical, and systematic approach to new and old ideas, all while being both inquisitive and curious.In today’s world, where we are inundated with health information from sources ranging from social media to reputable biomedical journals, being able to parse the truth from the hype is more important than ever. In this course, participants will be presented with different ways of approaching ideas and claims, be introduced to common statistical concepts and an appreciation of scientific literacy, as well as be shown how to recognize biases and misinformation in the scientific literature. Incorporating principles of critical thinking into clinical care will greatly benefit our patients and ultimately improve health in our own communities and beyond.
 Participants will learn:

• to understand how critical thinking can affect and enhance decision making
• to recognize the presence of one’s own biases and misconceptions
• to interpret common biostatistical concepts
• to identify biases and misinformation perpetuated in the news and the scientific literature

Speakers: Mark S. Wolff, DDS, PHD, Jeremy Horst, DDS, PHD, Saul Pressner, DMD, FAGD 
Moderated by: Professor Michael Glick

Originally broadcasted on Wednesday, October 6 at 1:00 pm EST

Dr. Wolff will bring us up to date on the history; Dr. Horst will speak on the science; and Dr. Pressner will discuss minimally invasive biomimetic dentistry and its relationship to sustainability. Dr. Julie Frantsve-Hawley and Dr. Michael Glick will moderate the program.

Educational Objectives

The participant will learn how minimally invasive biomimetic dentistry preserves healthy tooth structure and contributes to the greater long term viability of teeth.