INFORMATION FOR DENTAL HYGIENISTS -- MEDICAL COMPLICATION IN
DENTAL PRACTICE
The Toledo Dental Society provides a three-hour video course
"Medical
Complications in Dental Practice" developed by Dr. Dan Becker.
This
course is also known as the "Emergency Medical Course."
The course
concludes with a 25-question test.
Four (4) CEUs are given for
completing this course.
This course meets the requirements of the OSDB for dental hygienists
to
practice while the dentist is not physically present. Link here for the OSDB's
Permissible Practices Documentation for Dental
Hygienists
form. OSDB's
Dental Practice Act,
see 4715-9-05.
The course may also be utilized by those who
need credits toward
their general CE requirement.
Those interested in completing this course can contact the TDS office at
419-474-8611. The cost of the course is $125 for member dentists,
$75
each for their staff, and $200 for non-members.