Annual Session/CE : CE Speakers

Clinician Schedule for 2010 Annual Session:

Kim Laudenslager, RDH: Ms. Laudenslager is an Associate Clinical Professor at the University of Colorado School of Dentistry and practices dental hygiene part-time. She received her A.S. from Forsyth in Boston, and her Bachelor and Master of Public Administration Health Care Management degrees from the University of Colorado. She is a member of the Office Sterilization & Asepsis Procedures Research Foundation (OSAP) and has served as chairperson for the CDHA Quality Assurance Consulting Committee for over fifteen years.

"OSHA/INFECTION CONTROL TRAINING": This course will be a fast paced review of material OSHA requires for annual training. In addition, the most current information available on infection control procedures, infectious diseases and product reviews will also be presented. Individuals who have not had previous training are also encouraged to attend with the understanding that additional reading (i.e.; homework) may be necessary following the course for them to fully comprehend the material.

Bill Zubke & Janet Jensen: Mr. Zubke is a retired teach who is now a motivational speaker and Ms. Jensen is a staff member of Lake Area Dental Assisting Department specializing in teaching expanded functions for dental assistants.

"CREATE A WINNING WORKFORCE": This program will: explain the legal implications of expanded functions in South Dakota and give participants insights into utilizing the program; explain how the utilization of expanded duties will benefit doctors, the productivity of the practice and the self-worth of dental assistants; introduce ways for each staff member to contribute to the maximum utilization of the expanded functions legal in the state of South Dakota; and, emphasize team work attitude and ways to create job satisfaction for greater staff retention and coherency.

Rex Briggs, MSW: Mr. Briggs has devoted his practice to giving hope to people suffering with anxiety and stress-related conditions for 30 years following his own treatment for anxiety and depression. He has been a national speaker since 1986 and his book Transforming Anxiety Transcending Shame was published by the Chicken Soup Publishers in 1999. He has criss-crossed the nation and globe teaching professionals and lay people ways of better recognizing, managing, and eliminating unnecessary anxiety from their lives, moving from lives filled with discomfort and fear to lives of confidence and empowerment.

"UNDERSTANDING ANXIETY IN THE DENTAL PHOBIC PATIENT AND IN THE PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL LIFE OF THE DENTAL PROFESSIONAL": This presentation will address dental anxiety in the broader context of understanding how excessive anxiety is the most prolific and insidious condition effecting our modern lives in general. This address will provide dental professionals with a keener understanding of how to more effectively understand, market, and treat the dental-anxious patient who may avoid dental care or makes treatment more challenging. Moreover, Rex will provide participants with information that will be applicable to improving quality of life both in the dental professionals practice and in their overall personal life.

"ELUCIDATING & DEFUSING THE THINKING PROCESS OF AN ANXIOUS PATIENT AND PROVIDING METHODS OF SOOTHING": This presentation will break down the way thinking can negatively evolve for the anxious patient, leading to tension during treatment or, at worst, appointment failure. Rex will point out several thinking procedures so that dental professionals can intervene and provide both comfort and guidance.

Lorne Lavine, DMD: Dr. Lavine demonstrates his involvement and fascination with Computer technology by holding two prestigious certifications. The A+ Certified Technician designation is granted to those individuals who have successfully demonstrated proficiency in computer repair and knowledge of computer operating systems. He also became a Network+ Certified Professional, illustrating his expertise in network design, installation, and troubleshooting. After earning his D.M.D. from Boston University, Dr. Lavine completed his residency at the Eastman Dental Center and received his specialty training from the University of Washington. His educational background is highlighted by an exemplary academic record and superior achievement.

"DIGITAL IMAGING": The modern dental practice has come to find that managing their images can be a real challenge. Not only do dentists need to choose their digital systems based on a multitude of criteria, but they need to find ways to make sure that all their images can be stored and retrieved in a single database. And, to top it all off, they need to make sure the image software will integrate with their other technology systems such as practice management software. This course will assist dentists in choosing their digital imaging systems, making sure the different systems work together, and finding ways to properly integrate these systems within the practice.

"SIX STEPS TO A PAPERLESS PRACTICE": With the Federal Government mandating that all patient records be digital by the year 2014, many dentists are realizing that there's no time like the present to start moving toward a chartless or paperless environment. This course will outline a 6-step "treatment plan" of how to achieve that. Specifically, we'll evaluate practice management software, image management, operatory design, computer and network infrastructure, high-tech digital systems, and data backup and protection.

G. Kent Mangelson, CFP: Mr. Mangelson is an expert in the area of lawsuit protection and tax reduction strategies. He has authored and co-authored several publications and training manuals on the subject. As one of the nation's top asset protection advisors, he has spent over 30 years helping dentists properly structure themselves for lawsuit protection and tax reduction. Mr. Mangelson is a nationally recognized speaker and has trained thousands of dentists at hundreds of conventions, conferences and seminars across the country.

"LAWSUIT PROTECTION AND TAX REDUCTION STRATEGIES FOR DENTISTS": From this presentation dentists will learn sources of lawsuits they are exposed to, how to protect 100% of their professional and personal assets from a lawsuit, how to structure their practices to avoid the serious legal and tax consequences of operating as a sole proprietor, how to avoid the most common asset protection mistakes made by dentists and their advisors such as putting assets into a spouse's name, and proven strategies they can use to minimize their taxes.
Michael Dunn & Brian Sodergren: Mr. Dunn is CEO of Dunn Associates and Mr. Sodergren is with the American Dental Association.

"GRASSROOTS ADVOCACY TRAINING": For policital experts and novices alike, attendees will learn more about politics and the political realities facing dentistry today, and how to be effective advocates on behalf of dentistry. This ADPAC-sponsored hands-on training session provides all the ammunition you need to be a political player on behalf of dentistry.

Harold Crossley, DDS, PhD: Dr. Crossley is a professor emeritus at the University of Maryland Dental School. A native of Rhode Island, Dr. Crossley received a Bachelor of Science degree in Pharmacy from the University of Rhode Island in 1964. He later was awarded the Master or Science (1970) and Doctorate degrees (1972) in Pharmacology. The University of Maryland Dental School in Baltimore awarded Dr. Crossley the D.D.S. degree in 1980. Since that time he has been the Director of Curriculum Innovation and Management, Director of Conjoint Sciences and Preclinical Studies and is currently the Director of Continuing Dental Education at the Dental School. The liaison between the classroom and his dental practice which he mentored on a part-time basis in the Dental School Intramural Faculty Practice produced a practical approach to understanding the pharmacology of drugs used in the dental office. Dr. Crossley has co-authored a number of articles and four books dealing with a variety of topics within the field of pharmacology.

"PRACTICAL & USEFUL DENTAL PHARMACOLOGY": This program will be divided into two sections. The morning discussion includes the indications, contraindications, and side effects of the fifty most commonly prescribed medications. The afternoon session explores the traditional as well as the newer antibiotics, antifungal, and antiviral agents available to treat patients with orafacial infections.