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.