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Date

Upcoming Event

Location

October

10/1/2021
to 9/30/2022 11:45 PM

A Review and Update in Minimal, Moderate, and Deep Sedation
This course is designed for dentists or physicians with previous training in minimal, moderate and/or deep sedation.

Self Instructional - Webinar

10/1/2021
to 9/30/2022

Current CDC/State Board Guidelines - Infection Control
Infection Prevention is required to ensure the safety and health of both the Dental Clinician and the patient. This requires a series of repeatable, sequential protocols that break the chain of infection and prevent the transmission of infectious diseases. We will discuss the use of Standard Precautions and Best Practices to become CDC/ OSHA compliant.

Self Instructional - Webinar

10/1/2021
to 9/30/2022

Evidence-based Protocols for Caries Diagnosis and Excavation
In this course, the diagnosis and management of caries as currently understood and the literature it is based on will presented and discussed. Also, a review of the rationale behind preparations for adhesive direct restorations and recommended armamentarium will be presented. Finally, as conclusion, a protocol for caries excavation and preparation design will be presented.

Self Instructional - Webinar

10/1/2021
to 9/30/2022 11:45 PM

OSHA: A Short Review of The BIG Three: Hepatitis/AIDS/Tuberculosis
Recently, COVID-19 and its variants have rightly demanded much attention from the healthcare community. While keeping abreast of this newer threat, we mustn’t forget long-standing diseases that remain and continue to require our diligence. This course will briefly review three diseases of particular importance to oral health care providers – hepatitis, AIDS, and tuberculosis. Many of the day-to-day efforts that practitioners employ to prevent patient and staff infections are of paramount importance when dealing with these potentially debilitating and deadly diseases.

Self Instructional - Article

10/2/2021
to 9/30/2022

Dispensing and In-Office Sedation: Laws, Permits, and You
Join Blake Strickland, State Investigator for the Board of Dental Examiners of Alabama, to refresh your understanding of prescription drug dispensing and in-office sedations.

Self Instructional - Webinar

10/2/2021
to 9/30/2022

Medical Marijuana
Dr. Sims will review common causes of nausea and vomiting and recommend anti-emetics that can be used to prevent nausea and vomiting or treat nausea and vomiting. She will review adverse effects of those antiemetics.

Self Instructional - Webinar

August

8/19/2022
9:00 AM to 8/20/2022 4:00 PM

16th Annual UAB Dental Hygiene Symposium and Hinman Lectures
Please join us for our 16th Annual Dental Hygiene Symposium and Hinman Lectures - a two-day program for hygienists, assistants, office managers, and dentists. This year's event will be LIVE at the Hyatt Regency Wynfrey Hotel as well as VIRTUAL on ZOOM.

The Hyatt Regency Birmingham Wynfrey Hotel

8/25/2022
7:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Periodontal Update for the Hygiene Team - ACDE Joint Webinar Series
Connections Between System and Periodontal Disease: There is emerging evidence to support the existence of a two-way relationship between some systemic diseases and periodontitis, with systemic inflammation increasing the risk for periodontitis, and periodontal inflammation negatively affecting systemic health. Overview of the New Classification of Periodontal and Peri-Implant Diseases and Conditions: A new periodontal classification system emerged from the American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) and the European Federation of Periodontology (EFP) 2017 World Workshop on the Classification of Periodontal and Peri-Implant Diseases and Conditions.

Zoom Online Meeting

8/27/2022
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Red, White and Ulcerative Lesions: When Bad Things Happen to Good Oral Mucosa - ACDE Joint Webinar Series
Pathology of the oral mucosa entails a vast array of diseases that often confuse even the most experienced clinician. This course aims to use a “basic lesion” classification of oral mucosal pathology to help navigate and prioritize diagnosis and management of the patient. Overview of the New Classification of Periodontal and Peri-Implant Diseases and Conditions: A new periodontal classification system emerged from the American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) and the European Federation of Periodontology (EFP) 2017 World Workshop on the Classification of Periodontal and Peri-Implant Diseases and Conditions.

Zoom Online Meeting

September

9/9/2022
10:00 AM to 11:30 AM

Esthetic Concepts in Implant Dentistry - ACDE Joint Webinar Series
Description and review of concepts related to dental implants in an esthetic zone. This presentation will include hard and soft tissue considerations for long term maintenance of peri-implant health. Implants in an esthetic area are considered complex due to a variety of reasons. A clinician needs to consider various aspects such as ridge dimensions, smile line, soft tissue quality, implant position, papilla height among others, when placing implants in an esthetic region.

Zoom Online Meeting

9/14/2022
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Prevention and Management of Oral Complications in Medical Oncology - ACDE Joint Webinar Series
Dentists and members of dental teams play a crucial role in the management of oncology patients. This presentation will focus on identification and treatment/prevention of common oral complications of cancer therapy with a focus on complications of chemotherapy and hematopoietic cell transplantation including oral mucositis, oral infections, salivary gland dysfunction, medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw, and emerging complications of immunotherapies.

Zoom Online Meeting

9/19/2022
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Collaborative Healthcare for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities - ACDE Joint Webinar Series
Dental professionals are expected to care for patients with different needs and abilities across the lifespan. Dentists will learn how to meet the treatment needs for persons with intellectual disabilities in a collaborative incremental care model.

Zoom Online Meeting

9/25/2022
10:00 AM to 11:30 AM

Cone Beam CT: Technical Aspects to Get the Most Out of it in the Clinics - ACDE Joint Webinar Series
This course will provide clinicians an overview of the different technical aspects involved in acquiring, reconstructing, and viewing cone beam CT images to improve image quality and lead to better use of CBCT as an essential tool for diagnosis.

Zoom Online Meeting

9/30/2022
9:00 AM to 12:00 PM

CPR Training (Basic Life Support) 9AM
The BLS Healthcare Provider Course teaches CPR skills for helping victims of all ages (including doing ventilation with a barrier device, a bag mask device, and oxygen); use of an automated external defibrillator (AED); and relief of foreign body airway obstruction (FBAO). This course meets the updated requirements for licensure and is intended for participants who provide healthcare to patients. For certified or noncertified, licensed or nonlicensed healthcare professionals.

UAB School of Dentistry

October

10/1/2022
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM

How to Practically Manage the Side Effects of Mandibular Advancement Devices in the Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea - ACDE Joint Webinar Series
This interactive Webinar will test your knowledge about MAD therapy, as well as your differential diagnosis and therapeutic approach for their related side effects. It will be organized around clinical cases with very different profiles, as well as different designs of oral appliances.

Zoom Online Meeting

10/6/2022
7:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Recognizing and Managing Critical Oral Pathology - ACDE Joint Webinar Series
This lecture will start by reviewing the vast differential diagnosis of oral ulceration from benign common entities to oral manifestations of systemic diseases to oral cancer. Next, entities classified as oral potentially malignant disorders will be discussed followed by examples of oral cancer and a review of risk factors.

Zoom Online Meeting

10/14/2022
9:00 AM to 12:00 PM

UAB School of Dentistry

10/17/2022
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Alternative Medicine for the Dental Healthcare Provider - ACDE Joint Webinar Series
This interactive Webinar will test your knowledge about MAD therapy, as well as your differential diagnosis and therapeutic approach for their related side effects. It will be organized around clinical cases with very different profiles, as well as different designs of oral appliances.

Zoom Online Meeting

10/21/2022
10:00 AM to 11:30 AM

Top 5 Prescribed Drugs: What do you need to know? - ACDE Joint Webinar Series
This interactive Webinar will test your knowledge about MAD therapy, as well as your differential diagnosis and therapeutic approach for their related side effects. It will be organized around clinical cases with very different profiles, as well as different designs of oral appliances.

Zoom Online Meeting

10/22/2022
9:00 AM to 12:00 PM

What to Do With Stripped, Broken, and Loosened Screws? Implant Prosthetic Screw Complications: A Hands-On Workshop for Dentists
This hands-on course is designed to provide clinicians with comprehensive information related to several types of implant prosthetic screw complications including stripped, broken, and loosened screws. This course is limited to 10 participants.

UAB School of Dentistry

10/25/2022
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Cracked Teeth: Diagnosis and Management from an Endodontic Perspective - ACDE Joint Webinar Series
Cracked teeth are commonly seen in daily endodontic practice. This presentation will discuss the clinical diagnosis of cracked teeth and the treatment options. Endodontic treatment has been proved to be effective in saving most cracked teeth.

Zoom Online Meeting

November

11/3/2022
7:00 PM to 8:30 PM

Implant Dental Malpractice: Avoiding the Inevitable - ACDE Joint Webinar Series
This program will provide current information on the evolving standards for treatment planning, imaging, recognition and management of complications.

Zoom Online Meeting

11/4/2022
8:00 AM to 11/6/2022 12:00 PM

Infiltration Anesthesia for Dental Hygiene Procedures
This four-day course will offer training for Alabama hygienists to provide local anesthesia (infiltration) administration to the dental patient. With 40 hours of CE training under the guidance of Dr. Patrick Louis, and conforming to the AL State Board of Dental Examiners regulations, this course will present the participant with the mechanics to provide pain management. As with any hands-on training course, the participant should realize that competency and proficiency requires repeated administration and periodic self-reeducation.

Zoom Online Meeting

11/5/2022
9:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Making Temporaries - A Hands-On Course for Auxiliary
This one-day course provides current information in fabricating the provisional restoration for dental auxiliaries. Single anterior and posterior provisional restorations utilizing prefabricated crowns and matrix techniques will be reviewed. More advanced techniques such as multiple unit and veneer provisional restorations will be covered in lecture and in the technical, hands-on portion.

UAB School of Dentistry

11/7/2022
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Caries Management in Practice - ACDE Joint Webinar Series
This course is appropriate for pediatric dentists, general dentists, prosthodontists, endodontists, orthodontists, dental hygienists, dental assistants and front desk personnel. It is especially beneficial when all members of the dental office take the course together. It is especially valuable for academic faculty in academic institutions.

Zoom Online Meeting

11/10/2022
7:00 PM to 8:30 PM

The Worn Dentition: Finding Ways to Meet & Treat the Challenges - ACDE Joint Webinar Series
The challenges of the worn dentition leave many mystified with what treatment is possible and affordable. Learn insights to proper assessment and treatment options that can vary greatly and yet still fulfill patient objectives and save teeth.

Zoom Online Meeting

11/15/2022
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Bad to the Bone: Dental Oncology for the Restorative Dental Team - ACDE Joint Webinar Series
We are winning the battle against cancer, which means that more people are living longer . . . and will need the help of their dentist! With increasing frequency, every dental practice will see patients undergoing cancer treatment and who are at risk of the side effects and sequelae of their care.

Zoom Online Meeting

11/18/2022
9:00 AM to 12:00 PM

UAB School of Dentistry

December

12/3/2022
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Treatment Planning for Full Arch Implant Rehabilitation - ACDE Joint Webinar Series
This course offers an introduction to implant planning in full arch cases. It includes the use of digital technology to plan and restore the fully edentulous patients.

Zoom Online Meeting

12/8/2022
7:00 PM to 8:30 PM

Oral Pathology Review and Updates - ACDE Joint Webinar Series
The speaker will discuss common pathologies of the orofacial complex and the clinical, pathologic, and radiographic features (when applicable). This session will also address the clinical manifestations of common ulcerative lesions in the oral cavity.

Zoom Online Meeting

12/31/2022 8:00 AM

Endodontics Research and Observership
The Department of Endodontics at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, School of Dentistry (UAB-SOD) will host a 6 month research and observership in endodontics.

UAB School of Dentistry