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Oct 25, 2023

What if Dentistry Was Disorganized?

This editorial from 1931, written at the front end of the Great Depression, gives us much to contemplate.1 After all, as members of the dental profession, we continue to have a public to serve emerging from the Covid-19 Pandemic. We are entrusted by society with the right to self-regulate.

Oct 25, 2023

Pain, Pills and New Perceptions

The beauty of dentistry and medicine, in general, is the ever-present evolution and growth of evidence-based practices guided by novel understanding. The advancement of knowledge allows our “practice” of the healing arts, to be refined continuously to better serve our patients and customize treatment modalities for maximized efficacy in rendering patient care.

Virtual Courses to Help You Meet CE Requirements

Apr 8, 2022
Do you have the CE hours you need? We can help you get there.

Dr. *|LNAME|*, we have 2 controlled substances CE courses coming up on the TDA Dental Concierge. Here’s why you should take them:
  1. They can help you work toward meeting your TSBDE controlled substance requirements. 
  2. They’re good for regular CE hours toward your license renewal, too. 
  3. After you finish, the app will automatically update and track your hours for you!

Not sure what each course can do for you? Check out this infographic. 

 
 
These controlled substance courses are taught by Bill Claytor, DMD, MAGD. Dr. Claytor lectures nationwide on opioids, marijuana, burnout, perfectionism, and addiction.
 

Controlled Substance Prescribing and Management for Our Dental Patients
Audience: Dentists with DEA Permits who Prescribe Controlled Substances
CE: 2 Hrs Risk Management
Requirements: The TSBDE requires all dentists holding a DEA registration for prescribing controlled substances to take 2 hours of Controlled Substances CE. This course meets the 2 hour requirement. Dentists can also apply the CE hours toward the 8 CE hours allowed for risk-management each license renewal period. 

Effective Pain Management for the Dental Patient
Audience: All Dentists who Provide Direct Patient Care
CE: 1.5 Hrs Technical or Scientific
Requirements: The TSBDE requires all dentists who provide direct patient care to take 4 hours of Controlled Substances CE every 2 years. This course applies 1.5 hours toward the required 4 hours. Dentists can also apply the CE hours toward the 16 technical and scientific CE hours required for license renewal.

Click here to register on the TDA Dental Concierge site.
 

ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education.

ADA CERP does not approve nor endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry.

TDA designates each educational course for a specified number of CE units.

Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the provider or to ADA CERP at ada.org/cerp.
  


TDA IS AN ADA CERP RECOGNIZED PROVIDER