2010 HDHA Continuing Education Courses and Meetings:

 

Presented by
C. Lawrence Chiswell DMD, MS Ed.
Bluegrass Community and Technical College
University of Kentucky, College of Dentistry
Lexington, Kentucky
This course is partially sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare.

CE – Credit 3 ( Category B)  March 20, 2010
Time: 9am-12am
Place: Lincoln Trail District Health Department
108 New Glendale Road
Elizabethtown, KY 42702

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

Dentists and dental auxiliaries who participate in patient treatment will encounter a wide variety of pathological conditions.  Unfortunately, the cause of the problem may not immediately be apparent. Therefore, it has become critical that all caregivers have the skills necessary to quickly determine significant from insignificant disease.  

This three hour interactive program is not a classic review of specific oral lesions. Rather, a simple, logical approach to decision making is demonstrated. Then through role playing exercises, participants learn to apply this process. They analyze specific aspects of appearance, historical data and tissue changes associated with a sampling of diseases. Depending upon the experience of the clinician, this evaluative process often brings one immediately to the correct diagnosis. However, in those cases where the cause is less apparent, the clinician will have gained a sufficient understanding of the disease to prescribe appropriate follow up care.

GENERAL COURSE OBJECTIVES:

At the completion of the program the participant should be able to:

1.         Appreciate the significance oral health professionals play in the detection, diagnosis and treatment of common pathological lesions,
2.         Discuss the essential principles utilized in the detection of pathology,

3.         Discuss the significance of basic tissue responses to injury or irritation,

4.         Given an unknown lesion:

• Identify ‘key’ physical features of oral diseases, and discuss the significance of their appearance,
• Identify ‘key’ historical features of oral disease, and evaluate the significance of various responses,
• Integrate physical and historical features to arrive at a tentative etiology for a wide variety of oral lesions,                             
• Determine the pathological significance of a wide variety of oral lesions and make decisions regarding appropriate follow up care.

 

C. Lawrence Chiswell, DMD, MS Ed.

Dr. Chiswell holds a Doctorate in Dentistry and a Master’s Degree in Education, both conferred from the University of Kentucky. For over thirty years, Dr. Chiswell was the dental hygiene program director at the community college associated with University of Kentucky. Concurrently, he has maintained an appointment in the university’s College of Dentistry. He presently holds the faculty rank of Professor Emeritus.
Dr. Chiswell has been a consultant to numerous national and international organizations, including such varying groups as the American Dental Association, the American Dental Hygienists Association, the Manitoba, Canada Regional Government, and ARAMCO, the Saudi Arabian - American Oil Company.  He is an educational consultant to the American Dental Association's Commission on Dental Accreditation, a Western Regional Examination (dental/dental hygiene) Board Examiner, and is a past Chair of the American Dental Educators Association's Standing Committee of National Dental Hygiene Directors.
Dr. Chiswell's position as the supervising clinical dentist in the Bluegrass Community College’s Dental Hygiene Program fostered to a particular interest in the fields of pathology, medical emergencies and local anesthesia. Subsequently, he served on the ADEA, Dental Hygiene Curriculum Guidelines, Review Committee for Oral and General Pathology. As a result of his teaching and clinical experience, he has been invited to address numerous professional organizations throughout the United States and Europe

.Pre Register by March 16th at this address:
Tess Smith, HDHA Treasurer
212 Croghan Drive
Elizabethtown, KY 42701
Fees: $25 for Members - $50 for Non-Members*Note: An additional $5 fee will be charged at the door  for Members and  $15 for Non-Members if not pre-registered
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