Continuing Education
University of Pittsburgh
Contact : Lori Burkette Administrative Secretary ( 412 ) 648-8370
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic , Pitt has postponed live courses and scheduled live webinars where possible . There are some live in-person courses tentatively scheduled for later in the Fall . They will continue to evaluate the latest recommendations and guidelines for live gatherings . If it is not prudent to hold live courses , they will make every attempt to hold these courses remotely by webinar .
You can check for schedule updates at https :// www . dental . pitt . edu / continuingeducation .
Off Campus Courses
READING
Friday , October 30 2020 Update : Cancer Patients : Ready or Not , Here They Come ! Susan Calderbank
Friday , November 13 21 st Century Anterior - Posterior Esthetic Restorative Dentistry Steven P . Weinberg , DMD
LIVE WEBINAR ONLINE
Thursday , November 19 Diabetes Mellitus , Plus Street Drugs and Substance Abuse : Dental Considerations and Patient Care Planning Thomas Viola , R . Ph ., C . C . P .
University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine www . dental . upenn . edu / cde Contact : Delanie Wampler wdelanie @ upenn . edu
Monday , October 19 - Tuesday , October 20 HANDS-ON : Endodontic Microsurgery Training
Saturday , November 7 AAOM Fall Meeting – Update 2020 : General Medicine for General Dentistry
In-person Continuing Education Requirements Waived
Governor Wolf suspended the requirements for dentists , hygienists and EFDAs to obtain a specific amount of continuing education ( CE ) credits as in-person CE in order to reapply for licensure in 2021 .
Licensees may fulfill their CE requirements through online and self-study . Please note that these licensees must be compliant with the State Board of Dentistry ’ s other requirements that :
• Courses must be in approved subject areas ;
• Offered by board-approved sponsors and
• Taken between April 1 , 2019 and March 31 , 2021 .
DuBois
DuBois Country Club Contact : Rebecca Von Nieda , PDA ( 800 ) 223-0016 , ext . 117
November 20 Child Abuse Recognition ( Act 31 ); Pearls for the Pediatric Dental Patient and Pain Management Alternatives and Identification of Addiction ( Act 124 ) Angela M . Stout , DMD , MPH E . Steven Moriconi , DMD , FACD , FIDC
PDA is offering live , virtual and online self-study CE courses to help you fulfill your requirements . Visit www . padental . org / calendar to register for our live , virtual courses . Click on the Prerecorded Events tab of the Calendar to review the list of online self-study CE courses . Many courses are complimentary for PDA member dentists .
Non-dentist team members will need their own record in PDA ’ s database before they can access PDA ’ s online CE . Email PDA with the name , mailing address and unique email address for each dental team member interested in completing PDA ’ s online CE courses .
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