MDS BORID Day

Speaker: Kelly Hartman, BS, M.Ed. 
Registration: 8:00 am
Seminar: 8:30 – 11:30 am  
CE Type: Workshop
CE Hours: 3.0

This hands-on CPR and AED course aims to improve survival rates by equipping attendees with the knowledge to recognize a medical emergency and act effectively until emergency medical help arrives. You will receive instruction and practice in adult and pediatric CPR, including the 2-person rescuer team approach, the use of the bag mask, choking management, and the use of the automated external defibrillator (AED). Join this session and, upon successful completion of the class, receive a two-year AHA BLS for Healthcare Provider e-card.

Would you like to own a copy of the BLS CPR manual? Available for purchase at: shopcpr.heart.org/bls-provider-manual

After successfully completing this course, attendees will be able to:

• Perform CPR both in a single-person rescuer and a team-based resuscitation unit 
• Understand how to locate and operate an AED quickly and effectively
• Recognize how to efficiently respond to a choking emergency

Kelly Hartman, BS, M.Ed., has presented courses at the Yankee Dental conference, Yankee Institute, dental offices, private industry, hospitals, and schools. She is a certified American Heart Association instructor, providing training in CPR/AED, First Aid, and Bloodborne Pathogens.

Speaker: Ellen Gambardella, CDA, M.Ed.
Registration: 11:30 am
Seminar: 12:00 – 2:00 pm  
CE Type: Lecture
CE Hours: 2.0  

Supercharge your knowledge with information on bloodborne & airborne pathogens, CDC guidelines, OSHA regulations, personal protective equipment, sterilization & disinfection, engineering & workplace controls, hand hygiene, hazardous communication, and helpful hints between topics. Join this useful course and walk away with pearls you can implement immediately!

After completing this course, attendees will be able to:

• Review the epidemiology of bloodborne and airborne diseases and their modes of transmission
• Discuss practical approaches to everyday infection control protocols
• Understand CDC guidelines and OSHA regulations
• Supercharge your knowledge with hints that can be put into action immediately
• Distinguish yourself as an office that takes pride in “doing it right”!

Ellen Gambardella, CDA, M.Ed., is an acclaimed educator who has lectured nationally and internationally. She is an ADAA “Fellow”, an author, and a former faculty member of Tufts & Northeastern Universities, Middlesex Community College, and the Minuteman Institute of Applied Arts and Science.

Speaker: Richard Harold, DMD, JD
Registration: 2:00 pm
Seminar: 2:30–4:30 pm  
CE Type: Lecture
CE Hours: 2.0

Proper implementation of prescription writing skills is a critical aspect of patient care in today’s climate of opioid abuse and enhanced prescribing regulations. The attendee will learn about the history of pain management and dentistry’s responsibility in combating the prescription drug epidemic. The basics of selecting proper analgesics are reviewed to ensure attendees understand the standards of care related to pain management. The principles of oral dosing regimens will be presented, along with their associated side effects, contraindications, and clinically significant drug-drug interactions.  

After completing this course, attendees will be able to:

• Review analgesic prescribing guidelines in connection with the effective management of acute dental pain.
• Discuss the origin of the prescription opioid epidemic and dentistry’s role in promoting responsible opioid prescribing.
• Explain how to counsel patients about the side effects, security, addictive nature, and proper storage and disposal of controlled substances.
• Determine the legal and ethical issues of prescribing appropriate quantities of controlled substances.
• Understand the basic pharmacology and side effects of opioid and non-opioid analgesics.

Richard Harold, DMD, JD: served as a Full Professor at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine in Boston prior to becoming a dental-legal consultant, expert witness, author, and national speaker. Dr. Harold received his DMD degree from Tufts University, his JD from the New England School of Law, and his BS in Pharmacy from the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy.  Prior to joining the faculty at Tufts University, Dr. Harold owned and operated a general dentistry practice. Dr. Harold served as a consultant to the American Dental Association’s Council on Dental Practice from 2018 to 2019 and participated in an initiative to develop a comprehensive resource on dental practice risk management.  The work product of the initiative serves as the basis for the ADA Guidelines for Practice Success module on Managing Risk and is available online at ADA.org/gps.