Louisiana Dental Hygienist Online CE Package - 8 Credit Hours

At the end of this package, the participants will be able to:

Oral Health in Pregnant Patients

• Discuss the systemic changes that occur to a woman's body during pregnancy
• Review the common oral health concerns that often present during pregnancy
• Analyze the needed modifications to medication prescribing to pregnant mothers
• Review the most important modifications to dental treatments for pregnant patients

HIV/AIDS Infection Control for Dental Professional

• Define HIV and AIDS
• Describe the impact of HIV and AIDS in the U.S. and globally
• Describe the stages of HIV infection and clinical manifestations
• Identify common modes of HIV transmission
• Identify populations at high risk for HIV infection
• Describe current methods of testing for HIV
• Describe legal considerations related to HIV testing
• Identify ways to prevent the transmission of HIV
• Identify special considerations regarding occupational infection control
• Describe how attitudes toward HIV and AIDS have evolved
• Describe legal protections afforded to those living with HIV and AIDS

Medical Emergencies in the Dental Office

• Discuss procedure-specific and patient-specific risk factors that can lead to dental emergencies in oral health care settings
• Describe steps that dental professionals can take to prepare for a medical emergency
• Describe the steps involved in performing a primary patient survey during an emerging perioperative event
• Describe the steps involved in performing a secondary patient survey during an emerging perioperative event
• Recognize the signs and symptoms of common medical emergencies in order to formulate a diagnosis
• Initiate the appropriate action based on the diagnosis to stabilize the patient until emergency medical services arrive