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IHS Aberdeen Area Dental Conference
Sponsored by
Aberdeen Area Indian Health Service
August 5-7, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Read Below or Register Now!
Program Description & Objectives | Intended Audience | Conference Agenda | Continuing Education Hours | Registration Information | Location and Accomodations | Information for Vendors (coming soon) | Contact Us
Program Description
The central focus of the 2008 conference is to bring people together to share emerging and critical information that will positively impact the oral health of the populations served by our attendees.
Conference Objectives and skills to be gained
This conference is designed to provide new skills, techniques, methodologies and resources for oral care of Native American populations in the Aberdeen Area. The information shared will cover clinical practice; evaluation of existing practices; emerging techniques; and the use of new technologies in the field.
Intended Audience
- Dentists
- Oral Surgeons
- Dental Hygienists
- Dental Assistants
Conference Agenda
You can also download/print the agenda.
IHS Aberdeen Area Dental Conference August 5-7, 2008 |
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Day 1-Tuesday, August 5, 2008 |
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| 8:15 AM | Opening & Welcoming Remarks |
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| 8:30-9:15 AM | General Session GPRA Vacancies Speaker: Dr. Mitch Bernstein |
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| 9:15-9:30 AM | Break | |||
| 9:30-11:45 AM | General Session Legal Issues Speaker: Dr. Patrick Blahut IHS |
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| 11:45-1:00 PM | Lunch (on your own) | |||
| 1:00 - 3:00 PM Workshop Session I |
Dentists Endodontic Systems Speaker: Michael Cekosh |
Assistants Digital X-rays Speaker: Beverly Kennedy University of South Dakota |
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| Short break between workshop sessions | ||||
| 3:00 - 5:00 PM Workshop Session II |
Dentists Updates in Dental Pharmacology Speaker: Dr. Donal Scheidel University of South Dakota |
Assistants Dental Prevention or Medical Emergency Speaker: Beverly Kennedy University of South Dakota |
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Day 2-Wednesday, August 6, 2008 |
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| 8:30 AM | Welcoming Remarks | |||
| 8:45-10:00 AM | General Session Impact of Chemical Dependency on Dental Patient Management Speaker: Dr. Eric Fung, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry |
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| 10:00-10:15 AM | Break | |||
| 10:15-Noon | General Session Oral Pathology Speaker: Dennis Miller Siouxland Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Associates |
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| 11:45-1:00 PM | Lunch (on your own) | |||
| 1:00 - 3:00 PM | General Session Infectious Diseases Speaker: Dr. Donal Scheidel University of South Dakota |
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| 3:00 - 4:30 PM Workshop Session III |
Dentists Dental Implications and Pharmacotherapy of Nicotine Dependence Speaker: Dr. Eric Fung, University of Nebraska-Lincoln |
Assistants Dental Prevention Topics Speaker: Nicole Glines, RDH |
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| 4:45 PM | Care Van Tour - Meet in Hotel Lobby Ronald McDonald - Delta Dental First United Methodist Church 401 South Spring Ave, Sioux Falls SD |
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Day 3-Thursday, August 7, 2008 |
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| 8:30 AM | Welcoming Remarks | |||
| 8:45-11:45 AM | General Session Laugh as Though Your Life Depended on It: Communication, Cooperation and Innovation for a Healthy Workplace Speaker: Chicken Lips (Bob Wells and David Johnson) |
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| 11:45-1:00 PM | Lunch (on your own) | |||
| 1:00 - 2:00 PM | General Session Dental Ergonomics Speaker: Bernie Long IHS, Eagle Butte |
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| 2:00-2:15 PM | Break | |||
| 3:00 - 4:30 PM Workshop Session IV |
Dentists Dental Cavities Speaker: Dr. John Zimmer IHS |
Assistants Infection Control Speaker: Amy Dayhoff, RDH |
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| 3:30 PM | Closing Session | |||
Continuing Education Hours
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Department of Academic Conferences is granting 18.75 clock hours (1.875 CEUs) for attendance at the whole conference. An application is being made through the Indian Health Service Clinical Support Center to acquire professionally accredited continuing education hours for Dentists, Dental Hygenienists and Dental Assistants.
Registration Information
Registration is open to all Aberdeen Area and Bemidji Area oral care providers.
- There is no registration fee for this event for Aberdeen Area oral care providers/facilities who have not taken their Area Tribal Shares. To register, please check the UNL Cost Object payment option on the Payment Type Page. When it asks for a UNL Cost Object Number - enter your last name and continue with your registration.
- The fee for Bemidji Area oral care providers/facilities who have not taken their Area Tribal Shares, is $100.00.
- For all Aberdeen and Bemidji Area oral care providers/facilities who have taken their Area Tribal Shares, the fee will be $300.00.
The 3-day registration will include attendance to all 3 days programs and all conference materials.
Please contact the Aberdeen Area Indian Health Services if you have question concerning your Tribal Shares.
Registration Confirmation: you will receive an email confirmation notice immediately after completing your online registration. If you do not receive this confirmation notice then you are NOT registered for this conference. Please contact us.
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Location and Accommodations
The conference will be held August 5-7, 2008, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Ramada Inn & Suites
1301 West Russell St.
Sioux Falls, SD 57104
Phone: (605) 336-1020
A block of sleeping rooms has been reserved for the conference at a special conference rate. To receive this special conference rate, you will need to make your reservations prior to July 4, 2008. Reserve your hotel accommodations EARLY for the best rates! To make reservations, call the registration desk at (605) 336-1020. When making your reservation, inform them that you are attending the IHS Aberdeen Area Dental Conference. Attendees will make accommodations on their own and be responsible for their own charges.
Contact Information
Questions or trouble registering?
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Academic Conferences
Information and General Telephone: (402) 472-5733
Email:
Phone: (402) 472-2423
Fax: (402) 472-1264
Academic Conferences
Benton Hall
PO Box # 866100
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, Nebraska 68588-6100
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