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Engaging and fast-paced webinar designed to get dental clinicians quickly up to speed with antibiotic stewardship. After completing the webinar, clinicians will understand how antibiotic stewardship fits within their setting and how to optimize this patient safety strategy along with infection prevention and control activities they are already doing. Importantly, clinicians will receive a handy "tool box" for immediate application to their dental practice setting.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

1. Describe the core principles of antibiotic stewardship and their role in combating antimicrobial resistance in clinical settings.
2. Identify three new evidence-based strategies for optimizing antibiotic use in dentistry.
3. Apply current guidelines and tools to evaluate and improve antibiotic prescribing practices in your professional role.

• Members and Non-Members: Free 

SPEAKERS: 

Dr. Erinne Kennedy graduated in 2015 from Nova Southeastern University’s College of Dental Medicine. After dental school, Erinne attended a one-year general practice residency at the VA Hospital in Baltimore. Dr. Kennedy has a passion for community health and received her certificate of completion for a dental public health (DPH) residency from the Harvard School of Dental Medicine (HSDM) in 2018. She was board-certified in public health in 2019. In May 2019, she graduated as the pioneer student at HSDM with a MMSc in Dental Education. She is currently the Assistant Dean for Curriculum and Integrated Learning at Kansas City University College of Dental Medicine. Erinne has been a part of the ADA expert panel for developing the guidelines on the Use of Antibiotics. Currently, she is a contributing editor for two publications: Dental Economics and Dental Entrepreneur Women (DeW). She is an expert spokesperson on behalf of the ADA for antibiotic use and stewardship in dentistry. She serves as secretary to the Council for Education for the American Association of Public Health Dentistry (AAPHD). Dr. Kennedy’s professional affiliations include: ADA, AAPHD, Missouri Dental Association (MDA), Academy of General Dentistry (AGD), and the Association for Dental Safety (ADS).

Disclosures: No relevant financial relationships to disclose.

CONTINUING EDUCATION

The Association for Dental Safety (ADS) is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider. ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry.

ADS designates this activity for 1 continuing education credit.

Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the provider or to the Commission for Continuing Education Provider Recognition at CCEPR.ADA.org.

Learn more about ADS’s CE Program & Provider Recognition.

CE CREDITS: 1.00
EDUCATIONAL METHOD: Lecture and Q&A
COURSE TYPE: Live webinar
LOCATION: Online
PREREQUISITE:  None - Recommended for All

EDUCATIONAL FUNDING PROVIDED BY:

REFUND & CANCELLATION:
No refunds will be provided as the webinar is free. Registration can be canceled at any time.