8:30 AM to 12:30 PM

TEENAGERS– WHAT THEIR MOUTHS ARE TELLING YOU BUT THEY’RE NOT:

                   Practical Information on Teen Health Issues

4 CEU’s                                               Tuition: $79                      

              SPEAKER: LINDA BLACKISTON, RDH, BS

The current and sometimes shocking health behaviors and trends in the younger generation can influence their oral and  systemic health.  The dental professional has an opportunity during the dental visit to identify risk behaviors and intervene with the teenager to make positive health choices.
Participants will engage in a lively discussion on timely topics relating to teens. Dialogue may include oral and overall health issues associated with cola/sports drink consumption, eating disorders, obesity and substance abuse (Meth Mouth).

Examining high-risk behaviors and gender differences

prepare the dental professional to initiate conversations that will provide guidance with the health decisions that face

the youth of today.
Course Topic Selections: Adolescence, Acid Erosion,

Eating Disorders, Substance Abuse (Meth),

High-Risk Behaviors, Nutrition, Puberty, Pregnancy, Oral Contraception, Obesity, HPV
   

RECOMMENDED AUDIENCE: THE DENTAL TEAM                             

Register Early! Limited Seating

AN EDUCATIONAL GRANT HAS BEEN PROVIDED BY    

SPEAKER: LINDA BLACKISTON, RDH, BS,  Linda received her Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene from Baltimore College of Dental Surgery, Dental School, University of Maryland after she hadbeen a business owner for nine years. Her professional and clinical background includes; corporate pharmaceuticals, general practice, periodontics and a staff position in pediatric dentistry at the University of Maryland.

Linda has a passion for volunteering and serves underprivileged areas in the US and Mexico. She works with Children's Regional Oral Health Consortium (C.R.O.C.) as a volunteer, providing school screenings and education.

Linda is currently a Professional Educator for Philips /Sonicare. She lectures nationally on women’s health issues, pediatric dentistry, oral health for seniors, strategies for oral health, patience compliance and biofilms. Linda has been published in both dental and dental hygiene publications.

She continues to practice dental hygiene part-time in the Baltimore area while presenting courses nationally to dental professionals.

  1:30 PM to 4:30PM

“HEALING & HELPING YOURSELF WHILE TREATING YOUR PATIENTS”

3 CEU’s                                                      Tuition: $59

                                Speaker: LISA WADSWORTH, RDH

Discover the technology available to dental professionals to help with charting, scaling, documenting and treating periodontal disease while being mindful of your physical limits.

A colleague shares tips for Ergonomic health and advanced clinical technologies while delivering treatment to your patients.

(More course information coming soon!)

RECOMMENDED AUDIENCE: THE DENTAL TEAM                             

Speaker: LISA WADSWORTH, RDH has over 30 years experience in dentistry. She is the founder of “Lisa C. Wadsworth, Inc.,” a dental education firm. Lisa has extensive experience with advanced periodontal therapies, technical restorative treatment plans, including dental implants, and state of the art technologies.  Lisa is passionately committed to education and research surrounding periodontal diseases and implant dentistry. She is a member of the national “Speaking Consultants Network, an author, a contributing columnist for many national dental hygiene/assisting publications and is regarded as a national thought leader by many dental companies and publications.

AN EDUCATIONAL GRANT HAS BEEN PROVIDED BY    

                    BIETech Dental               Zoll Dental Instruments