IPHCA Dental Directors Annual Training (September 7, 2023)

Activity Information

This training serves to meet the following objectives for dental providers:

  • Describe the current workforce statistics and the implications for delivering dental care
  • Discuss recommendations and new programs aimed at the recruitment and retention of  dental healthcare workers (dentists, dental assistants, dental hygienists)
  • Describe how a changing view of dentistry to oral health is affecting team-based care and the needs of a burn-out workforce
  • Describe the landscape and system-wide forces that affect dental care delivery for individuals with disabilities.  
  • Discuss research and publications that explore the needs from today’s oral health system as well as explore pathways to improved care for underserved individuals
  • Describe some of the future thinking opportunities that can be put into practice today to improve the health of your patients and create value. 
  • Describe how technology adoption is the necessary to bridge care gaps and better connect to patients
  • Describe how technology, predictive analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) can become a teammate to help drive better outcomes
  • Discuss the disruptive technologies that are driving changes in the practice of dentistry and changing patients’ interaction with oral health.

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Activity summary
Available credit: 
  • 3.00 ADA CERP
    Through Joint Accreditation, Moses/Weitzman Health Center, Inc./Weitzman Institute 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. Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the provider or to the Commission for Continuing Education Provider Recognition at ADA.org/CERP.
  • 3.00 Participation Hour(s)
    If you are not able to utilize any of the above credit types, you are able to download an unaccredited Participation Certificate for your records.
Activity opens: 
08/23/2023
Activity expires: 
02/29/2024

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Faculty Disclosures

No faculty disclosed a relevant financial relationship for this program.

Accreditation Statement

In support of improving patient care, Moses/Weitzman Health System Inc. and its Weitzman Institute is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credential Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.   

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Available Credit

  • 3.00 ADA CERP
    Through Joint Accreditation, Moses/Weitzman Health Center, Inc./Weitzman Institute 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. Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the provider or to the Commission for Continuing Education Provider Recognition at ADA.org/CERP.
  • 3.00 Participation Hour(s)
    If you are not able to utilize any of the above credit types, you are able to download an unaccredited Participation Certificate for your records.
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