Continuing education credits are available for this couse. See below for details.
The purpose of this activity is to enhance the capacity of local health department staff to train medical health care providers to perform oral health screening and fluoride varnish application to children in the medical setting to reduce tooth decay.
Learning Outcome
After completing this activity, the learner will be able to expand their knowledge and competence in all strategies for reducing the prevalence and severity of early childhood caries while still reversible and much less costly to treat.
Learning Objectives
After viewing the webcast participants will be able to:
- Explain the role of medical providers in identifying and preventing dental caries in children
- Discuss fluoride varnish risks and benefits
- Discuss how oral health disease prevention services can be integrated into the medical home
- Identify oral health resources available to primary care providers
Target Audience
Public Health Nurses and Public Health Professionals
Continuing Nurse Education Contact Hours
The University at Albany School of Public Health is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the Northeast Multistate Division, an accredited approver of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
This offering is approved for 2.0 nursing contact hour(s).
Nursing Contact Hours are offered until February 28, 2022.
Certified Health Education Specialist Contact Hours
Sponsored by the School of Public Health, University at Albany, SUNY, a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. This program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES®) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES®) to receive up to 2.0 total Category I contact education contact hours. Maximum advanced-level continuing education contact hours available are 0. Continuing Competency credits available are 2.0. Provider ID# 99086.
Continuing Education Contact Hours are offered until August 31, 2023.