AGD-approved continuing education courses in dental trauma are now available online for dental professionals, healthcare providers, and education and sports medicine professionals.

Nestor Cohenca, DDS, an expert in dental trauma and pediatric endodontics, provides coursework for dental professionals seeking CE hours. Topics include dental and maxillofacial trauma, dental trauma for educational professionals, and a multidisciplinary approach for the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of dental trauma.

Courses will help dental and healthcare professionals identify epidemiological and predisposing factors of dental trauma; understand the importance of immediate care and its impact on the outcome; and learn what are the emergency basic steps to be performed in order to save teeth and avoid legal consequences.

Trauma is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality with more than 1.5 million injuries each year. Among these 1.5 million injuries, 30% are maxillofacial and dental injuries of which 5.3% are being treated at emergency rooms by physicians, nurses, EMTs, and staff. Leading causes of dental trauma include motor vehicle accidents, falls, bicycle accidents, and violence. Children and adolescents have the highest prevalence of dental trauma.

Each course will cover:

  • What you should know about dental and maxillofacial trauma: Your medicolegal responsibilities. Designed for healthcare providers, including ER physicians, EMTs, nurses, general dentists, specialists, hygienists and dental assistants, and staff members, this course will cover epidemiology, classification of traumatic injuries, emergency care and protocols, and the prevention of traumatic injuries.
  • Dental trauma for education professionals: What you should know about dental and maxillofacial trauma. Designed for schools’ principals, teachers, nurses, coaches, physical education teachers, assistants, and staff members, the course will cover medicolegal implications should trauma occur in the school setting, as well as epidemiology, classification of traumatic injuries, emergency care and protocols, and the prevention of traumatic injuries.
  • Multidisciplinary approach for diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of dental trauma. Designed for all oral healthcare providers, including general dentists, specialists, hygienists and dental assistants, and staff members, this course offers an in-depth look into the multidisciplinary approach for diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of dental trauma.

To register for courses, or for more information, visit http://dentinomics.com/register/dental-trauma/.