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| Doreen Smeltzer is a Clinical Educator for DENTSPLY Professional covering the Central Region of the US. She came to DENTSPLY in 2004 with several years of clinical expertise and 10 years experience as a Dental Hygiene Educator serving Pierce College in Washington, Prairie State College and College of DuPage in Illinois. She graduated from University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine certified as a Dental Assistant and a registered Dental Hygienist. She received her bachelor’ s degree from Edinboro University in Education and a master’s degree from National Louis University in adult education. She serves as an active Dental Hygiene Consulting Examiner for the North East Regional Board of Dental Examiners. Her mission is to provide professional education to dental teams and increase their awareness of new and current dental applications for enhancement of their business and patient care. |
| Anesthetic Options for Nonsurgical Periodontal Therapy Topic: "Stop the Pain": Assessing Local Anesthetic Options for Non-Surgical Periodontal Treatment Evidenced Based Solutions to Non Surgical Periodontal Instrumentation Key Concepts of Periodontal Therapy Ultrasonics: An Evidence Based Approach to Nonsurgical Periodontal Therapy This course is based on the current scientific literature to give the clinician practical guidelines regarding the use of ultrasonic instrumentation for nonsurgical periodontal therapy. Ultrasonic instrumentation techniques will be covered extensively utilizing the dental hygiene process of care and hands-on activities. This course also outlines evidence-based strategies to guide the clinician through instrumentation options while providing exceptional patient care. Sponsored by Dentsply and Oraquix |


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| Save the Date! Catch me if you can! What bugs are out there that we should be worried about? Council Bluffs Public Library April 6:30 pm 2 CEU |
| NEW TOYS, NEW TOOLS and NEW IDEAS Fall 2008 |