Thursday, October 10, 6-8.30 pm, 2 CEUs
Pharmacology Update: What’s Walking Through Your Door
The Evolution of Drug Treatment for Common Conditions
Speaker: Lorna Flamer-Caldera, DDS, FAGD, FACD, Assistant Professor, City Tech
NYC College of Technology, New Academic Building, Room A703/706
285 Jay St, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Advance registration required for free CEUs
RSVP Vermell Ford Vermelle.vf@gmail.com or 646-372-3667
COURSE OBJECTIVES
Identify the difference in mechanisms of action of newer drug
classes
Understand chronic versus acute drug therapies
Recognize combination therapies for major systemic diseases
Identify how DTC Marketing and Insurance impact drug prescribing
Dr. Flamer-Caldera is Past President of New York State Academy of General Dentistry.
She is an international speaker who has practiced dentistry for over 30 years. As a fellow of the American College of Dentists and the International College of Dental Facial Esthetics, Dr. Flamer-Caldera is an active leader in organized dentistry. She is Chairperson of the Organization Committee of Greater New York Dental Meeting.
New York Dental Hygienists’ Association Empire Conference is scheduled for November! Click here for more details!
For Continuing Education requirements in New York State, go to www.dhasny.org and click on Professional Education.
New York CE Requirements:
- Mandatory Continuing Education: New York State’s Mandatory Continuing Education Law for the dental profession became effective in January 1997. Practicing hygienists in New York State are required to take 24 credit hours every three years
- Registered Dental Hygienists – 24 CE’s for relicensure. 10 CE’s can be home-study.
- Hygienists are required to complete a course in Infection Control.
- Licenses must be renewed every 3 years.