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Continuing Education Center for Health Careers Dental Hygiene Courses Click here for the Dental Hygiene Department at KVCC. Earth, Wind & Fire - The View Take a little time to enjoy ‘The View’ with Beth Thompson, Deb Grant and Shirley Gutkowski. These dynamic speakers will rock your dental hygiene world. Three world renowned dental professionals will give their opinions along with evidence-based material about new professional and consumer dental products that supports the science you learned during your formal education that propels you into elite dental hygiene. Professional issues, conversation, interviews, and more fun than should be allowed during a learning experience! This all day 6 CE course will ignite your passion and start with a fresh mindset on Monday. For more information on this course contact Grace Gant at 269-353-1295 or via email at ggant5005@kvcc.edu. Click here for an online brochure.
Nuts & Bolts of Pediatric Dentistry This course will review basic principles and provide updates of clinical pediatric dentistry, including behavior management techniques, restorative and pulpal therapy for primary teeth, and prevention and early intervention programs for young children based on the infectious disease model for dental caries. Participants should gain an understanding of the timing and components of a child's first dental examination, why some children develop dental caries and others are caries-free, how to help parents become our allies in maintaining their child's oral health, how risk factors for future oral disease are determined, individualized preventive programs for pediatric dental patients, and treatment options for carious primary teeth. Presented by Dr. Gail Molinari, Associate professor and chairperson of the Department of Pediatric Dentistry at the University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry. For more information on this course contact Grace Gant at 269-353-1295 or via email at ggant5005@kvcc.edu. Click here for an online brochure.
Dental Radiography The dental radiography course provides participants with the dental assistant skills necessary for exposing radiographs in the dental office. This twenty hour course is in compliance with the Michigan Practice Act. The Act states that dental assistants must take radiographs under general supervision if they have completed a course in dental radiography that is substantially equivalent to courses taught in approved RDA or RDH programs. Upon successful completion of this course, the participant will receive a certificate which should be displayed in the work environment. For more information on this course contact Grace Gant at 269-353-1295 or via email at ggant5005@kvcc.edu. Click here for an online brochure.
Local Anesthesia for the Licensed Dental Hygienist This course provides the registered dental hygienist with the basic and current concepts in the administration of local anesthesia. Upon successful completion of this course, the RDH will have met the didactic and clinical hours and course content required by the State of Michigan to become eligible for NERB examination on the administration of local anesthesia. For more information on this course contact Grace Gant at 269-353-1295 or via email at ggant5005@kvcc.edu. Click here for an online brochure.
Implant Dentistry This course will enable the dental team to explain dental implant procedures to their patients, and educate them as to the significant benefits that this mode of therapy provides. Presented by Dr. Timothy Kosinski, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Restorative Dentistry, University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry. For more information on this course contact Grace Gant at 269-353-1295 or via email at ggant5005@kvcc.edu. Click here for an online brochure.
Nitrous Oxide Sedation This course provides the registered dental hygienist the basic and current concepts in the administration of nitrous oxide. Upon successful completion of this course, the RDH will have met the didactic and clinical hours and course content required by the State of Michigan to become eligible for NERB examination on the administration of nitrous oxide. Course content includes: theory of pain control, pharmacology, safety, and administration of nitrous oxide. Methods of instruction include, lecture, self-study preparation, discussion, laboratory and clinical participation. Laboratory and clinical sessions include actual experience in administering nitrous oxide. The administration of nitrous oxide will be taught to clinical competency. For more information on this course contact Grace Gant at 269-353-1295 or via email at ggant5005@kvcc.edu. Click here for an online brochure.
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