Preventing Medical Errors in the Dental Office – 2 CEs

Patient safety can mean the difference between life and death. Would you like your practice to be as safeguarded as possible? This course introduces you to medical errors and their applicability to dentistry. Utilizing the Patient Safety Goals for Dentistry© you will identify error-prone behaviors and analyze your practice in nine different areas, including infection control, medication safety and team communication. This course is a downloadable pdf file.  (Meets Florida CE requirement.)

Cost: $25 – 2 CEs Awarded

Recommended by the Florida Dental Hygiene Association

Rules and Tools for Recordkeeping – 3 CEs

There is a fine line between maintaining patient-centered, yet legally defensible records. How you document is just as important as what you document. This course includes basic recordkeeping applicable to electronic and written records as well as documenting unusual occurrences and conversations. Learn to recognize subtle differences in words and correct legally unsafe recordkeeping habits to decrease the risk of litigation. This course is a downloadable pdf file which contains key sections of the “Dental Risk Prevention for Auxiliaries” course.
Cost: $35 – 3 CEs Awarded

For Dentists:

Dental Risk Prevention: Communicating and Recordkeeping for the Dental Practice – 6 CEs

by Dan J. Tennenhouse, M.D., J.D.

Linda M. Harvey, R.D.H., M.S., L.H.R.M.

Jack A. Owens, D.D.S., F.A.C.D.

This complete workbook is ideal for self-study, staff meetings or classroom learning. The content includes clinical examples, hypothetical questions, rules and discussions. Learn how to improve your documentation skills as well as your patient communication skills to reduce risk and improve patient safety and patient satisfaction in your practice. Workbook is shipped via UPS ground service.

Cost: $89 – 6 CEs Awarded