- Thursday 1/25/2024
- Time: 8:00 - 10:00 am
- Course Code: 302TH
- Cost: $225
- Room Location: BCEC Room 152
- Credits: 2 CE Hours
Silver Diamine Fluoride: What Is Its Place in Oral Health Care?
Silver diamine fluoride (SDF) received FDA clearance in 2014 as a desensitizing agent is used off label to arrest caries. In October 2016 it was awarded breakthrough therapy designation for caries treatment. This course will look at this recently-available treatment in the management of caries and help dentists incorporate this important technique into everyday practice. This course will review the scientific evidence supporting the efficacy of SDF as a caries-arresting medicament. The principles of case selection, informed consent, treatment planning, and a clinical protocol for SDF will be presented. Clinical findings and guidelines for SDF currently being used will be discussed. Find out how incorporating this simple, non-invasive treatment option using SDF in your practice can fulfil an important unmet need, improve patient satisfaction, and increase access to care for our most vulnerable patients.
- Describe the evidence for using SDF as a non-aerosol caries treatment option
- Understand the evidence for using Silver Diamine Fluoride (SDF) in caries prevention
- Set up materials and prepare teeth for SDF treatment
- Practice step-by-step application of SDF on cavitated lesions
- Discuss informed consent, coding, and billing for SDF
Thanks to Elevate Oral Care for course materials.
The Massachusetts Dental Society is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider. ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry. Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the provider or to the Commission for Continuing Education Provider Recognition at ADA.org/CERP.