Oral Health: The Answer is Right Under Our Noses

This course is designed to offer senior care professionals information about the importance of good oral care in residents, as well as tips for improving resident health through good oral hygiene.

Your instructor for this course is Angie Stone, RDH, BS and Shirley Gutkowski, RDH, BSDH. Angie has an Associate Degree in Dental Hygiene and and a BS in Psychology. She is currently President of Oral Health Concepts. Shirley has a BS Degree in Dental Hygiene. She is currently working as an Oral Health Advisor for Onsite Health Care.

• Introduction
• Connections
• The Mouth
• Basic Tooth Anatomy
• Tools
• Yeast
• Dry Mouth
• Money
• Oral Health Education of CNAs and RNs
• Dental Hygiene Education
• Conclusion

• The impact of poor oral care.
• Basics of the oral cavity.
• Tools for oral care beyond brushing and flossing.
• How a dental hygienist is different from a dentist and dental assistant.
• Educational differences between CNA and dental hygienists.
  

• NAB: This educational offering has been reviewed by the National Continuing Education Review Service (NCERS) of the National Association of Boards of Examiners of Long Term Care Administrators (NAB) and approved for 2 clock hours.
• California Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS): PCE # 3291
• California RCFE and ARF: Approval pursuant to NAB and BBS approval
• California Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians (LVN):#V-10621
• Continuing Education (CE) by the New Jersey Board of Social Work Examiners under N.J.A.C 13:44-6
• Oregon Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators: 2007-040: General 2 Ethics:0
• Michigan Department of Human Services: Approved for Adult Foster Care Administrators pursuant to Rules 400.14203 and 400.15203
• Kansas Department of Health and Environment: Approval #: LTS -A1138 (Resident Care)