ADVANCED SKILLS for the Accomplished Dental Hygienist:

Instrumentation & Sharpening

LIMIT:

REGISTER EARLY— Limit is 24 participants, and course fills quickly.

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This hands-on workshop hones your skills in both manual instrumentation & sharpening. You will learn alternative fulcrums, how to use Gracey curettes in non-conventional areas of the mouth, how to master Hirschfeld and diamond files, and much, much more. You will be taught the SECRETS of proper instrument sharpening and how to practice proper dental ergonomics in the clinical setting, including seating and positioning of the patient and operator, lighting and illumination of the oral cavity.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

This hands-on workshop will directly impact your patients by teaching you to:

  1. Utilize alternative, newly designed scalers and curettes, including after-five and mini-curettes
  2. Incorporate Hershfeld and diamond files
  3. Master sharpening
  4. Adopt ergonomic techniques to decrease physical fatigue and enhance time efficiency

FACULTY:

  • Lorie Primosch, RDH., B.S., M.Ed., M.I.L.SC, Assistant in Dentistry, Department of Periodontics
  • Sharon Cooper, RDH., B.S., M.S., M.Ed.
  • Robbi Hoskins, RDH, B.H.S.E.,

CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS:

7 contact hours. Participation

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REGISTRATION FEE:

(Breakfast/Lunch Included)
Regular Fee ............... $325
Early Bird Fee* ......... $295
*Up to 1 month before course date

Dates Location Course #  
Feb. 6, 2009 (Friday) Gainesville 090219-001 Click here to Register Online
Sept. 19, 2009 (Saturday) St. Pete 090219-002 Click here to Register Online

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Continuing Education at UFCD wishes to express its appreciation to HuFriedy and Dentsply who helped, in part, to make this course possible.