TITLE: CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE: DENTISTRY'S
OVERLOOKED THREAT
COURSE FEE:
Complimentary
CREDIT: This continuing
education activity is designated for 1 CE Credit
EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT: Dr.
Jen Natural Oral Care
COURSE SUMMARY: In a
dramatic twist of fate, our Chief Education Officer and Speaker,
Dr. Roling nearly lost her life to a Clostridium difficile
infection following a routine periodontal procedure. Her personal
battle is a warning call: once dismissed as “a bad case of
diarrhea” from antibiotics...C. difficile has rapidly become an
urgent public health threat—and it’s knocking on the door of every
dental practice. With a staggering 15% mortality rate in the first
30 days and at least one recurrence in 25% of survivors, this is a
hazard the dental community can no longer afford to overlook.
Join us for a powerful, eye-opening live CE
webinar where Dr. Roling will share her life-saving insights. Learn
how this highly virulent organism spreads, who is most at risk,
and—most importantly—how you can protect your patients and team
through targeted infection control measures and effective
antibiotic stewardship. Discover the tools you need to stop C.
difficile before it disrupts your practice and devastates
lives.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
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Discuss the pathogenesis, clinical features, and
current trends in virulence and prevalence of Clostridium difficile
(Clostridioides difficile) and C. difficile diseases.
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Identify populations at increased risk for C.
difficile infection.
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Describe ways C. difficile can be
transmitted.
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Apply key principles and develop a specific
strategy for infection control and prevention of C. difficile
infection within the dental practice, including administrative
controls, environmental cleaning, and antimicrobial
stewardship.
Make the critical choice to safeguard
your patients, your practice, and yourselves. Register now for
“Clostridium difficile – Dentistry’s Overlooked Threat” and be part
of the movement that keeps dentistry safe.
DURATION: This live Dental
CE Webinar is 60 minutes
AGD PACE SUBJECT
CODE: 010 Microbiology, Immunology
MODE: Electronically
Mediated | Live Interactive CE Webinar
SPEAKER: Dr. Kirsten
Roling, DDS (Bio below)
AUDIENCE: Dentists, Dental
Hygienists, Dental Therapists, Dental Assistants
TECHNOLOGY
REQUIRED: Mobile device, laptop or desktop with
internet connection | Google Chrome Browser
INSTRUCTIONS: Dental CE
Academy hosts all webinars using the ClickMeeting
platform. Upon registration you are sent a confirmation email from
no-reply@clickeeting.com with a link to join. Be sure to check your
spam/junk/promotions folders. We recommend logging in 15 minutes
early in the event you require assistance.
HANDOUTS: Distributed
via email to all attendees 1 hour prior to start, during and after
the webinar.
QUIZ FOR CE CREDIT
VERIFICATION: At the conclusion of the webinar,
attendees will be redirected to complete a quiz for CE credit. An
80% minimum passing score is required, multiple attempts are
permitted, and attendees have 7 days to successfully complete the
quiz for CE credit.
DISCLOSURE OF
SPEAKER AND FACULTY COMMERCIAL
RELATIONSHIPS: According to Dental CE Academy's
Conflict of Interest and Disclosure Policy, faculty and speakers
for any course are expected to disclose any economic support,
personal interests, or potential bias that may be perceived as
creating a conflict related to the material being presented.
Disclosure statements are printed in each course description and
announced by moderators or individual speakers at the beginning of
each presentation. This policy is intended to alert the audience to
any potential bias or conflict so that participants may form their
own judgments about the material being presented.
CONFLICT OF
INTEREST AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE: This course has
received education support from Dr. Jen Natural Oral Care.
The speaker, Dr. Kirsten Roling is the Chief Education
Officer and employee of Dental CE Academy. She has not received a
speaker's honorarium and is not compensated for sales of any
products. No corporate entity has contributed or influenced
the content for this course. For written documentation
contact support@dentalcenow.com.
DENTAL CE ACADEMY
DISCLOSURE: The views expressed and opinions and materials
presented during these live and recorded presentations represent
the personal views and opinions of the individual speaker and do
not necessarily represent the views and opinions of Dental CE
Academy. Dental CE Academy assumes no responsibility for the
content of the presentations made by the individual speakers. Any
suggested protocols for treatment, materials, or services may be
based up on the speakers' own clinician experience and should not
be construed as Dental CE Academy recommended or endorsed. Selected
presentations may include exploratory research or experimental
procedures and are intended for informational purposes that may
lead to new interest and scientific breakthroughs in the fields of
dentistry. Dental CE Academy appreciates its educators who
share their knowledge and expertise. This level of dedication to
dentistry allows our profession to expand and thrive and provokes
necessary discussion and understanding.
