Clostridium difficile in Dentistry: The Hidden Infection Threat Dental Teams Can't Afford to Ignore

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Friday, June 26, 2026

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TITLE: Clostridium difficile in Dentistry: The Hidden Infection Threat Dental Teams Can't Afford to Ignore

COURSE FEE: Complimentary

CREDIT: This continuing education activity is designated for 1 CE Credit

COURSE SUMMARY: This live dental CE Webinar titled Clostridium difficile in Dentistry: The Hidden Infection Threat Dental Teams Can't Afford to Ignore highlights the dangers of C. difficile, a severe infection risk in dental settings. The webinar will cover how C. difficile enters dental practices, who is at risk, and prevention strategies. It's free, offers one CE credit and provides practical steps to protect your patients and practice. Register now to ensure your dental team stays prepared.

Join us for a powerful, eye-opening live CE webinar where our speaker, Dr. Roling will share her own story of surviving a near fatal C. difficile infection following a routine dental procedure. 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

Discuss the pathogenesis, clinical features, and current trends in virulence and prevalence of Clostridium difficile (Clostridioides difficile) and C. difficile diseases.
Identify populations at increased risk for Clostridium difficile infection.
Describe ways C. difficile can be transmitted.
Apply key principles and develop a specific strategy for infection control and prevention of Clostridium difficile infection within the dental practice, including administrative controls, environmental cleaning, and antimicrobial stewardship.

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)

EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT: The Dental Antibiotic Stewardship Program

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.

CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE: This course has received education support from The Dental Antibiotic Stewardship Program. 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.

Dr. Kirsten Roling, DDS

Dr. Kirsten Roling, DDS, serves as the Chief Education Officer for Dental CE Academy, She completed her dental training at the University of California, San Francisco, during the critical period of the HIV/AIDS Pandemic. Prior to her achievement as a dentist she was a Registered Dental Assistant and dental practice management consultant. As a public health dentist, Dr. Roling is recognized as an early pioneer of Teledentistry, formerly in clinical practice that encompassed both pediatrics and geriatrics. Her previous roles include Assistant Clinical Professor at UCSF and Public Health Preceptor at the Arizona School of Dentistry and Oral Health. Additionally, she served as Chief of the Office of Oral Health for Maricopa County's Department of Public Health, where she managed the nation's largest pediatric oral health prevention programs within the third largest public health department in the U.S. As a mobile dental provider, she led a mobile practice focused on treating homebound geriatric patients and is a recipient of the Pediatric Oral Health Access Program scholarship. She is published in the Journal of Public Health Dentistry, and notably a #cdiffsurvivor.

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