Clostridium difficile: What Dental Clinicians Should Know

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Friday, March 21, 2025

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VIRTUAL DENTAL SYMPOSIUM: SESSION 1 OF 5

TITLE: CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE - What Dental Clinicians Should Know

COURSE SUMMARY: After surviving a life threatening Clostridium difficile infection following a dental procedure, our Chief Education Officer and Speaker, Dr. Kirsten is sounding the alarm. Clostridium difficile is now considered an urgent public health threat infecting 500,000 annually in the United States, and killing 30,000

Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) continues to be a challenging clinical and infection control issue for healthcare facilities including dental practices. C. Difficile Infection (CDI) kills 15% of those diagnosed in the first 30 days and approximately 25% of those infected will have at least 1 recurrence. The purpose of this course is to raise awareness of the new virulence of this organism, and promote the most effective ways to control and prevent CDI, including antibiotic stewardship and infection control measures in the dental practice.

COURSE FEE: Free

CREDITS: This continuing education activity is designated for 1 credit

DURATION: This live Dental CE Webinar is 60 minutes

AGD PACE SUBJECT CODE: 010 Microbiology, Immunology

MODE: Electronically Mediated | Live Lecture | Interactive 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.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

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

ONFLICT OF INTEREST AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE: This webinar receives no sponsorship. 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.

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