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Volunteers needed for CE program. Please email [email protected] today!

Venue for both events: North Branch Restaurant, Glenview, IL

Cash bar cocktails / registration 6:30 pm

Dinner & Lecture 7 pm

Fee: only $45 per event (annual dues waived for 2022 seminars).


Wed, Nov 9

Dentistry’s newest specialty:

“THE ROLE OF THE OROFACIAL PAIN SPECIALIST IN DENTISTRY”


Bio:


Joan C. Wang, DDS, is a board-certified Orofacial Pain specialist and Diplomate of the American Board of Orofacial Pain. She practiced general dentistry in the Chicagoland area for almost 25 years before limiting her practice to focus on patients suffering from pain disorders. She received her BS in Computer Science and DDS from the University of Michigan, completed an AEGD residency at the University of Minnesota and is in the process of completing her Masters in Orofacial Pain/Oral Medicine at the University of Southern California. She looks forward to sharing how this new specialty can help support your patient care.

Illinois Mandates

Info below is for courtesy purposes only. Contact ISDS for most current and accurate info.

Illinois licensed dental professionals should keep CE certificates for five (5) years following the license renewal in the event of an audit by IDFPR.

Sexual Harassment Prevention course for all Illinois licensed professionals.

When renewing license every 3 years, you will have to attest that you completed this course. ISDS charges $100-$150. As a courtesy, here’s two CE providers that charge $15:

https://www.aypocompliance.com/illinois-harassment-training/il-1-hour-dpr-license-specific

https://www.netce.com/courseoverview.php?courseid=1812

Safe Opioid Prescribing Practices course

When renewing Illinois Controlled Substance license every 3 years, you will have to attest that you completed this course. 3 CE hours (may count toward overall CE requirement). Can be done online or in-person. ISDS website charges $100-$150. As a courtesy, here’s one CE provider that charges $18: https://www.netce.com/courseoverview.php?courseid=2171

Mandated reporter training for child abuse/neglect must be completed every other licensing period (every 6 years). The IL Dept. of Children and Family Services offers a free course:

https://mr.dcfstraining.org/UserAuth/Login!loginPage.action

Sexual Prevention Harassment Prevention course must be provided by all Illinois businesses for their staff. Illinois Dept of Human Rights has provided a free downloadable course. Business owners can provide this link to their employees. Employees can watch the course on their own time. At the end of the course is a certificate that can be printed, signed and dated by employee in order to provide a copy for employer’s records in case of an audit. This needs to be done each year.

https://www2.illinois.gov/dhr/Training/Pages/State-of-Illinois-Sexual-Harassment-Prevention-Training-Model.aspx


NOTE:


Illinois Dentists

BLS Certification required every 2 years. Online courses not acceptable in Illinois.

48 CE hrs required every 3-yr licensing period, 24 hrs of which allowed via self-study (eg on-demand online course, etc).

4 hrs volunteer service allowed.


Illinois Dental Hygienists

BLS Certification required every 2 years. Online courses not acceptable in Illinois.

36 CE hrs required every 3-yr licensing period, 18 hrs of which allowed via self-study (eg on-demand online course, etc).

4 hrs volunteer service allowed.