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Adaptable and Interactive
The interactivecourse incorporatesboth knowledge transfer and
experiential learning. It canbemodified to suit thepresenter’sown
material, presentation style, timeallotment/constraints, audienceand
geographic realities.
The resource kit includes:
– Toddler-sizeddoll for active
demonstrations
– Toothbrushes
– Fluoridated toothpaste
–Mirror
– Pen light
– Fluoridevarnish
– Reporting form
– Certificatesof achievement
– Poster
– Packing list
– Shipping return labelwith
return instructions
The
FirstVisit, FirstTooth
CE resourcecan
bedeliveredby local expert dentists and
pediatricdentists toother dentists and
specialists, other oral healthcareproviders,
pediatricians, familyphysicians, nurse
practitioners, nurses, andpublichealth
officials.
a
Dr.MitchTaillon (c.) presents the
FirstVisit, FirstTooth
CEkit in
Halifaxduring theCanadianAcademy
ofPediatricDentistrymeeting in
September2015.
T
o learnmoreas aparticipant or
toorder the
FirstVisit, FirstTooth
CE kit as a local expert presenter,
visit
or email
ThisCE resourcewasdevelopedbyDr.RossAnderson,ChiefofDentistry, IWK
HealthCentreandHead,DivisionofPaediatricDentistry,DalhousieUniversity.
Reference
1. Canadian Institute forHealth Information. Treatment of PreventableDental Cavities inPreschoolers: AFocusonDay
SurgeryUnderGeneral Anesthesia. 2013.
According to theElmer
S. Best awardcitation,
Dr. O’Keefe received the
award for "hisdedication to
excellence in theprovisionof
information services, building
a senseof professional
communityandadvancing
dentistry to thehighest
level."Dr. O’Keefe isquick to
attributehis receipt of this
award to the forward looking
leadershipatCDAand toa
dedicatedandprofessional
CDAKnowledgeNetworks
teamwhoare keen tobeon
the leadingedgeofmodern
communicationswitha
professional community.
During the induction
ceremony, Dr. Henry
Gremillion, deanof the
FacultyofDentistryat
OnNovember7, thePierre
FauchardAcademyconferred
theElmerS.BestAward for
2015onDr. JohnO’Keefe,
CDADirectorofKnowledge
Networks, atanawards
ceremony inWashington,DC.
Theaward is theAcademy’s
pinnaclehonour fordentists
who resideoutside theUnited
States.Dr.O’Keefe is the
9thCanadian to receive this
award since its introduction
in1962.
Dr. JohnO’Keefe
receives thePierre
FauchardAcademy’s
2015ElmerS.Best
Award
LouisianaStateUniversity,
received theAcademy’sGold
Medal, theStraumanndental
implant company received
theDental Tradeand
IndustryRecognitionAward,
andProfessor P-I Brånemark
was inductedposthumously
into theAcademy’sHall of
Fame.
Watchashortvideo
tributetoDr.O’Keefe,
shownatthe
PFAawardsceremony:
&
Dr.O’Keefe’s
acceptancespeech:
