N
ews and
E
vents
NovaScotia
dentists:
EarnCEpointsby
completingonline
caseconferences
Formore information,
contactDavidSmith
of theNSDAat
TheNSDA is
excited to be part
of this newand
innovative online
CE project.
—Steve Jennex
Announcements
CDAOasisDiscussions and theNovaScotiaDental Association
(NSDA) have launchedapilot project that allowsNovaScotia
dentists toearncontinuingeducation (CE) creditsbycompleting
twoonlinecaseconferences:
• Post-operativecomplications followingconnective tissue
graft
, presentedbyDr. PeterHalford, aperiodontist inprivate
practice inSaint John, NewBrunswick
• CBCTuse indiagnosisand treatmentplanninga trauma
case
,
presentedbyDr. IsabelMello, associateprofessor and
divisionheadof endodontics in thedepartment of dental clinical
sciences atDalhousieUniversity
NSDAexecutivedirector Steve Jennex says thepilot project offers
NSDAmembers living inmore remoteareas access toCEand
provides allmemberswithacost-effectiveway tocompleteCE
from thecomfort of their ownhomes. “TheNSDA is excited tobe
part of thisnewand innovativeonlineCEproject,” he says.
According toDr. JohnO’Keefe, CDAdirector of knowledge
networks, CEcollaborationswithother provincial and
territorial dental associations couldbeon theway. “This
is agreat initiativeand I seepotential formore similar
collaborations,” he says.
ToearnCEpoints, NovaScotiadentistswill log in to theNSDA
website (nsdental.org) toview thecaseconferencevideos and
provide their answers toquestions about thecases. Dentists in
other partsof Canadacanalsoview these twocaseconferences
and respond to thequestions through theOasisDiscussions
websiteat
oasisdiscussions.ca
. However, dentistsoutsideofNova
Scotiawill not beeligible toearnCEpoints.
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