Dental Professionals Continuing Education Courses

• This course is presented by Maggie Biddle, RDH, MS and Molly Mihlbachler, RDH, MS
• Credit hours: 3 hours didactic and 4 hours clinical and evaluation (Ohio State Dental Board) 
• Course Date: Monday, December 14, 2026
• Time: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
• Location: Walters Hall Rm 267 for Lecture then Dental Hygiene Clinic
• Course fee: $650.00

You must provide proof of your RDA or CDA to qualify for this course.

You must be on time, stay for the entire instructional period and pass the course test and clinical evaluation to receive all credit hours.

Registration: 

• The course minimum is 6 participants.
  
• The course maximum is 10 participants.

• Format: Online, On-Demand, and Self-Paced 
• Presented by Heather Ferris, RDH, EFDA, MS
• Credit hours: 2
• Course fee: $125

This online on-demand course explores the dental professional's role in the use and placement of interim therapeutic restorations (ITR). Participants will learn about the background to the materials used for ITRs and demonstrate their proper placement. The course also discusses isolation methods, the importance of marginal seal, and following up with patients after treatment. The course comprises a one-hour on-demand lecture video followed by a minimum one-hour placement of ITRs under the direct supervision of a dentist in their office. The course fulfills the Ohio State Dental Board's educational requirement for a dental hygienist or EFDA to learn how to place ITRs under teledentistry in Ohio. Consider taking this course in conjunction with Silver Diamine Fluoride for EFDAs and Dental Hygienists to maximize the skills utilized under teledentistry."

• Presented by Luke Burroughs, RDH MPH
• Credit hours: 4 (Ohio and Kentucky State Dental Boards)
• Course Date: Friday, December 4, 2026
• Time: 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
• Location: Walters Hall Rm 100
• Course fee: $99

The University of Cincinnati Blue Ash Dental Hygiene Program's comprehensive course in Medical Emergencies contains 4 hours of instruction in the topics regarding Managing Medical Emergencies in the Dental Office required by the Ohio State Dental Board and the Kentucky State Dental Board. The course will be provided to all dental personnel.

• Payment must be made when you register.
• Course minimum is 7 participants.
• Course maximum is 42 participants.

• Presented by Olivia Gray Shumate, RDH, CDHC, CHES, MS
• Credit hours: 8 
• Course date: Friday, December 4, 2026
• Time: 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (Registration 7:30 am)
• Location: Walters Hall Rm 148 for Lecture, then Dental Hygiene Clinic
• Course fee: $325 

Please note that this class includes a lecture and a clinic. You must be on time, stay for the entire instructional period and pass the course test and clinical evaluation to receive the credit hours.

• Payment must be made when you register.
• Course maximum is 12 participants

This course will prepare dental hygienists to practice dental hygiene under the oral health access supervision program (OHASP) following the State of Ohio guidelines. The course outlines the laws and rules that allow a dental hygienist to provide dental hygiene services to patients when the supervising dentist is not present.

This is an eight-hour online course divided into five modules. It will cover topics such as treatment of geriatric, medically compromised, developmentally disabled and pediatric patients; common oral conditions; medical considerations; medications; behavioral management; recognition of abuse; recognition of what constitutes a medically significant change to a patient’s medical or dental history; infection control; and ethical and legal considerations.

This course meets Revised Code 4715.372(B)(2)(b), and all record keeping practices outlined in board rule 4715-9-01, Revised Code 4715.361 to 4715.375 required by the Ohio State Dental Board in association with the OHASP.

• Presented by Olivia Gray-Shumate, RDH, CDHC, CHES, MS
• Credit Hours: 8
• Course Fee: $375
• Format: Online, Self-Paced. This 8-hour online, self-paced course opens for registration at the start of each month. After registration closes, participants will be given 3 weeks to complete all of the coursework requirements. 

Instructions on how to gain access to Canvas for course work will follow registration.

At the end of the course, learners will receive an OHASP certificate.

This course is approved by the Ohio State Dental Board for 8 hours: 2 hours of didactic instruction and 6 hours of clinical instruction and evaluation. 

• Presented by Heather Ferris, RDH, EFDA, MS
• Credit hours: 8 (Ohio State Dental Board)
• Course Date: Friday, December 18, 2026
• Time: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• Course fee: $500

• This course is presented by Molly Mihlbachler, RDH, MS and Maggie Biddle, RDH, MS.
• Credit hours: 2
• Course date: TBA
• Time: 8:00 - 10:00 am
• Course fee: $125

This course explores the dental professional's role in use of silver diamine fluoride in the dental practice. This course contains a didactic and clinical component and fulfills the Ohio State Dental Board's educational requirement for a dental auxiliary to place silver diamine in Ohio.

Consider taking this course in conjunction with Interim Therapeutic Restorations for EFDAs and Dental Hygienists to maximize the skills utilized under teledentistry.

Registration:

• Payment must be made when you register.
• Course minimum is 6, and if minimum is not met, the class will be cancelled and fee refunded.
• Course maximum is 30 participants.

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