CEU & 25th Anniversary
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AM Seminar: 8:00am - 11:30am

Stress Management to Prevent Burnout for Dental Hygienists: Strategies to Find Longevity in Your Career

As dental hygienists, you provide essential care to patients, ensuring their oral health while managing a variety of clinical, administrative, and emotional demands. This course is designed to equip dental hygienists with effective stress management strategies, tools for preventing burnout, and techniques to maintain career longevity. By adopting stress management skills, professionals can improve job satisfaction, enhance patient care, and enjoy a sustainable, fulfilling career. By the end of the course, participants will be equipped with practical tools and techniques to prevent burnout, enhance mental well-being, and foster a more supportive and resilient dental hygiene practice, ensuring long-term career satisfaction and better patient care.

 Learning Objectives:

 Understand the prevalence of mental health issues in dental professionals Recognize the signs and symptoms of mental health concerns.

 Define burnout, causes and the stages of burnout specific to dental hygiene

 Differentiate burnout from stress, depression, and other mental health issues I

Identify job demands, emotional strain, physical stressors specific to dental hygiene and their impact on patients care, workplace culture, and work-life balance

 Understand the psychological, emotional, and physical impacts of stress and how stress affects job performance, mood, and interpersonal relationships

 Develop techniques for mental resilience to cope with work challenges and develop an action plan to foster career longevity through sustainable professional practices.

 Cultivate healthy work-life balance strategies to prevent burnout.

 Identify career goals that support long-term well-being and job satisfaction Implement practical techniques for managing stress in high-pressure environments.

 Target Audience: Dental Hygienists Dental Hygiene Students Healthcare Professionals interested in stress management in the dental setting

PM Seminar: 11:30am-2:30pm

In My “Artificial Intelligence (AI)” Era: Embracing AI Advancements, Applications and Best Practices in Dental Hygiene: The time has come when robots are taking over the world! Artificial intelligence (AI) has arrived and is impacting our everyday life in the dental setting. Dental AI is being used to help identify anatomy and disease to achieve exceptional accuracy and present results with engaging visuals to enhance patient communication. In this comprehensive course, we will explore the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in transforming dental hygiene practices. From diagnostic support to patient care optimization, participants will gain an in-depth understanding of AI technologies currently shaping the future of dental hygiene, along with practical knowledge on how to integrate AI into clinical settings.

Learning Objectives:

 Define Artificial Intelligence (AI) Understand the current capabilities of dental artificial intelligence (AI)

 Recognize dental AI and its ethical and legal considerations

 Understand how to select the proper AI for various cases

 Identify ways dental AI can impact patient care and daily clinic operations

 Understand how increasing dental assessments with AI may impact diagnosis and insurance reimbursement

 Learn how to properly communicate dental AI findings with patients and how these findings will improve the overall patient experience

SPEAKER: Megan Malzone, RDH 

Disclaimer 

Dental Personnel Placement Service, Inc. reserves the right to alter or substitute the scheduled speaker in the event of unforeseen circumstances. The continuing education credits, venue, date, and time will remain unchanged; however, the speaker and content are subject to change. Attendees are advised to regularly check the DPPS website for any updates.