We’re back! This is a re-scheduled event that had been cancelled due to COVID-19.
Another excellent continuing education opportunity (+ dinner) for Medina County Dental Society members and their staffs!
Doctors, hygienists, EFDAs, and assistants have the opportunity to earn 2 hours of Continuing Education while dining at Santo Suossos restaurant in Medina. In an engaging 2-part presentation, former ODA president Dr. Tom Paumier will be presenting updated information on the following topics:
1) Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Prosthetic Joint, Cardiac, and Other Medical Conditions
The topic of antibiotic prophylaxis, particularly related to patients with prosthetic joints, has been controversial with multiple changes and recommendations over the last 15 years. Are you confused about when it is necessary to use antibiotic prophylaxis for patients with prosthetic joints, cardiac valve replacements, kidney dialysis, AV shunts, transplant patients, and other medical conditions? This course will make you confident you are treating these patients appropriately. At the completion of the course you will:
Understand oral bacteremia and the association with distant site infections.
Understand how antibiotic prophylaxis affects oral bacteremia and distant site infections.
Understand the biology and physiology of prosthetic joint infections and infective endocarditis.
Understand the current Clinical Practice Guidelines for antibiotic prophylaxis.
Understand the risks and benefits of antibiotic prophylaxis.
2) Antibiotic Stewardship and Appropriate Antibiotic Use for Odontogenic Infections
Antibiotics have improved health outcomes since the discovery of penicillin and its widespread use during WW II. However, their overuse and misuse has now threatened their effectiveness and led to superbug infections that are untreatable. This course will provide antibiotic stewardship guidance and cover the risks of inappropriate antibiotic use, including antibiotic resistance. It will also review the latest ADA Clinical Practice Guidelines related to when antibiotics are appropriate for patients with odontogenic infections. Prescribing recommendations as well as when and why antibiotics are indicated or not indicated will be covered.
Biography
Thomas M Paumier, DDS, is a cum laude graduate of The Ohio State University College of Dentistry class of 1987 and completed a GPR at St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Youngstown, Ohio. He has been in private practice in Canton, Ohio since 1988. He is on the faculty of the Mercy Medical Center GPR in Canton and is a Fellow in the International and American College of Dentists. He was a member of the ADA Council on Scientific Affairs Expert Panel on Prosthetic Joint Prophylaxis, and ADA/American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS) Expert Panel for Prosthetic Joint Prophylaxis Appropriate Use Criteria. He also serves on the ADA expert panel for Antibiotic Therapuetics, and was the 2019 ADA Evidence Based Dentistry Practitioner award recipient. He is a past president of the Ohio Dental Association.