Package Description

We don’t know; what we don’t know! By and large, the practice of dentistry is safe; but being human, there are instances where near misses or adverse events do occur. Hopefully, one can learn from them and move on with little to no lasting harm to patients, staff, or providers. In an ideal world, such challenging events would get reported in an anonymous, non-discoverable manner, so that oral health professionals could learn from the experience of others without having to experience the adverse incident themselves. Dentists hesitate to report such incidents for fear of increasing liability and embarrassment to themselves and their practice. How can you move beyond individual safety practices to a more systemic approach to protecting yourself and those you serve. What can you learn from other healthcare disciplines who have been working on their own cultures of safety for over three decades? What steps can you take to ensure that your team is providing the safest dental visit? What is the role of transparency in a culture of safety? How can engaging the Dental Patient Safety Foundation help? Small steps make a tremendous difference!

Learning Objectives:

1. Explain why a culture of safety is essential and not optional in dentistry
2. Explain why reporting near misses and adverse incidents is important, so that one can learn from the experience of others without having to experience that adverse incident themselves
3. Describe what the Dental Patient Safety Foundation is and why its role as the only Patient Safety Organization addressing dentistry is important

Price:

• Members & Non-Members: Free

Continuing Education

OSAP is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider.

ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry.

Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the provider or to the Commission for Continuing Education Provider Recognition at ADA.org/CERP.

Please email the OSAP office at office@osap.org or call +1 (410) 571-0003 if you wish to be in contact with the course author/creator(s) with any questions or for clarification of course concepts or for technical assistance in completing the online test.

All participants assume individual responsibility for providing evidence of contact hours of continuing education to the appropriate authorities and for the maintenance of their individual records.

Learn more about OSAP’s CE Program & Provider Recognition.

CE Credits: 1.0
Educational Method: Self-instructional (self-study)
Location: Online
Publication Date: March 2024 
Expiration Date: March 31, 2027

Speaker:

Steve Geiermann, DDS, FICD, FACD