Package Description

As oral healthcare professionals today, we have more personal protective equipment and regulations in the office environment than ever before. We protect most of our other senses, and yet one critical problem involving our hearing continues to remain silenced. Work-related hearing loss continues to be a critical safety and healthcare issue and is the most common occupational illness and the second most self-reported occupational illness for American workers. Research indicates that dental environments expose employees to the risk of noise-induced hearing loss. Yet, the permanent risks can be minimized with proper knowledge and implementation of some simple prevention techniques.

Learning Objectives:

After completing this course, learners should be able to:

• distinguish the occupational risks to our hearing in the dental environment
• differentiate the anatomy of noise and how the various parts of the ear are affected
• recognize symptoms of sensorineural hearing loss
• analyze the different hearing thresholds and evaluate the sound levels among dental equipment 
• examine the permanent effects of hearing loss and formulate measures for prevention or coping with loss

Price:

• Members: $15
• Non-members: $30

CE Information:

CE Credits: 1.00

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Speaker:

Natalie Kaweckyj, LDA, RF, CDA, CDPMA, COA, COMSA, CPFDA, CRFDA, MADAA, BA

Ms. Kaweckyj (Ka-VET-ski) is a licensed dental assistant from Minneapolis and two-time Past President of the American Dental Assistants Association. As a busy clinician in public health dentistry, Natalie finds time to share her passion for dentistry not only lecturing domestically, but internationally as well in addition to developing continuing education courses and writing articles. Natalie believes in making learning fun and uses various approaches to engage her audiences.

Disclosures: No relevant financial relationships to disclose