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Contemporary health professions are marked by constant technological changes, innovations in health care delivery, new clinical procedures and an ever-increasing social awareness. Such changes have accentuated the need for the professional to remain abreast of new developments by accepting the fundamental and lifelong responsibility for continuous study.
As a part of its obligation to the practicing profession, Baylor College of Dentistry vigorously supports continuing dental education and offers a full range of programs. Lectures, seminars and electronic distance learning about topics of current interest to dentists and dental auxiliaries are taught by BCD faculty and other respected professionals.
Courses offered at the college cover all perspectives of the dental profession, the clinical fields, practice management, medical emergencies, dental hygiene and basic sciences.
The entire sixth floor of Baylor College of Dentistry is designed for courses in continuing education. These facilities include a dental laboratory with 30 stations and a 20-chair clinic for use in participation courses. These facilities adjoin two lecture rooms, which are equipped with state-of-the-art audiovisual equipment for enhancement of presentations. Each course offered includes continental breakfast and lunch, plus morning and afternoon breaks – all served from the food service areas that are part of the efficiency-oriented facility.
The schedule offers more than 400 credit hours of continuing education per year. Approximately 40 percent of those hours are participation, and nearly one-half of all courses are directed at the entire dental team. It is a goal of the department not only to educate the doctor, but also to provide for education of the team.
To accommodate those registrants in locations inconvenient to the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex area, BCD offers some courses each year off campus. The Office of Continuing Education is also actively involved in the preparation and delivery of distance-learning projects to all areas of the state via various methods including electronic networking and the Internet. The first project is a workbook and video addressing "Biohazard Control in the Dental Office." This package contains forms and information for a personal office training manual. There is also a self-test for the entire office that yields continuing education credits and/or certification of mandatory OSHA training for the current year. Information regarding purchase of the manual (package) may be obtained by calling the Office of Continuing Education. In addition, the department maintains a rich informational and educational site on the World Wide Web as an integral part of the Baylor College of Dentistry web site. The web site can be reached at http: //www.tambcd.edu/cedental/.
For information or the annual Continuing Education catalog, write to: Charles J. Arcoria, D.D.S., M.B.A., Director of Continuing Education; Baylor College of Dentistry; The Texas A&M University System Health Science Center; P.O. Box 660677; Dallas, Texas 75266-0677, or call 214-828-8238 or
1-800-856-8238.
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