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Dental/Dental Hygienist

Counseling and Treating Bad Breath

3 hours
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This course is designed to provide dental professionals with practical strategies to facilitate discussing and treating oral malodor in the dental office.

This course describes a useful communication model to discuss potentially sensitive issues.

This course will award 3 continuing education hours.

Please see the board approval box for course approvals.

Course Objectives

  1. Understand the importance of developing communication skills for discussing bad breath concerns with patients.
  2. Identify the primary source of oral malodor.
  3. List the sulfur compounds most commonly associated with bad breath.
  4. Identify systemic disorders and medications known to contribute to oral malodor.
  5. Explain a useful communication model: Permission, Limited Information, Specific Suggestions, and Intensive Therapy.
  6. Describe interview strategies used by clinicians to facilitate patient counseling.
  7. Treatment options for oral malodor.
  8. Observe the American Dental Association’s (ADA) Code of Professional Conduct for the Dental Profession recommending bad breath treatments.

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Information

  • Content Level: Intermediate
  • Course Format: This course is offered as a self-paced distance learning format (reading-based online activity)
  • System Requirements: This course is offered online. Internet connection required.
  • Course Completion Information: To earn continuing education credit, professionals must register and pay the fee for the course.  They must read the content and demonstrate understanding by earning a minimum score of 70 percent on testing materials.  The certificate of completion will be able to be downloaded after the above is completed. Refunds will be granted upon request with the withdrawal of credit for the course. For questions, concerns, or to request special accommodations, please call 866-863-4225 or email [email protected].
  • CEBroker Course ID: 603215
  • Credit Hours: 3
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