Where
Mission Health/A-B Tech Conference Center
16 Fernihurst Drive
Asheville, NC 28801
Driving Directions
FOR HOTEL RESERVATIONS: CALL HILTON BILTMORE PARK AT 828-209-2700 AND ASK FOR FIRST DISTRICT NCDS MEETING. ROOM RATES ARE $145.00 PER NIGHT PLUS TAXES IF BOOKED BEFORE FEBRUARY 15, 2017.
2017 NCDS 1st District Mid-Winter Meeting
March 18, 2017
If you have not yet registered for this meeting by that time, please COMPLETE A PAPER REGISTRATION FORM
and bring onsite along with your payment.
Friday, March 17
Plan to come out to a social event and networking. More details to follow as date gets closer!
Saturday, March 18
8:30 a.m. Registration/pastries, fruit and coffee
9:00 a.m – 9:20 a.m. Crest/Oral – B, Test Drive, Leia Kramer
9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. “Yeah, I See That, But Now What Do I Do Now?”, Dr. Jim Rokos –Oral Pathologist
12:00p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch provided for all registrants
1:00 p.m. – 1:20 p.m. Business Meeting, First District Dental Society Members
1:30 p.m. – 3:50 p.m. Non-invasive Therapies for Altered Sensation, Dr. Ceib Phillips – UNC School of Dentistry
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Safe Opioid Prescribing - What Dental Healthcare Providers Need to Know!, Dr. E. Blake Fagan, This one-hour session meets the NCBDE requirements for annual continuing education of opioid prescribers.
More about the Speakers and Programs:
Yeah, I See That, But Now What Do I Do Now? Dr. Jim Rokos, UNC School of Dentistry
2.0 hours CEU
Course Description:
A review of pathology commonly encountered in the general practice setting, as well as some advice for handling commonly encountered conundrums.
Dr. Jim Rokos
Dr. Rokos attended Duke University and received a Bachelor of Science degree in Zoology in 1983. He worked in the Developmental Neurobiology Laboratory at the prestigious Salk Institute in LaJolla, California until he entered the University of North Carolina Dental School in 1986. Before graduating in 1990, Jim was inducted into the Dental Honor Society (OKU) and awarded both the UNC Oral Pathology Award as well as the AAOP Pathology Award. He furthered his education by completing a General Practice Residency in 1991 at the Audie Murphie VA Hospital in San Antonio, TX.
After enjoying 3 years providing public health dentistry, and 14 years in private practice, Jim entered into his oral & maxillofacial graduate training at the University of North Carolina School of Dentistry. He earned his Master of Sciencein Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology and was the recipient of the William Shafer Award from the American Academy of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology in 2010.
Dr. Rokos is board certified by the American Board of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology. He held the position of Associate Professor in the Department of Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, and Oral Radiology at the University of Missouri’s School of Dentistry in Kansas City, and enjoyed being a partner in the UMKC oral pathology laboratory practice. Jim still holds an appointment of Clinical Adjunct Professor at UMKC.
Dr. Rokos is the director of the Oral Pathology Laboratory of the Carolinas and has a full-time general dentistry practice in Albemarle. He has lectured extensively on all aspects of oral pathology, and enjoys living in Stanly County, NC with his wife, Laura, and his twin sons, Nick and Connor.
Non-invasive Therapies for Altered Sensation, Dr. Ceib Phillips – UNC School of Dentistry
2.0 hours CEU
Course description:
The potential for injury to sensory nerves in the orofacial region during dental and oral and maxillofacial procedures is of particular concern due to the proximity of the nerves to the surgical sites. More than a million people in the U.S. are thought to suffer from such iatrogenic, surgically-associated injuries to the trigeminal nerve. Numbness or other altered sensations of the face or lips generally resolve reasonably quickly but the presence of these sensations can negatively impact a patient’s perception of recovery. Recently, we have shown that simple facial exercises the patient can do at home/work can improve patients’ accommodation to these sensations and also reduce what the patient may perceive as the negative impact of these sensations on daily life activities. And we have preliminary evidence that vitamin B12 may be helpful in accelerating nerve recovery.
Course Objectives:
1. Describe the effect of demographic, clinical, and psychological factors on patient-reported pattern of recovery
2. Learn the sequence of facial exercises used in the Sensory Retraining Trial
3. Describe the difference between accommodation and nerve recovery
Dr. Ceib Phillips
Dr. Phillips is a Professor in the Department of Orthodontics at the University of North Carolina School of Dentistry. She received her Ph.D. in Anatomy at the University of Wisconsin in Madison in 1976 and her M.P.H. in Biostatistics at the University of North Carolina in 1990.
Dr. Phillips currently holds memberships in such organizations as the American Statistical Association, Biometric Society, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Association for Dental Research, and the Society for Clinical Trials and is on the editorial board of JOMS, J Dent Hyg and Patient Preference and Adherence. Her research interests focus on biostatistical applications and data management of clinical trials. She is the principal investigator for a NIDCR grant, "Sensory Retraining following Orthognathic Surgery, and an investigator on a second NIDR grant, Functional Outcomes of Cleft Lip Surgery. She is also the director of the data coordinating center for a multi-center project on management of patients with third molars funded by the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons.
Safe Opioid Prescribing—What Dental Healthcare Providers Need to Know! Dr. Blake Fagan
1.0 hours CEU
This one-hour session meets the NCBDE requirements for annual continuing education of opioid prescribers.
Course Description:
Western North Carolina has been hit particularly hard by the opioid epidemic, which includes heroin, other illicit drugs and prescription pain medications. In 2014, 17 of 23 Western N.C. counties ranked among the top in the state in the rate of fatal overdoses– more than 20 deaths for every 100,000 residents. Statewide data also show that all but five counties in the region have higher-than-average rates of opioid pills prescribed per person, particular in counties near the Tennessee border.
Learn about this epidemic in our region and steps to take to perform safe opioid prescribing and consider safer alternatives for treating dental pain. Together, let’s turn the tide on opioid overdosing and death in our region!
Course Objectives:
At this conclusion of this hour-long lecture/discussion, participants will be able to:
Cite the impact of opioid overdosing and death in WNC
- Implement safer opioid prescribing protocols and access the CSRS as needed for dental patients in acute pain, and ways to manage patients with chronic pain on opioids who present with acute dental pain
- Discuss opioid alternatives to treat dental pain
Dr. E.Blake Fagan
E.Blake Fagan, MD is the Chief Education Officer and head of the Rural Health Initiative at the Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC) in Asheville, NC.
He is a physician champion with the Western North Carolina Substance Use Alliance.
Dr. Fagan is also the Assistant Residency Director -MAHEC Family Medicine Residency Program; Assistant Medical Director- MAHEC Division of Family Medicine and an Associate Professor, UNC-Chapel Hill School of Medicine.
Dr. Fagan completed his undergraduate education at the University of Missouri –Columbia. He completed medical school at Vanderbilt University SOM in 1998 before finishing his family medicine residency at MAHEC in Asheville, NC in 2001, and has been a MAHEC faculty member since then.
Continuing Education Information
Total CE hours offered: 5.0 hours
Continuing education credits issued for participation in the CE activity may not apply toward license renewal in all states. It is the responsibility of each participant to verify the requirements of his/her state licensing board(s).
The North Carolina Dental Society is an ADA CERP recognized provider and PACE PROVIDER 219263
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 activities 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 ADA CERP at www.ada.org/cerp.
This continuing education activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the standards of the ADA Continuing Education Recognition Program (ADA CERP) through joint efforts between the North Carolina Dental Society and 1st District NCDS Dental Society.
General Information
Refund/Substitution Policy:
In the event of a cancellation, notification must be provided by Monday March 13, or you will be charged a $25.00 administrative fee. Substitutions are not encouraged. Please call 919-234-4027 for additional information.
ADA Statement:
It is the policy of the NCDS not to discriminate against any person on the basis of disabilities. If you need services or auxiliary aids in order to participate fully, please call 919-234-4027 at least 3 weeks in advance of the program.
Handouts/Verification of Attendance:
Handouts will be available on-line one week prior to the seminar and for week following. These can be accessed by going to ncdental.org and click on Meetings and Events, District Meetings and you will be able to access them. If you have trouble, please call 919-234-4027 and the handout(s) will be emailed to you. Verification of Attendance will be distributed at the end of the programs.
Questions:
Contact Dr. Joe Hendrick, Program Chair, email joehendrickjr@josephrhendrickjr.com or call his office, 704-484-0077.
Registration questions can be directed to pallen@ncdental.org or 919-234-4027.