Safety Symposium

Course Details

• Summary

  Course Description
  
  Title: Hidden Threats and Safe Practices: Steps to creating a safe dental home
  

  Medicine was awakened to the hidden dangers in the Academy of Medicine's "To Err is Human" but the dental profession has yet to delve into potential risks of dental care. This inaugural course provides a look at safety in pediatric dental care and provides practical tools and the latest clinical advice on how to improve office safety for patients, team members and pediatric dentists. Featuring recognized experts from major areas of dental and medical practice, this fast-paced session will help attendees develop a culture of safety, mitigate potential harm related to providing dental care, and become proactive for you and your patient’s well-being. 

  • Sedation/General Anesthesia: Safety, competence and vigilance 
  • Infection Control: Prepare for new bacterial strains
  • Hidden dangers: Higher risk office areas you don’t think about 
  • Case Studies: In-depth look at high potential adverse events 
  • Malpractice issues: Which risk exposures most require your attention 
  • Evolution of patient safety: What dentistry can learn from medicine

• Speakers and Schedule

  Invited Speakers

  Course Chairs and Speakers:
  Paul Casamassimo, D.D.S., M.S.
  Jade Miller, D.D.S.

  Speakers:
  Jed Best, D.D.S., M.S.
  Terry Davis, M.D.
  Karel DeLeeuw, D.D.S., M.D.
  Steve Ganzberg, D.M.D., M.S.
  Barry Jacobson, D.M.D. 
  John Molinari, Ph.D.
  Mike Mullane
  Michael Ragan, D.M.D., J.D., LL.M. 
  Duane Tinker

  Schedule

  Friday

  7:30-8:30 AM - Registration and Continental Breakfast
  8:30-8:45 AM - Welcome and Logistics, Donly, Rutkauskas, Younger, Miller
  8:45-9:45 AM - Overview of History of Medical Safety Science, Davis
  9:45-10:45 AM  - Anatomy of a Systems Failure, Mullane
  10:45-11 AM - Break
  11:10 AM-12 PM - What Started it All? Anatomy of a Dental Sedation Failure, Ganzberg
  12-12:45 PM - Do We Have to be Concerned in Dentistry?, Ragan
  12:45-1 PM - Q & A, Davis, Ganzberg, Ragan
  1-2 PM - Lunch
  2-3 PM - Organizational Culture and Change, Davis
  3-3:15 PM - Break
  3:15-4:15 PM - Where Does Dentistry Stand?, Deleeuw
  4:15-4:45 PM - Q & A, Davis and Deleeuw
  4:45-5 PM - Wrap-up, Casamassimo 

  Saturday

  7-8 AM - Breakfast
  8-9 AM - Adapting an Office to Safety- Case Study, Jacobson
  9-10 AM - Infection Control, Molinari
  10-10:20 AM - Break
  10:20-11:20 AM - Patient Information and Records, Tinker
  11:30 AM-12:30 PM - Material and Device Safety, Best
  12:30-12:50 PM - Q&A, Jacobson, Molinari, Tinker, Best
  12:50-1:15 PM - Wrap-up and Safe Travels, Miller

   

• Hotel and Travel

  Room Block
  Renaissance Chicago Downtown Hotel
  1 W Wacker Dr.
  Chicago, Ill. 60601
  
  Accommodations
  Group Rate: $199 plus tax

   

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  Travel
  Please contact Direct Travel, AAPD's official travel provider at (800) 840-0908 or you can e-mail directly to aapd@dt.com. As always, to obtain the lowest available fares, early booking is recommended.

• Registration

  Member & Student Member Registration

  Nonmember Registration

  Office Staff Registration

  Fax completed Registration Form to number below.
  
  Deadline for early registration is  Oct. 8, 2019. Space is limited, with registrations being accepted on a space-available basis. Please note that space may fill up prior to the early cut-off date. After Oct. 8, 2019, please contact the Meetings Department at the AAPD headquarters office at (312) 337-2169 to verify availability of onsite and faxed registration.

  Registration Fees

   

  	By Oct. 8, 2019	After Oct. 8, 2019
  AAPD Member	$765	$865
  AAPD Student Member	$395	$495
  Non-Member Dentist	$965	$1,065
  Office Staff	$395	$495

  Cancellation
  Full refunds for registration minus a $150 cancellation fee will be given only if written notice of cancellation is received 30 days prior to the course. A 50 percent refund will be given if written notice is received up to two weeks prior to the course. No refunds will be given within one week prior to the course. No refunds will be given for no-shows.
  
  Notice of cancellation can be made online or in writing and sent as follows:
  
  Mail: AAPD Meetings Department
  211 East Chicago Ave, Ste. 1600
  Chicago, IL 60611
  
  Fax: (312) 337-6329
  
  E-mail: cbingle@aapd.org
  
  The meeting sponsors are not responsible for travel expenses or penalties under any circumstances.
  
  For further information, please contact the AAPD Meetings Department at (312) 337-2169.