Herpes Awareness

This program is a LIVE INTERACTIVE Webinar or you can ATTEND AT OUR SCHOOL

Understanding Herpes Simplex in Healthcare: Beyond the Cold Sore

Course Description:

Herpes simplex virus (HSV) is a common cause of infections of the skin and mucous membranes and an uncommon cause of more serious infections in other parts of the body.  HSV is one of the most difficult viruses to control.  The fact that herpes simplex is part of a group of other Herpes viruses will be discussed.  This course is designed for the participant to recognize and understand the infection process as well as the latency, reactivation, and recurrence issues of herpes as well as treatment options and prevention tactics.  The role of the dental team in the proper treatment, as well as the prevention of the spread of the virus to other patients will be covered.  This program is a must for the whole dental team.

Objectives:

Upon Completion of this program the participant will be able to:

• Understand the Herpes Simplex Virus
• Identify the common cause of infections of the skin and mucous membranes
• Identify other serious infections which target other parts of the body
• Understand the Virulence of the disease
• Understand the recurrence issues and the effect on dental treatment
• Be familiar with viruses such as human herpes virus 8 (the cause of Kaposi’s sarcoma)
• Understand Herpes Zoster and the correlation between shingles and chicken pox
• Be familiar with the burden of both oral and genital herpes
• Understand the interactions between genital herpes and HIV infections
• Understand the current Pharmacologic Therapies
• Understand the proper treatment and infection control for these specific patients

CEU’s  2 Credits

Instructor: RoseMarie Candore-Hirshorn CDA,RDA, DSI faculty for over 21 years.

Requirements to attend a live webinar:

1. You will need a smartphone, tablet, laptop or desktop computer to view it. If using a smartphone or tablet, it is best to have the app for the program on your device (i.e. Zoom).
2. To verify your continued attendance during the class, you will need a microphone, webcam or the ability to type into the program’s live chat.
3. Instructors or school personnel will take attendance periodically throughout the class.
4. Instructors may call on participants.
5. To verify attendance, a code word may be given sometime during the class.
6. You will be required to complete and return an evaluation after the course has ended. The evaluation may ask what code word was given.
7. You may not receive your Certificate of Completion if we cannot verify your attendance.

Live webinar invitations are emailed to registered students  one day prior to the class.

Certificates of Completion are emailed to students approximately 5 business days after the course.

This program is for the full dental staff – no prior skills are needed to attend.

The teaching method will be in a lecture format with a Q & A period.

DSI Staff or administration do not have any commercial interest or relationship to the speaker.

The content and format of the Continuing Education course is presented without commercial bias and does not claim superiority of any commercial product or service.  No DSI Staff have any financial relationship with the speaker or company.