Friends of Hu-Friedy program launch new continuing education course

    Jan. 28, 2009
    Course entitled "Gambling with Oral Cancer: What Every Dental Professional Needs to Know."

    CHICAGO, Illinois--Hu-Friedy's online dental hygiene community, Friends of Hu-Friedy, is designed exclusively for RDHs, dental hygiene students and faculty.

    The program, which offers professional support for its members in various ways, now includes complimentary CE courses. The membership program's CE catalog offers multiple courses with the newest addition entitled "Gambling With Oral Cancer: What Every Dental Professional Needs to Know."

    The two CEU course was developed in collaboration with Patricia M. Pine, RDH, a dental hygienist who has practiced in general dentistry more than 30 years. The course centers on the importance of performing oral cancer screenings on each patient and sharing information with their patients.

    Research and statistics show that oral cancer is becoming a disease of the younger generation with the connection of HPV and oral cancer. The course reveals that oral cancer is not prejudiced. Patients of all ages are at risk. Participants will study criteria to develop a technique that is comfortable for screening patients.

    Pine practices as a periodontal therapist in Scottsdale, Ariz. Her multifaceted career includes clinical dental hygiene, dental hygiene education, speaking nationally and internationally in Poland in 2007, coaching on promoting safety with infection control programs. She has presented for the last six years on different topics in dentistry.

    Friends of Hu-Friedy offers members free continuing education. In exchange for their AGD Pace-Approved Credit Certificate, RDH members are asked to redeem 50 Hu-Points (earned through program participation). Friends of Hu-Friedy will launch several new courses in the coming months. This will include The Renal Diet, slated to launch in February 2009.

    To become a member of Friends of Hu-Friedy or for more information on the Hu-Points Program visit Friends of Hu-Friedy, call 800-Hu-Friedy or contact an authorized Hu-Friedy representative.

    To read more about Friends of Hu-Friedy, go to Friends of Hu-Friedy.

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