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of Continuing Education in Dentistry® Compendium of Continuing Education in Dentistry® offers 36 Continuing Education (CE) credits per year. The CE credit is offered through AEGIS Communications, which is an accepted Academy of General Dentistry Approved PACE Program Provider and an ADA CERP Recognized Provider. Each clinical article provides 2 hours of credit. A 10-question, multiple-choice test follows each CE article. To receive credit, submit your answers online or record your answers on the enclosed answer sheet or record your answers on a separate piece of paper. You may phone your answers in to (888) 596-4605, or fax them to (703) 404-1801. Be sure to include your name, address, phone number, the last 4 digits of your Social Security number, and method of payment. The deadline for submission of quizzes is 24 months after the date of publication. Partici- pants must attain a score of 70%on each quiz to receive credit. Participants receiving a failing grade on any exam will be notified and per- mitted to take one re-examination. Participants receive an annual report documenting their accumulated credits. Participants are urged to contact their state registry boards for special CE requirements. The Compendium of Continuing Education in Dentistry® is accepted for inclusion in the Index to Dental Literature/MEDLINE. As a matter of policy, the Compendium of Continuing Education in Dentistry® does not place ads adjacent to other ads or editorial that relates to the same or similar subject. However, we must occasionally deviate from this policy because of an unusual volume of advertising or editorial material on a particular topic. As a matter of policy, if an author is employed by, received financial remuneration for, or has a financial interest in any commercial products mentioned in an article he or she publishes in the Compendium of Continuing Education in Dentistry®, this information is disclosed within the article. The views and opinions expressed in the articles appearing in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of the editors, the editorial board, or the publisher. As a matter of policy, the editors, the editorial board, the publisher, and the university affiliate do not endorse any products, medical techniques, or diagnoses, and publication of any material in this journal should not be construed as such an endorsement. WARNING: Reading an article in the Compendium of Continuing Education in Dentistry® does not necessarily qualify you to integrate new techniques or procedures into your practice. AEGIS Publications expects its readers to rely on their judgment regarding their clinical expertise and recommends further education when necessary before trying to implement any new procedure. Continuing Education 1 Guidelines for Implant Abutment Selection for Partially Edentulous Patients Carl Drago, DDS, MS; and Richard J. Lazzara, DMD, MScD Continuing Education 2 The Methods for the Generation of Smoothness in Dental Ceramics Kerem Yılmaz, DDS; and Pelin Özkan, DDS 30 14 AEGIS Publications, LLC is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider. 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 courses 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/goto/cerp. Program Approval for Continuing Education Approved PACE Program Provider FAGD/MAGD Approved 7/18/1990 to 12/31/2012 Approval does not imply acceptance by a state or provisional board of dentistry or AGD endorsement. CE Planning Ahead March 2010 To help our course participants and readers plan their continuing education (CE) endeavors, each issue of Compendium includes a list of learning objectives for the next month’s CE course offerings.* Supragingival and Subgingival Plaque: Paradigm Biofilms Robert J. Palmer, Jr, PhD • discuss the defining characteristics of a biofilm • describe in vitro and in vivo model systems for biofilm study with emphasis on oral biofilms • list future directions in biofilm research Dental Implications of Patients Anticoagulated for Stroke Prevention and Receiving Acute Stroke Therapy Aimee Picard, DDS; Samuel Zwetchkenbaum, DDS, MPH; and Lewis B. Morgenstern, MD • understand the medications used for stroke prevention and treatment • discuss the caveats and risks of pausing anticoagulation treatment for dental treatment • explain the American Dental Association’s guidelines for these patients *Schedule subject to change. 4 January | February 2010—Volume 31, Number 1
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