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March 2024 | Issue 3 (Part 1)

State of Illinois License Renewal

2024 is a license renewal year in Illinois for dentists and dental hygienists. It is never too early to complete the continuing education requirements required for your license renewal.


Courses Mandated by the State of Illinois for License Renewal: (click on course to be directed to the site)


Implicit Bias Training (New requirement for the 2024 license renewal/future renewals)


Sexual Harassment Training


Safe Opioid Prescribing Practices


Mandated Reporter Training - Please be sure to complete this training as well. which is available through the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services.

  • Visit the ISDS CE webpage to access discounted courses and upcoming free webinars!



Click here to register

ISDS Monthly Webinar Series: Aging, Alzheimer's & Oral Health


Wednesday, March 20, 2024 - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Presenter: Dr. Joy Poskozim


Learning Objectives:

  • Identify and explore the challenges of aging.
  • Recognize the various types of dementia, how each type physically manifests, and the associated oral hygiene care challenges and oral health issues.
  • Discover the role that periodontics plays in the dementia progression.
  • Develop enhanced communication techniques to increase patient cooperation.



2024 Capital Conference!


Get the latest information about state and federal legislative, regulatory and political issues affecting dentistry today!



Register Now!

Stay up to date - ISDS's 2024 Legislative Agenda Ramping Up!


The Illinois State Dental Society's Government Relations Department is working hard for our ISDS Members this legislative year! Click here for

an overview of the agenda.


ISDS asks members to watch their text alerts and emails to contact their legislators for action alerts.


Text "toothparty" to 52886. To view text alert instructions, click here.

Supporting our Illinois Dental Students!


To support Midwestern University Dental Students during their finals week, Membership Manager, Gracie Tierney, visited the dental clinic, with Crumbl Cookies in tow. In addition to offering some "sweet" moral support, students were also provided resources on joining ISDS and the ADA.


About 60% of Midwestern Students remain in Illinois after graduation, and ISDS is sharing the importance of joining organized dentistry. If you would like the opportunity to promote organized dentistry at your alma mater in Illinois, reach out to Gracie Tierney at gtierney@isds.org

For more details on offered courses, or to register for a specific course,

click below:



DENTAL AUXILIARY COURSES

ISDS offers certification courses throughout the state to enable dental assistants and hygienists to fulfill the educational requirements as stated in Illinois law for expanded functions.


Dental auxiliary staff of 2024

ISDS Members receive a discount

on these courses!

Click here for course dates or to view our Q&A page!

ADA CDEL AAL/ITL Teacher Scholarship Announcement


The ADA Council on Dental Education and Licensure is granting three (3) tuition scholarships to the

Academy for Advancing Leadership’s Institute for Teaching and Learning (AAL/ITL) — as part of a

commitment to support dental education and ADA general dentist members interested in serving full or

part-time in dental academia.


The ITL program is presented as a four-day onsite program with class discussions, small-group

projects, problem-solving exercises, self-directed coursework, peer feedback, and presentations by ITL Scholars. The 2024 program will be offered on August 26-29, 2024 at the ADA Headquarters Building. Although individuals may apply at any time during the year, the 2024 deadline is March 29, 2024. Scholarships will be granted by May 16. Each scholarship is in the amount of ITL tuition ($3,500).


For more information regarding the ADA-CDEL scholarships, including the complete list of criteria and

eligibility requirements, visit ADA.org at: ADA CDEL Scholarship Information. To access complete

information about the AAL/ITL visit AAL/ITL.


Nominate a Member Today!

The deadline for submission has changed


ISDS Annually sponsors award programs to recognize members for service to their communities and dentistry. Click here to find out more or contact Tara Conway at tconway@isds.org


The deadline for submission is now April 30th!


Awards:

  • Distinguished Member Award
  • Greek Leadership Award
  • Humanitarian Award
  • Lifetime Achievement Award

Free Webinar Series


The Organization for Safety, Asepsis and Prevention (OSAP) and the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) are partnering on a free four-part CE webinar series in 2024 highlighting the relationship between infection preventionists and the dental field. Click here for more details and to register.

To view the March issue of the Illinois Dental News, Click here!

CE Opportunity from TDIC


Webinar for IL and MN Dentists: Refunds and Patient Dismissal: Taking a Strategic Approach


March 21, 2024 - Noon - 1:30 PM (Central Time) Click here to register.


Learn about patient refunds, employing effective communication with angry patients, how to determine when it may be time to dismiss a patient and what forms and letters to use.