CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE: DENTISTRY'S OVERLOOKED THREAT
A Free Dental CE Webinar hosted by Dental CE Academy
On Demand Dental CE Webinar recorded March 17, 2025
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TITLE: CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE - DENTISTRY'S OVERLOOKED THREAT
COURSE FEE: Complimentary
CREDITS: This continuing education activity is designated for 1 credit
DURATION: This recorded, on demand continuing education webinar is 1 hours
AGD PACE SUBJECT CODE: 010 Basic Sciences. Pharmacotherapeutics, Emerging Technology
MODE: Electronically Mediated | On Demand Webinar | Recorded March 17, 2025. Review March 17, 2026
SPEAKER: Kirsten Roling, DDS
SPONSOR: Dr. Jen Natural Oral Care Products with 10% Nanohydroxyapatite
AUDIENCE: Dentists, Dental Hygienists, Dental Therapists, Dental Assistants
TECHNOLOGY REQUIRED: Mobile device, laptop or desktop with internet connection | Google Chrome Browser
INSTRUCTIONS: *Please disregard red/blue banner at top of video.
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Watch the above recorded lecture. Do not fast forward, you may pause and resume at your own pace.
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PASSCODE is announced during the recorded lecture. Enter the Passcode in the quiz to validate your attendance and submit.
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COURSE SUMMARY:
In a dramatic twist of fate, our Chief Education Officer and Speaker, Dr. Roling nearly lost her life to a Clostridium difficile infection following a routine periodontal procedure. Her personal battle is a warning call: once dismissed as “a bad case of diarrhea” from antibiotics... C. difficile has rapidly become an urgent public health threat—and it’s knocking on the door of every dental practice. With a staggering 15% mortality rate in the first 30 days and at least one recurrence in 25% of survivors, this is a hazard the dental community can no longer afford to overlook.
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Join us for a powerful, eye-opening live CE webinar where Dr. Roling will share her life-saving insights. Learn how this highly virulent organism spreads, who is most at risk, and—most importantly—how you can protect your patients and team through targeted infection control measures and effective antibiotic stewardship. Discover the tools you need to stop C. difficile before it disrupts your practice and devastates lives.
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Make the critical choice to safeguard your patients, your practice, and yourselves. Register now for “Clostridium difficile – Dentistry’s Overlooked Threat” and be part of the movement that keeps dentistry safe.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
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Discuss the pathogenesis, clinical features, and current trends in virulence and prevalence of Clostridioides difficile and C. difficile infections
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Identify populations at increased risk for C. difficile infection
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Describe ways C. difficile can be transmitted
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Apply key principles and develop a specific strategy for infection control and prevention of C. difficile infection within the dental practice, including administrative controls, environmental cleaning, and antimicrobial stewardship.
DISCLOSURE OF SPEAKER AND FACULTY COMMERCIAL RELATIONSHIPS: According to Dental CE Academy's Conflict of Interest and Disclosure Policy, faculty and speakers for any course are expected to disclose any economic support, personal interests, or potential bias that may be perceived as creating a conflict related to the material being presented. Disclosure statements are printed in each course description and announced by moderators or individual speakers at the beginning of each presentation. This policy is intended to alert the audience to any potential bias or conflict so that participants may form their own judgments about the material being presented.
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CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE OF SPEAKER: This on demand webinar is supported by Dr. Jen Natural Oral Care Products with 10% Nanohydroxyapatite. Dr. Kirsten Roling, DDS is the Chief Education Officer and employee of Dental CE Academy. She declares no financial affiliation with any of its sponsors, and has not received a speaker's honorarium for this presentation. No corporate entity has contributed to the content of this presentation. For questions please contact support@dentalcenow.com
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DENTAL CE ACADEMY DISCLAIMER: The views expressed and opinions and materials presented during these live and recorded presentations represent the personal views and opinions of the individual speaker and do not necessarily represent the views and opinions of Dental CE Academy or its parent company, Virtual Dontics®. Dental CE Academy assumes no responsibility for the content of the presentations made by the individual speakers. Any suggested protocols for treatment, materials, or services may be based upon the speaker's own clinical experience and should not be construed as Dental CE Academy recommended or endorsed. Selected presentations may include exploratory research or experimental procedures and are intended for informational purposes that may lead to interest and scientific breakthroughs in the fields of dentistry. Dental CE Academy appreciates its educators who share their knowledge and expertise. This level of dedication to dentistry allows our profession to expand and thrive and provokes necessary discussion and understanding.
Dr. Kirsten Roling, DDS; Chief Education Officer
Dental CE Academy, Virtual Dontics Education LLC
Public Health Dentist and #cdiffsurvivor
Dr. Kirsten Roling, DDS, serves as the Chief Education Officer for Dental CE Academy, which is administered by Virtual Dontics® Education LLC. She completed her dental training at the University of California, San Francisco, during the critical period of the HIV/AIDS Pandemic. Prior to her achievement as a dentist she was a Registered Dental Assistant and dental practice management consultant. As a public health dentist, Dr. Roling is recognized as an early pioneer of Teledentistry, formerly in clinical practice that encompassed both pediatrics and geriatrics. Her previous roles include Assistant Clinical Professor at UCSF and Public Health Preceptor at the Arizona School of Dentistry and Oral Health. Additionally, she served as Chief of the Office of Oral Health for Maricopa County's Department of Public Health, where she managed the nation's largest pediatric oral health prevention programs within the third largest public health department in the U.S. As a mobile dental provider, she led a significant teledentistry practice focused on treating homebound geriatric patients and is a recipient of the Pediatric Oral Health Access Program scholarship. She is published in the Journal of Public Health Dentistry: "Temporal association of implementation of the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) with changes in dental-related emergency department visits in Maricopa County from 2006 to 2012" and a featured guest on NPR, National Public Radio: "Quality Oral Care A Concern For Older Arizona Adults In Long-Term Care."