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Continuing Education Review Committee
The Continuing Education Review Committee reviews questionable continuing education
approval requests. Staff will send final decisions to the Board members. An update on the
changes to acceptable continuing education would be an article of interest for the dental
newsletter.
NEW BUSINESS
AADB Mid-Year Meeting – April 3-4, 2011
The Board members that attended commented that it was a good meeting.
2011 National Dental Examiners’ Advisory Forum (NDEAF) – April 4, 2011
No one was able to attend this meeting.
2011 AADB Citizen of the Year
Gaskill moved, seconded by Hinrichs, to nominate Joan Sivers, DDS, for AADB’s “Citizen of the
Year” award. Voting aye: Ahlschwede, Bauer, Blaha, Gaskill, Hinrichs, Kissell, Lott,
Sneckenberg, Wilwerding. Voting nay: None. Abstain: Sivers. Motion carried.
LASER DENTISTRY
The Board reviewed the information that was provided and considered it as informational.
REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF DENTAL RADIOGRAPHY COURSE AT WESTERN IOWA
TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Gaskill moved, seconded by Sivers, to approve the dental radiography course given by Western
Iowa Tech Community College. Voting aye: Ahlschwede, Bauer, Blaha, Gaskill, Hinrichs,
Kissell, Lott, Sivers, Sneckenberg, Wilwerding. Voting nay: None. Motion carried.
ACCEPTANCE OF CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION COURSES FOR CONTINUING
DENTAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
The Board considered this as informational. Provider would need to submit course descriptions
for approval.
UPDATE ON DERMATOLOGIC PROCEDURES
Kissell reported on the meeting pertaining to dermatologic procedures. There was discussion
that the use of dermal fillers is not the practice of dentistry; however there are dermal fillers
used for dental procedures. Iowa’s policy was reviewed and Kissell will provide the Board a
copy at the next meeting. Sneckenberg requested that information be gathered from other
states that might have similar policies.
Hinrichs moved, seconded by Sivers, to use Board funds for Blaha to attend a meeting on
Botox. Voting aye: Ahlschwede, Bauer, Blaha, Gaskill, Hinrichs, Kissell, Lott, Sivers,
Sneckenberg, Wilwerding. Voting nay: None. Motion carried.
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