{"id":74241,"date":"2018-09-27T16:13:55","date_gmt":"2018-09-27T16:13:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-ewu-migration.azurewebsites.net?page_id=74241"},"modified":"2025-05-28T11:14:52","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T18:14:52","slug":"continuing-education","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/chsph\/dental-hygiene\/continuing-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Continuing Education"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":404,"featured_media":0,"parent":73094,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-74241","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","page_tags-dental-hygiene"],"acf":{"primary_content_copy":"<h2>Improve pedagogy, achieve student success &amp; provide quality care.<\/h2>\n<p>Welcome to Dental Hygiene Center for Lifelong Learning (DHCLL). Our goal is to promote a spirit of life-long learning for instructors dedicated to improving pedagogy and student learning as well as clinicians committed to providing quality oral care at the top of their scope of practice.<\/p>\n<p>Currently there are no scheduled CE offerings in our department. 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Please see the information in the drop down menus for details on dates, deadlines, and cost.<\/p>\n<p>This course is designed for <strong>licensed dental hygienists<\/strong> seeking licensure in Washington or Oregon. In order to gain licensure in these states, hygienists must demonstrate competency in restorative functions. This course assists dental hygienists in learning restorative functions and procedures.<\/p>\n<p>Participants are required to attend the 8-day course on the EWU Spokane campus, as well as attend synchronous online evening lectures in the weeks leading up to the course. Space is limited to a maximum of 10 students. Please click the &#8216;Apply&#8217; button below to submit your application.<\/p>\n<p>You will be sent a link to pay for your tuition once your application is reviewed and approved. Your spot is reserved once you make your payment successfully. Please review all information in the drop-down menus on this page to ensure you will be able to attend and successfully complete this intensive, condensed course. 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This will be a course requirement and is to be uploaded by the first day of class.<\/li>\n<li>Participants receive a certificate of completion when all competencies are successfully passed.<\/li>\n<li>Content and experiences are designed so participants are ready to sit for the restorative portion of the Western Regional Examination Board (WREB) or Central Regional Data Testing Service (CRDTS).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n"},{"label":"Required Textbook","copy":"<p><strong>Woelfel&#8217;s Dental Anatomy (9th ed.)<br \/>\n<\/strong>By Scheid, R. C. &amp; Weiss, G. (2017)<br \/>\nPublished by Wolters Kluwer<br \/>\nISBN: 978-1284218244<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dental Materials: Clinical Applications for Dental Assistants and Dental Hygienists (4th ed.)<br \/>\n<\/strong>By Eakle, W. S. &amp; Bastin, K. G. (2021)<br \/>\nSt. Louis, MO: Elsevier<br \/>\nISBN: 978-0323596589<\/p>\n<p>This is not included in the cost of the course and must be purchased by the participant. Any changes for future courses will be announced with dates for the course.<\/p>\n"},{"label":"Costs","copy":"<p>Tuition includes the course instruction, all instrumentation and supplies for a <strong>total of $7,050<\/strong> due prior to the first day of class on June 3, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n"},{"label":"Clinic Attire","copy":"<ul>\n<li>The dress code for participants is clinical scrubs, or neutral pants such as khakis covering the ankle. Jeans are not permitted at any time.<\/li>\n<li>Shoes should be close toed \u2014 either tennis shoes or clog style (i.e Danskos) with socks to cover ankles.<\/li>\n<li>Lab coats are furnished by EWU.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n"},{"label":"Eyewear","copy":"<ul>\n<li>Loupes or strong magnification glasses are strongly recommended for the course.<\/li>\n<li>Participants must provide their own protective eyewear.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n"},{"label":"Online Pre-Study ","copy":"<ul>\n<li>12 online clock hours of synchronous lectures are required prior to attending the face-to-face course. A computer and internet access are required.<\/li>\n<li>The online course begins two weeks prior to the on-site portion of the course.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n"},{"label":"On-Site Attendance","copy":"<ul>\n<li>Required to attend at the Eastern Washington University Dental Hygiene Clinic on the EWU Spokane campus in Spokane, WA.<\/li>\n<li>The course occurs over a 22-day period including online self study, online didactic, lab and patient clinic. The course requires in person attendance over a weekend, which is included in the dates in the course overview.<\/li>\n<li>Our community dental clinic requires the following to treat patients at their location. Applicants will receive an email from the clinic directly to submit all onboarding paperwork once enrollment has been completed.\n<ul>\n<li>Government Issued Photo ID<\/li>\n<li>Immunization Records- Our employee health team RN reviews all immunization records and will contact the student if any immunizations need to be updated.\n<ul>\n<li>TB<\/li>\n<li>Covid-19 or signed declination.<\/li>\n<li>Hepatitis B<\/li>\n<li>MMR<\/li>\n<li>Varicella<\/li>\n<li>Tdap<\/li>\n<li>Flu or signed declination.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n"},{"label":"Lodging Information","copy":"<p>There are two hotels located directly across the street from the EWU Dental Hygiene Clinic and another one within a half mile. Remember to ask any hotel you stay at if they have an \u201cEastern Washington University\u201d rate as you are here for official university business.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Courtyard by Marriott<\/strong><br \/>\n401 N Riverpoint Blvd.<br \/>\nSpokane, WA 99202<br \/>\n<strong>P:<\/strong> <a href=\"tel:15094567600\">509.456.7600<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Fairfield Inn Marriott<\/strong><br \/>\n311 N Riverpoint Blvd.<br \/>\nSpokane, WA 99202<br \/>\n<strong>P:<\/strong> <a href=\"tel:15097479131\">509.747.9131<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Holiday Inn Express<\/strong><br \/>\n801 N. Division Ave<br \/>\nSpokane, WA 99202<br \/>\n<strong>P:<\/strong> <a href=\"tel:15094567600\">509.328.8505<\/a><\/p>\n"},{"label":"Malpractice Insurance","copy":"<p>Malpractice insurance is not required by EWU but is recommended, and may be required by our offsite partner for the live patient portion of the course. ADHA provides an inexpensive option for this if the applicant does not already have their own. Here are some options to explore for applicants who need malpractice insurance:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hpso.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.hpso.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.proliability.com\/professional-liability-insurance\/dental-hygienists-assistants.html?utm_source=pl-adha&amp;utm_medium=aem&amp;utm_campaign=adha-int&amp;utm_content=aem-pl&amp;utm_term=da-sps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.proliability.com\/professional-liability-insurance\/dental-hygienists-assistants.html?utm_source=pl-adha&amp;utm_medium=aem&amp;utm_campaign=adha-int&amp;utm_content=aem-pl&amp;utm_term=da-sps<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmfgroup.com\/professional-liability-insurance\/dental-professional-insurance\/dental-hygienist-insurance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.cmfgroup.com\/professional-liability-insurance\/dental-professional-insurance\/dental-hygienist-insurance\/<\/a><\/p>\n"}],"component_options_toggle":true,"component_options":{"disable_component":true,"nickname":"","identifier":"","navigable":false}}],"background_vertical_alignment":"center","background_image_type":"custom","component_options_toggle":false,"component_options":{"component_options_toggle":false,"component_options":{"disable_component":false,"nickname":"","identifier":"","navigable":false}},"page_hide_sidebar":false,"page_enable_page_nav":false,"text_style":"allcaps","readability_aid":"overlay","page_override_title":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/chsph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/74241","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/chsph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/chsph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/chsph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/404"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/chsph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=74241"}],"version-history":[{"count":81,"href":"https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/chsph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/74241\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":86279,"href":"https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/chsph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/74241\/revisions\/86279"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/chsph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/73094"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/chsph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=74241"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}