Department of Health Education
And Training
Graduate Dental Education PPSCP Courses
Schedule FY 2013 PPSCP Courses
Private Citizen Attendance at AMEDD Short Courses sponsored by the US Army
Dental Corps and the Army Medical Department Center and School:
In accordance with the 42 Comptroller General Decision 873, private citizens can
be admitted to government sponsored training on a space available basis if
training of the individual will be of benefit to the government, and if a tuition fee is
collected. Contractors and retirees are considered private citizens according to
the statute.
Applications for contractors and retirees will be furnished upon registration and
forwarded to GDE for approval.
The AMEDD C&S Department of Health Education and Training Office of Graduate
Dental Education is a recognized ADA CERP provider.
6H-A0202 Endodontics For The General Dentist
Location: Augusta, GA/Fort Gordon, GA, Phone: DSN: 773-6205, Commercial:
706-787-6205
Projected Date: 11 – 14 February 2013
Continuing Education (CE) Hours: Approx 23
Scope: The course is designed to stimulate the general dentist to incorporate
endodontics as an integral part of everyday clinical practice and to encourage
professional growth through further education. Emphasis is placed upon
functioning within the military environment. The course will review the etiology,
prevention, Diagnosis and treatment of pulpal and related periodontal diseases.
Biomechanical principles, techniques and recent developments in endodontics
and related fields will be presented. The relationship of endodontics to other
disciplines of dentistry will be discussed. Discussion periods will be held daily to
encourage general participation in the course.
The AMEDD C&S Department of Health Education and Training Office of Graduate
Dental Education is a recognized ADA CERP provider.
6H-A0203 Oral Pathology, Oral Diagnosis And Oral Medicine
Location: Bethesda, MD/Washington, DC, DSN: 662-0988
Commercial:
202-782-1509
Projected Date: 28 January 2013 – 1 February 2013
Continuing Education (CE) Hours: Approx 25
Scope: This course is designed to provide the general practitioner of dentistry
with a review of established diagnostic and treatment procedures as they apply to
pathologic conditions affecting the oral and perioral tissues. When appropriate,
recent advances in diagnosis and treatment methodology will be introduced.
Differential diagnosis will be stressed and the clinical and laboratory procedures
essential to definitively diagnosis and manage the patient will be reviewed.
The AMEDD C&S Department of Health Education and Training Office of
Graduate Dental Education is a recognized ADA CERP provider.
6H-A0204 Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Location: San Antonio, TX DSN: Commercial: (210) 916-1701
Projected Date: 12 – 16 August 2013
Continuing Education (CE) Hours: Approx 30
Scope: The purpose of this course is to provide a comprehensive review of the
principles and the practice of oral surgery to prepare dental officers for their role
in modern warfare. The program stresses following review of problems and
complications in exodontia and oral surgery; the emergency treatment,
evacuation, and definitive care of patients with traumatic injuries of the maxillae,
mandible, and facial bones associated with the dental arches; diagnostic
procedures, anesthesia and extraoral roentgenographic techniques for oral
surgery; differential diagnosis of infections of the mouth, head, and neck;
dentoalveolar surgery, control of hemorrhage, diagnosis and treatment of shock,
tracheotomy; and management of maxillary sinus complications associated with
oral surgery procedures. The pathology and treatment of oral keratoses,
odontogenic cysts and tumors as well as the role of the dentist in the
management of benign and malignant oral lesions is discussed. Principles and
trends in antibiotic and chemotherapy receive considerable attention.
The AMEDD C&S Department of Health Education and Training Office of
Graduate Dental Education is a recognized ADA CERP provider.
6H-A0208 Combined Restorative Dentistry And Dental Materials & Clinical Review
Of Comprehensive Dentistry
Location: San Antonio, TX,/Fort Sam Houston, TX DSN: 421-2743/8740
Commercial: 210-295-2743/8740
Projected Date: 13 – 17 May 2013
Continuing Education (CE) Hours: Approx 30
Scope: This course reviews and updates general practitioners on significant
advances in restorative dentistry and dental materials, reviews biomechanical
principles and highlights recent advances in clinical techniques. This course will
provide the general dentist increased knowledge and proficiency when providing
comprehensive care for military beneficiaries.
The AMEDD C&S Department of Health Education and Training Office of
Graduate Dental Education is a recognized ADA CERP provider.
6H-A0213 Federal Services Dental Educators Course
Location: San Antonio, TX, DSN: 471-0079 Commercial: 210-221-0079
Projected Date: 22 – 24 January 2013
Continuing Education (CE) Hours: Approx 6
Scope: The annual Federal Services Dental Educators Course is designed to
provide training in recent techniques, trends, advances and problems in
postgraduate dental education for teaching chiefs, consultants, and staff officers
associated with residency training programs. Emphasis will be placed on the
unique aspects of managing dental residency programs and training dental
residents within a military system.
Course attendees are by invitation only
The AMEDD C&S Department of Health Education and Training Office of Graduate
Dental Education is a recognized ADA CERP provider.
6H-A0223 Combined Periodontics/Prosthodontics
Location: Augusta, GA/Fort Gordon, GA, DSN: 773-6205
Commercial: 706-787-6205
Projected Date: 1 – 4 April 2013
Continuing Education (CE) Hours: Approx 27
Scope: The purpose of this course is to acquaint the practitioner of general
dentistry with the basic fundamentals of periodontology, the relation of
periodontics to other dental disciplines, and the clinical application of
periodontics in the practice of general dentistry in the military. The course
includes a review of the histology of the periodontium, the pathologic process of
periodontal disease, etiology, diagnosis and treatment planning. The relation of
removable and fixed prosthodontics to periodontal problems is also considered
with special emphasis on the preventive aspects. Clinical periodontal procedures
such as scaling curettage, periodontal surgery and occlusal adjustment are
discussed.
The AMEDD C&S Department of Health Education and Training Office of
Graduate Dental Education is a recognized ADA CERP provider.
6H-A0225 Intensive Hands-On/Army Dental Laboratory (ADL) Short Course
Location: Fort Gordon, GA, DSN: 773-4107/5200/6301 Commercial: (706)
5200/4106
Projected Dates: 13 – 15 November 2012 and 8 – 10 January 2013 (Subject to
available Central Funding)
Continuing Education (CE) Hours: Approx 21
Scope: Two iterations. This course acquaints the General Dentist with the daily
operation of the United States Army’s only centralized large production dental
laboratory. The purpose of the course is to review the Corporate Dental
Application (CDA) Lab Module, submissions, standards, product options, and
presentations of the latest development in dental laboratory technology and
equipment to include CAD/CAM and digital impressioning options. The goals are
to familiarize participants with the multi-disciplinary approach to the Army Dental
Laboratory. Instruction is also designed for multi discussions on the basic
prosthodontic principles and dental materials. Classes and seminars will include
a tour of the ADL.
The AMEDD C&S Department of Health Education and Training Office of
Graduate Dental Education is a recognized ADA CERP provider.