COVID-19

These online courses help to illuminate COVID-19 and the response to it.

OMFS COVID-19 Response Conference

Held on April 9, the OMFS COVID-19 Response Conference was a forum for oral and maxillofacial surgeons to come together and learn from each other on how COVID-19 has impacted their daily lives.

Coronavirus and the COVID-19 Pandemic

Take a tour with Dr. Robert Ricciardi of Penn Dental Medicine on how the COVID-19 coronavirus emerged and functions as a pathogen to cause disease. The tour will also view the pathology, assays for its detection as well as vaccine and therapeutic approaches for prevention and treatment.

OMFS COVID-19 Resurgence Conference

The current COVID-19 crisis has played a major impact on healthcare and society around the world.The OMFS COVID-19 Response Conference is a forum for oral and maxillofacial surgeons to come together and learn from each other on how COVID-19 has impacted their daily lives.

The Penn OMS Residency Coronavirus Comeback Conference

The purpose of the conference is to highlight the foreseeable challenges and help guide and support the OMFS resident, as well as, other graduate dental resident post-COVID-19 nationwide shutdown.

Dentistry in a Post COVID-19 World

The purpose of the conference is to highlight how the world of dentistry is evolving best practices for dental care, the role of teledentistry

Post COVID-19, What Keeps Us Awake at Night: Privacy and Security in Dentistry and Education

As we prepare to move forward in whatever phase of the reopening pathway we are on, new and unique privacy and security concerns have arisen. To address these emerging needs including privacy and security issues surrounding teledentistry, patient record management as HIPAA rules are reinstated, and privacy and security issues regarding teaching and exam platforms –current and future.

So, What's the Deal with SARS-COV-2 Testing, Contact Tracing, and Our Safety?

With a rising prevalence of SARS-COV-2 virus throughout the United States it is critical that practitioners understand the role of testing, contact tracing and infection control in the practice of dentistry. This course will address types of SARS-COV-2 virus tests available, the value of the testing and the pitfalls of testing; how contact tracing takes place and its limitations; infection control changes and risk reduction

Interested in attending Penn Dental Medicine? Admissions

The Robert Schattner Center, University of Pennsylvania, School of Dental Medicine 240 South 40th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6030