BORID: CPR, Infection Control, and Pain Management Package - September 2025

SATISFY THE BORID AND STATUTORY BIENNIAL

REQUIREMENTS ALL IN ONE DAY AND SAVE!

Friday, September 12th, 2025

In-person Event at the

Massachusetts Dental Society Headquarters

2 Willow Street, Suite 200

Southborough, MA

SESSION 1: American Heart Association: BLS for Healthcare Providers

Speaker: Kelly Hartman, BS, M.Ed.

Registration: 8:00 am

Seminar: 8:30 – 11:30 am  

CE Type: Workshop

CE Hours: 3.0

This hands-on CPR and AED course aims to improve survival rates by equipping attendees with the knowledge to recognize a medical emergency and act effectively until emergency medical help arrives. You will receive instruction and practice in adult and pediatric CPR including the 2-person rescuer team approach, use of the bag mask, choking, and use of the automated external defibrillator (AED). Join this session and upon successful completion of the class receive a two-year AHA BLS for Healthcare Provider ecard.

After successfully completing this course, attendees will be able to:

• - Perform CPR both in single person rescuer and team-based resuscitation unit
• - Understand how to locate and operate an AED quickly and effectively
• - Recognize how to efficiently respond to a choking emergency

SESSION 2: Spread Smiles, Not Germs: Infection Control in Dentistry 2025

Speaker: Ellen Gambardella, CDA, M.Ed.

Registration: 11:30 am

Seminar: 12:00 – 2:00 pm  

CE Type: Lecture

CE Hours: 2.0  

Supercharge your knowledge with information on bloodborne & airborne pathogens, CDC guidelines, OSHA regulations, personal protective equipment, sterilization & disinfection, engineering & workplace controls, hand hygiene, hazardous communication, and helpful hints between topics. Join this useful course and walk away with pearls you can implement immediately!

After successfully completing this course, attendees will be able to:

• - Review the epidemiology of bloodborne and airborne diseases and their modes of transmission
• - Discuss practical approaches to everyday infection control protocols
• - Understand CDC guidelines and OSHA regulations
• - Supercharge your knowledge with hints that can be put into action immediately
• - Distinguish yourself as an office that takes pride in “doing it right”!

SESSION 3: Pharmacologic Management of Acute Dental Pain and the Prescription Opioid Epidemic

Speaker: Richard Harold, DMD, JD

Registration: 2:00 pm

Seminar: 2:30 – 4:30 pm  

CE Type: Lecture

CE Hours: 2.0

Proper implementation of prescription writing skills is a critical aspect of patient care in today's climate of opioid abuse and enhanced prescribing regulations. The attendee will learn about the history of pain management and dentistry's responsibility in combating the prescription drug epidemic. The basics of choosing proper analgesics are reviewed so that the attendee will understand the standards of care as they pertain to pain management. The principles of oral dosing regimens will be presented along with side effects, contraindications and clinically significant drug-drug interactions. 

After successfully completing this course, attendees will be able to:

• - Review analgesic prescribing guidelines in connection with the effective management of acute dental pain
• - Discuss the origin of the prescription opioid epidemic and dentistry’s role in promoting responsible opioid prescribing
• - Explain how to counsel patients about the side effects, security, addictive nature and proper storage and disposal of controlled substances
• - Determine the legal and ethical issues of prescribing appropriate quantities of controlled substances
• - Understand the basic pharmacology and side effects of opioid and non-opioid analgesics

Speakers:

Kelly Hartman, BS, M.Ed.: has presented courses at the Yankee Dental conference, Yankee Institute, dental offices, private industry, hospitals and schools. She is a certified American Heart Association instructor that provides training in CPR/AED, First Aid, and Bloodborne Pathogens.

Ellen Gambardella, CDA, M.Ed.: is an acclaimed educator who has lectured nationally and internationally. She is an ADAA “Fellow”, an author, and a former faculty member of Tufts & Northeastern Universities, Middlesex Community College, and the Minuteman Institute of Applied Arts and Science.

Richard Harold, DMD, JD: served as a Full Professor at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine in Boston prior to becoming a dental-legal consultant, expert witness, author and national speaker. Dr. Harold received his DMD degree from Tufts University, his JD from New England School of Law and his BS in pharmacy from Massachusetts College of Pharmacy. Prior to joining the faculty at Tufts University, Dr. Harold owned and operated a general dentistry practice. Dr. Harold served as a consultant to the American Dental Association Council on Dental Practice during 2018-19 and participated in an initiative to develop a comprehensive resource on dental practice risk management. The work product of the initiative serves as the basis for the ADA Guidelines for Practice Success module on Managing Risk and is available online at www.ADA.org/gps .

Price for Package:

MDS Dentist/Auxiliary Member: $180

Non-MDS Member: $405