CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS

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Our Groundbreaking Foundational Course

Gain confidence educating and collaborating with multidisciplinary providers with our foundational, self-paced online course, taught by 16 of our industry's most specialized instructors. This ANSI Accredited Certificate Program for RDHs (the only one in the world) provides an overview of the oral-systemic science of multiple areas of medicine. Distinguish yourself among your peers as a Healthcare Hygienist who focuses on oral systemic health versus dental health alone. Boost your resume or hit the speaking circuit. Develop new programs in your community. Apply for that promotion. Your knowledge and passion are every bit as valuable as your clinical skills, and healthcare systems are beginning to look for professionals with this advanced education. What you do with it is up to you.

Version 2.0 Launches Fall 2024

The Oncology Certificate Program for RDHs offers an in-depth review of the most thorough screening techniques and science available, implications cancer treatment can have on the oral cavity and how to serve as an oral health advocate on interprofessional teams. It is taught by 11 award-winners and thought-leaders in oral health protocols for oncology patients.

New for version 2.0 - an entire Pediatric Oncology Section by Phoenix Children's Hospital Oral Health Educator Katharine Martinez!

Because of Katharine, Children's Hospitals are beginning to understand the value of an oral health educator and are looking to hire them. Reach out to your local system and ask if they are interested in developing a role. Grant money is always available!

New Mini-Certificate in Collaboration with Susan Cotten

Conducting a Thorough Head, Neck, Oral & Oropharyngeal Cancer Screening Utilizing The Cotten Method™

This course is designed to examine the components of a comprehensive head and neck evaluation and increase confidence in performing this critical life-saving procedure. This course is based on the four science-based pillars of screening in The Cotten Method™ of screening; etiologies, risk factors, signs and symptoms, and the visual and tactile, extraoral, and intraoral evaluation. This course will demonstrate why the four pillars are essential in a comprehensive screening.