ACDE Webinar Series
The Association for Continuing Dental Education (ACDE), along with 37 of its member schools, is jointly providing a series of live webinars. This series features university-based key opinion leaders presenting numerous topics on multiple dates and times. Presentations are available to meet every dental professional’s schedule and interests.
Course Description
Patients born with cleft and craniofacial differences require multidisciplinary care throughout their lifetimes. This course will provide a general overview of the various dental, medical, surgical, psychological and developmental needs of these patients with an emphasis on pediatric dentistry, orthodontics and maxillofacial surgery.
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Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:
- Understand the basic embryology and pathophysiology of clefting
- Understand the dental and medical needs of the cleft child from birth to adulthood
- Understand why comprehensive care by a cleft team approved by the American Cleft Palate/Craniofacial Association is important to the health of the patient with a facial difference
- Be able to identify and properly refer a patient with an undiagnosed or untreated facial difference
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This webinar will be held on Zoom.
Instructions will be sent to you by email closer to the course start date on how to access the Zoom meeting.
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Cancellations made more than 10 calendar days before the course start date will receive a full refund. No refunds will be issued for cancellations made within 10 calendar days of the course start date.
Refunds will not be issued for registrants who do not attend, regardless of reason for absence.
Registrations cannot be transferred to another individual.
To cancel your registration, please follow the link and instructions provided in the registration confirmation email. If you are eligible for a refund, the refund will be processed automatically upon cancellation. Please allow 3-5 business days for the transaction to be completed.
Continuing Dental Education (University of Toronto) reserves the right to cancel courses due to insufficient registrations, instructor cancellation, or unforeseen circumstances beyond our control. In the event of course cancellation, a full refund will be issued, and registrants will be notified promptly. We are not liable for any associated losses, damages, or expenses, including travel and accommodations.
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After completing this course, a certificate of completion that indicates the number of Continuing Education (CE) points earned will be sent to you within 7-10 days by email.
Presenter
Renie Daniel, DMD, MD, FACS, is the director of the University of Minnesota’s Cleft & Craniofacial Clinic. Daniel has always enjoyed caring for children with craniofacial anomalies, and it is with this passion that she continues to serve these families. Dr. Daniel completed dental school at Temple University in Philadelphia, where she graduated as valedictorian. She then went on to complete medical school at New York Medical College, as well as surgical training in oral and maxillofacial surgery at S.t Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson, NJ. Dr. Daniel furthered her surgical training in Charleston, WV, where she spent an internship year in general surgery and a year of fellowship training in cleft and craniofacial surgery. Prior to accepting the position as medical director, she proudly served on the cleft and craniofacial team at the University of North Carolina at Chapel for seven and a half years. Dr. Daniel is board certified and a member of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association. In addition to caring for children in the United States, she is a surgical educator and volunteer for Operation Smile, a renowned charity organization that provides free cleft surgeries to children around the world.