Rama Kiran Chavali, DMD, MS
LectureThis course is part of the Association for Continuing Dental Education Joint Live Webinar Series.
This course is part of the Association for Continuing Dental Education Joint Live Webinar Series*
Course Description
HIV infection is a worldwide epidemic cutting through barriers of race, gender and age. Approximately 1.2million patients currently are affected by this infection in the United States alone. This course will focus on the etiology, transmission, oral manifestations and management of a HIV infected patient. Medical and dental considerations when performing procedures on a HIV infected dental patient will be discussed. Application of the principles of infection control in protection of the dental health care professional and the patient will be emphasized. Post-exposure prophylaxis of occupational injury while treating a HIV patient and currently available treatment will be discussed.
Course Objectives
As a result of attending this course, participants should be able to:
- Recognize the etiology, signs, and symptoms of HIV/AIDS.
- Understand current dental treatment procedures and protocols in the care of a HIV patient.
- Recognize drugs used in treatment of HIV/AIDS.
- Discuss infection control procedures.
- Implement precautions to avoid occupational injury, and in case of injury, then understand the need and administration of post exposure prophylaxis.
Instructor
Rama Kiran Chavali is a full-time Associate Professor at the UAB School of Dentistry. After graduating dental school from the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, India he moved to the United States in 2002. He completed both his Masters in Biomaterials (2005) and Graduate Prosthodontics residency (2009) from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He has been actively involved in teaching dental biomaterials, fixed, removable, and implant prosthodontics at the pre-clinical and clinical level for over 16 years at UAB. He is the Co-director for the UAB International Dentist Program, and pre-doctoral director for D3 and D4 removable partial prosthodontics and Implants. He maintains an active faculty practice at the school of dentistry.
Disclosures:
- Dr. Chavali has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
- The staff of the University of Washington Office of Continuing Dental Education have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Course Logistics
DATE:
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
LOCATION:
Online Webinar
TARGET AUDIENCE:
Dentists
TIMES:
5:00pm – 6:30pm Pacific time
TUITION:
$59/Participant
CREDITS:
1.5 hours
*The University of Washington in conjunction with the Association for Continuing Dental Education (ACDE), along with 38 of its member schools jointly presents the “ACDE Webinar Series”
This series features university-based key opinion leaders presenting numerous topics on multiple dates and times. Presentations are available to meet every dental health care professional’s schedule and interests.
Conflict of Interest
In accordance with the ADA CERP Standard V., everyone involved in planning or presenting this educational activity will be required to disclose any relevant financial relationships with commercial interests and this information will be made available to participants at the start of the course.
As a continuing education provider, University of Washington Continuing Dental Education is responsible for ensuring the content, quality and scientific integrity of all continuing dental education activities for which credit is provided. The School is also responsible for taking steps to protect against and/or disclose any conflict of interest of the faculty/instructors presenting those courses.
Cancellation and Refunds
For this live webinar, a registration refund will be issued for cancellations received by Tuesday, March 11, 2025. Registration will remain open until the webinar begins – NO REFUNDS will be accepted once the webinar has begun. Cancellations must be received in email to dentalce@uw.edu The cancellation request must include: the name of the course, name of the person registered, name of the person requesting the cancellation, and the reason for the cancellation.
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University of Washington designates this activity for 1.5 continuing education credits.