ANNUAL VENDOR AND BRANDING AT LIVE CE WEBINAR PROGRAM SERIES & IN-PERSON CE PROGRAMS (excludes collaborative CE with other dental societies)
ANNUAL VENDOR: $1,800 for the 2024/2025 'live' CE Webinars and In-Person CE Series

• Now is the time to build optimal visibility and your brand in the core dental community.
• Expand your prospect base and strengthen existing customer relationships with members.
• Introduce new products and services and generate sales leads by participating as an annual vendor or CE sponsor.

Annual Vendor Benefits:
• Vendor listing on Harbor home page and online Provider’s Directory ($1200 value)
• Vendor will be acknowledged at every Live CE PROGRAM throughout the year ($1,200 value)
• Logo and representative name/email listing on the CE slide presentation ($1200 value)
• Vendor spotlight in E-news with circulation to all members at least 2x per month ($2,400 value)
• Plus, the unique opportunity to provide e-resources, tips, product/service promotion related to dentistry
(PDF format 3 pages max) to be distributed to attendees ($500 value)
• Feature a Company Video 30 sec (mp4 or YouTube link) in one email blast along with logo/name in THE JOURNAL,
a quarterly digital publication ($250 value)

BONUS: Access to Both Harbor's In-Person CE and CE Webinars for maximum engagement with Members throughout the year. ($6750 value)

TOTAL VALUE OF $6750 WITH SAVINGS OF $4950
BY SIGNING UP AS AN ANNUAL VENDOR FOR DISCOUNT PRICING: $1,800

Benefits for Live CE WEBINARS

As our valued CE Sponsors and Annual Vendors, you will have branding visibility before, during and after Harbor events (whether virtual or in-person) to ensure optimal exposure and acknowledgement.

Sponsors and Annual Exhibitors will receive the following benefits:

•    Grab the attention of attendees by circulating your vendor promotions of products, services, e-resources
•    Participate in the vendor drawing (optional) by offering a gift card or another giveaway for attendees –this drawing will take place at the end of the CE.
•    Leverage your Branding power with your Logo and Link on Harbor’s website.
•    Your logo and name will be included in event email promotions leading up to the CE programs (weekly email promos)
•    Be acknowledged during the CE event with your Logo, representative name, email - QR codes are encouraged too!

Vendor/CE Sponsor Marketing Guidelines: The vendor shall submit the promotional material to the dental society and/or dental societies, if a joint event, in advance of the event the vendor is sponsoring/exhibiting, or one week following the event to seek approval. Once the criteria for approval is met, the dental society, as the main event coordinator, will circulate to the attendees the promotional material on behalf of the vendor.

Vendor/CE Sponsor Criteria for approval: The sole purpose of the one-time promotion must be 100 percent dental related to the vendor’s products and/or services or a dentist resource/checklist. It is not allowed to promote subsidiaries or other third-parties who have not signed up as sponsors/exhibitors. The accepted format: PDF only. Maximum length including graphics: 3 pages. Please send the PDF to Kristin Avina at Kristin@HarborDentalSociety.org. If you have any questions, please contact Harbor's office at 562-595-6303.

'Live' CE Webinar via Zoom: Mandatory CE for California dentists for license renewal: 

Responsibilities and Requirements for Prescribing Controlled Substances (Schedule II Opioid Drugs)

This 'live' online course satisfies the 2 CE unit requirement made effective by the Dental Board of California for license renewal effective January 1, 2023.

Date: Wed, Sept 4, 2024 Time: 6pm-8pm  2 CEU core 

Learning Objectives:

• Explore pain management drug options for acute pain control.
• List how to register for, and utilize, CURES (Controlled Substance Utilization and Review and Evaluation System)
• Discuss red flag indicators of prescriptions issued for reasons other than a legitimate medical purpose.
• How to manage acute and chronic pain in the dental setting.
• The risks and identification of opioid use disorder.
• The practices and legal requirements for opioid prescribing and dispensing.

CE Speakers: Casey Grover, MD & Reb Close, MD                                               

Dr. Grover is Chair of the Division of Emergency Medicine at Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula.  Dr. Grover was born at Community Hospital and is a life-long resident of Monterey County.  He graduated from medical school at University of California, Los Angeles as one of the top three students in his class.  Dr. Grover completed his residency at Stanford in Emergency Medicine and was chief resident.  In addition to his current role as Division Chair, he is an attending physician in the Emergency Department, Vice Chief of Staff for the hospital, and serves as Physician Champion for the Monterey County Prescribe Safe Initiative.

Dr. Close is an Attending Emergency Physician at Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula, and the lead clinical physician for the Monterey County Prescribe Safe Initiative.  She has been practicing emergency medicine at Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula since 2003.

This is a 'live' Zoom Webinar in cooperation with:

Cancellation Policy:

• Registrations must be made by Monday, Sept 2, 2024
• Cancellations of registration must be made by Sept 2, 2024 in order to receive a refund.
• Cancellations after Sept 2, 2024 or No-Shows will NOT receive a refund. 

This CE program is in collaboration: with San Mateo County Dental Society as the CE Provider..

Harbor's Family Friendly Halloween Carnival Costume Gala is also Harbor's Annual Meeting and Installation of incoming HDS President Dr. Amir Kazim, DDS and the 2025 HDS Officers to be installed by Dr. Karin Irani, DDS, JD, ADA Trustee to the 13th District.

The Gala Fundraiser is managed by the Children's Dental Health Clinic and all funds raised during this fundraiser will go to the CDHC, a 501 C 3 charitable organization in our community.

Harbor Dental Society's New Life Members will be recognized along with Past Presidents and the volunteer service of our 2024 HDS Board of Directors and 2024 HDS Foundation Board of Trustees and Committees.

There will be prizes for the best costumes so be sure to Ghoul all out!

Now is the time to register for the Family Fun Festivities and be sure to invite your dental team! Table of 6 = $500 

For Staff Appreciation, all dental staff who attend will receive a 'thank you' gift card to express our gratitude for all they do for our dentists/specialists.

Questions? Contact the HDS office 562.595.6303 or email: Mak@HarborDentalSociety.org

'Live’ CE Webinar: Annual OSHA and Infection Control 

Tues, November 5, 2024

6pm-9:15pm PST  3 CEU core

CE Speaker: Nancy Dewhirst, RDH, BS

Program description: This course makes sense of the many safety recommendations for dentistry considering the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. Standard Precautions and Transmission-based Precautions will be explained in the context of CDC & ADA Guidelines and OSHA & Dental Board regulations. Options and strategies are presented with extensive question & answer time to address your concerns.

Outcomes: Upon completion, the participant shall be able to: - Recognize and manage bloodborne, contact, droplet, and airborne diseases - Identify best practices for providing dental care while considering COVID-19 - Make sense of evolving recommendations as applied to changing infection risk

Program contents: Science of SARS-CoV-2: risks, symptoms, pathogenesis, transmission Safety strategies -Standard vs. Transmission-based precautions  Hierarchy of  safety efforts: most to least effective practices Quarantine, isolation, separation Screening   patients Building & clinic aerosol control -Hand hygiene -Environmental asepsis -Respiratory hygiene & cough etiquette -PPE criteria, use, and limitations -Reflection on improving dental safety preparedness - Resources: CDC, WHO, CDA, ADA, OSAP, AGD, FDA, OSHA

CA Dental Practice Act & Ethics Update 'live' CE Webinar

 Thurs, November 7, 2024

 6pm-8:15pm PST  2 CEU core  CE Speaker: Nancy Dewhirst, RDH, BS

Program description: This 'live' CE Webinar reviews and updates the required DPA topics, regulations, and ethics, including scope of practice, drug prescribing, licensure and  qualifications, supervision of auxiliaries, professional conduct, mandated reporting, and  consent.  Codes and Principles of Ethics are reviewed. Examples of law violations,   unprofessional conduct, and difficult legal challenges will be discussed.

Learning Outcomes - Upon completion, the participant shall be able to:

· Be familiar with the scope of regulations addressed in the DPA

· Relate Dental Codes of Ethics to professional standards and rules.

· Discuss how those regulations define dental practice limits

· Understand how the California Dental Board enforces the DPA

· Learn how to locate information and resources related to the DPA