PPP® Online Risk Management Course
Welcome To The PPP® Online Risk Management Course
Stay informed of the latest risk concerns in dentistry and the tools to manage those risks! Our convenient self-instruction course takes an in-depth look at dental malpractice issues and provides strategies to protect you, your patients, and your practice.
Course participants will learn to:
• Effectively manage communication in dental practice
• Create sound chart documentation that supports your care
• Understand key legal concepts in dentistry
• Improve patient safety and reduce risk during clinical care
• Appropriately manage patients and unexpected or adverse events
This 4.5-hour course consists of 10 short modules. Participants who complete the course will earn 4.5 hours of continuing education credit. Dentists with professional liability insurance through the PPP® who are eligible will also earn a premium credit of up to 10% on their professional liability premium for three consecutive policy years. All 10 modules of the course must be completed in their entirety to receive CE credit and the premium credit.
Please review the Course Instructions video or this instructions document prior to beginning the course, as it contains important information to assist you in completing the course.
Helpful Tips:
• We encourage you to begin with Module 1: Risk Management Overview. After that, the modules can be watched in any order.
• Please note the completion time listed for each module so you may plan accordingly. You may pause a module at any time if you need to step away.
• You will need to provide your PPP® policy number.
• Upon registering, the module will begin immediately. If you are not ready to complete the module at the time of registration, you will receive an email containing a link for you to access the module at your convenience.
Links to Online Course Modules:
Video: Course Instructions
Module 1: Risk Management Overview – 11 minutes
Module 2: Communication in Dentistry – 19 minutes
Module 3: Documentation – 17 minutes
Module 4: Legal Concepts and Informed Consent – 32 minutes
Module 5: Patient Assessment – 24 minutes
Module 6: Patient Examination – 31 minutes
Module 7: Clinical Care 1 – 37 minutes
Module 8: Clinical Care 2 – 34 minutes
Module 9: Unexpected and Adverse Events – 30 minutes
Module 10: Patient Management – 34 minutes
Video: Course Completion and CE Verification
IMPORTANT: The Course Completion Verification Form is accessible in the attachments section of the Course Completion and CE Verification video. Please download the certificate BEFORE the video concludes and submit your completed certificate to [email protected].
