PURPOSE AND TARGET AUDIENCE
Dr. Nicholas Mosca is the Dental Director at the Mississippi Department of Health and Clinical Professor in the Department of Pediatric and Public Health Dentistry at the University of Mississippi School of Dentistry.

Dr. Mosca has a vast amount of knowledge about preparedness and recovery as he was the director of Oral Health Missions in Mississippi in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

Dr. Mosca discusses and examines the experiences and lessons he learned in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. In particular, Dr. Mosca reflects why oral health matters in the event of a disaster and in the recovery response efforts and planning.


CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT
Physician Credit - University of Louisville Continuing Health Sciences Education designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ . Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nursing Credit - This program has been approved by the Kentucky Board of Nursing for 1.8 contact hours through the University of Louisville School of Nursing, provider number 3-0046-01-2013-26, expiration date January 31, 2013. The Kentucky Board of Nursing approval of an individual nursing education provider does not constitute endorsement of program content. Participants must complete entire session, provide license and social security number and complete evaluation to receive contact hours.


INSTRUCTIONS & REGISTRATION
The course is free and takes approximately 1.5 hours. During the course you will watch and listen to a one hour video lecture and view a handout. After reviewing the materials, you will take an online test and receive your results instantly.

If you pass, you will be taken to a web page confirming your continuing education credit, which you will need to print for your records. If you do not pass, you may retake the course as many times as necessary.
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COURSE DIRECTOR/LECTURER
Nicholas Mosca, DDS
Dental Director
Mississippi Department of Health
Clinical Professor
Department of Pediatric and Public Health Dentistry
University of Mississippi School of Dentistry
Oxford, Mississippi


LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Discuss why oral health matters in state and community crisis planning, response and recovery.
  
  
• Identify ways to mitigate prolonged recovery of oral health care systems in crisis events.
  
  
• Describe goals and objectives to improve the accessibility and availability of oral health care in crisis response and recovery.
  
  

COMMERCIAL SUPPORT
No commercial support was received for this program.


DISCLOSURES
Dr. Mosca has no disclosures.


ACCREDITATION
The University of Louisville School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.


ORIGINAL RELEASE/TERMINATION DATES
Course Originally Released On: March 4, 2008
Date of Most Recent Review: March 4, 2008
Course Termination Date: March 4, 2011


ACKNOWLEDGMENT
This free course is sponsored by the University of Louisville School of Public Health and Information Sciences and the Center for Health Hazards Preparedness (formerly the Center for Deterrence of Biowarfare and Bioterrorism).

Funding support provided by the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Preparedness and Response (ASPR) Bioterrorism Training and Curriculum Development Program (BTCDP).


PRIVACY STATEMENT
The University of Louisville's Continuing Health Sciences Education office respects your privacy. Personal information collected from participants of our medical educational activities will not, unless required by law, be shared with any third party. The primary reason we collect your personal information is for accountability and documentation of your continuing education activities in compliance with Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) regulations. We do not distribute unsolicited e-mails, nor, unless required by law, do we share the names of our subscribers with any third party.


ADDITIONAL ONLINE COURSES
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