CE-28PA1011X - Oral Health Access Supervision Program (OHASP)
Course Description
The Oral Health Access Supervision Program (OHASP) allows a dental hygienist with additional required education to perform hygiene services to underserved populations outside of the dental office without the presence of a dentist. This program enables dental hygienists in collaboration with a supervising dentist to reach areas such as nursing homes, schools, Head Start programs, and long term care facilities.
This course will prepare dental hygienists to practice dental hygiene under the oral health access supervision program (OHASP) following the State of Ohio guidelines. The course outlines the laws and rules that allow a dental hygienist to provide dental hygiene services to patients when the supervising dentist is not present.
This is an eight-hour online course divided into five modules. It will cover topics such as treatment of geriatric, medically compromised, developmentally disabled and pediatric patients; common oral conditions; medical considerations; medications; behavioral management; recognition of abuse; recognition of what constitutes a medically significant change to a patient’s medical or dental history; infection control; and ethical and legal considerations.
This course meets Revised Code 4715.372(B)(2)(b), and all record keeping practices outlined in board rule 4715-9-01, Revised Code 4715.361 to 4715.375 required by the Ohio State Dental Board in association with the OHASP.
This is an 8 hour online course that you will have 3 weeks to complete at your own pace. Registration will close 1 week prior to the start of the first day of the next session.
Instructions on how to gain access to Canvas for course work will follow registration.
At the end of the course you will receive an OHASP certificate.
Course Outline
Introduction to OHASP (to include record keeping and ethics) Pharmacology & Medical History Infection Control.
Treatment of pediatric and developmentally disabled patients.
Treatment of geriatric and medically compromised patients.
Learner Outcomes
Following this course, learners in an OHASP setting will be able to:
1. Provide oral health care to geriatric patients, medically compromised patients, developmentally disabled patients, and pediatric patients.
2. Recognize significant medical or dental history changes for a patient.
3. Establish proper infection control procedures.
4. Identify ethical and legal considerations.
5. Utilize proper record keeping practices.
Who Should Register?
This course is ideal for licensed dental hygienists who want to close the gap in access to dental care by having the ability to provide dental hygiene services outside of the dental office for many underserved populations like Head Start programs, nursing homes, long-term care facilites for the developmentally disabled, school programs, WIC clinics, and many more.Prerequisites
Learners must be a licensed dental hygienist.
Learners must take or have taken a Medical Emergencies Course in the last 6 months.
UC Blue Ash
UC Blue Ash College is a regional college of the University of Cincinnati. It offers more than 50 academic programs, including bachelor’s and associate degrees as well as certificate programs. The college also offers a wide range of micro-credentials that provide in-demand skills and experience, often in preparation for a credentialing exam.