Why Do I Need to Know About Cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence?

3 CEUs

Member: $55 Non-Member: $85

Description

As dental hygienists, our livelihood depends on our practices protecting our patients’ information. Yet in today’s world, cyber-attacks are becoming increasingly prevalent. How can you protect your patients’ and practices’ information while providing the best care? This program will discuss how hygienists can play a role in cybersecurity while also learning about the advances that artificial intelligence can play in our professional lives.

Location: Hilton Boston/Woburn Hotel 2 Forbes Street, Woburn, MA

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Objectives

  • Review basic HIPAA requirements for electronic records
  • Discuss cybersecurity and ransomware and how it affects dental practices
  • Examine the history and basic concepts of artificial intelligence
  • Identify uses of artificial intelligence in dentistry/dental hygiene

The Speakers

Ann-Marie C. DePalma, CDA, RDH, MEd, CDIPC, FADIA, FAADH

Ann-Marie C. DePalma, CDA, RDH, MEd, CDIPC, FADIA, FAADH, FADHA is a graduate of the Forsyth School for Dental Hygienists, Northeastern University and the University of Massachusetts Boston. Ann-Marie is a Fellow of the Association of Dental Implant Auxiliaries (ADIA), a Fellow of the American Academy of Dental Hygiene (AADH), a continuous member and Fellow of the American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA), as well as a lifetime member of the American Association of Dental Office Management (AADOM). She an Esther Wilkins Distinguished Alumni of Forsyth Award recipient. She is also certified in Dental Infection Prevention and Control. Ann-Marie has been published in dental and dental hygiene publications and textbooks. She is a consultant dental hygiene examiner for CDCA-WREB-CITA.
Ann-Marie presents continuing education programs for dental team members on a variety of topics. She has been employed as a software trainer, a business/clinical advisor for a national dental practice management company, a faculty member of a dental hygiene program after having been employed in clinical hygiene for a number of years.