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Procter and Gamble verifies that

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Ms. Maliyah Phillips
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Is Awarded 3 Hour(s) of Continuing Education Credit for Successful Completion of:

A-Z Fundamentals of Dentifrice: Oral Health Benefits in a Tube
Beth Jordan, RDH, MS
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Method: Self-instructional
AGD Subject Code(s): 10

Upon completion of this course, the dental professional should be able to:
Help dental professionals talk to their patients from a position of knowledge about the variety of fluoride
dentifrices available in the current marketplace.
Understand the history and development of modern-day dentifrices.
Understand the evolution and combination of different benefits in the dentifrice marketplace.
Describe the FDA Monograph system.
Compare the Monograph system with a New Drug Application (NDA).
Differentiate between claims for therapeutic and cosmetic benefits.
Describe the American Dental Association (ADA) Seal of Acceptance program.
Explain fluoride’s mechanism of action and understand key differences of common dentifrice actives.
List common therapeutic benefits vs cosmetic benefits.
Compare nerve desensitizing and dentin tubule occluding agents and describe the agents Mechanism of
Action to treat dentinal hypersensitivity.
Help the dental professional understand the connection between modern lifestyle (diet), new emerging issues
such as dental erosion and appropriate therapies to help them guide their patients.
Name the dentifrice ingredients used to control calculus, stain and bad breath; explain how these agents
function.
Describe the role of non-therapeutic dentifrice ingredients used to improve esthetics and stability.
Explain compatibility concerns manufacturers face when formulating a dentifrice.

02/07/2024
AGD Provider No. 211886; AGD Verification Code: 670020724
California Provider No. 3-3111-23560
CE Broker Publishing No. 20-1119292
AADHPGC-CE670-02072403

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THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
Nationally Approved PACE Program Provider for FAGD/MAGD credit.
Approval does not imply acceptance by any regulatory authority or AGD
endorsement.
8/1/2021 to 7/31/2027
Provider ID# 211886

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Procter & Gamble is designated as an approved Provider by the American
Academy of Dental Hygiene, Inc. #AADHPGC (January 1, 2024-December 31,
2025). Approval does not imply acceptance by a state or provincial Board of
Dentistry. Licensee should maintain this document in the event of an audit.