BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Telerik Inc.//Sitefinity CMS 12.2//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Central Standard Time BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20241102T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:Central Standard Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240301T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:Central Daylight Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Ralph A. Cooley\, DDS\, FAGD\nSubject: 150 Health Medicine and Nutrition\nCredits: 1\nMethod: Lecture\nTuesday\, July 8: 7&ndash\;8 p.m. CDT\nAudience: Students\, Residents\, Dentists\, Dental Assistants\, Hygie nists\nFee: $37.50 (students and residents)\; $75 (members)\; $125 (nonmem bers)\n\nDescription\n\nThis course describes how dental professionals can take care of themselves when faced with physical challenges due to everyd ay practice.\n\nLearning Objectives \;\n\n Understand why dental pr ofessionals are physically at risk due to occupational hazards.\n Under stand options for managing pain and/or seeking assistance.\n Understand the importance of fitness as a dental professional and what muscles are i nvolved.\n Learn practical ways to increase flexibility in and outside the office.\n\n \;Register Now\nSpeaker Bio \; \;\n\nRalph A. Cooley\, DDS\, FAGD\, is the admissions dean at UTHealth School of Dentist ry in Houston\, Texas\, after practicing dentistry for 34 years in Conroe\ , Texas. Cooley has been involved with organized dentistry his entire care er. Currently\, he serves on the AGD Legislative &\; Governmental Affai rs Council\, the Dental Quality Alliance and the American Dental Associati on Code Maintenance Committee. Cooley has a passion for sports and fitness . He played baseball at Rice University and coached baseball for over 20 y ears. He maintains that passion and teaches the &ldquo\;Dental Fitness&rdq uo\; course to students at UTHealth Houston. DTEND:20250709T010000Z DTSTAMP:20250606T022747Z DTSTART:20250709T000000Z LOCATION: SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Dealing with Back\, Neck and Hand Pain as a Dental Professional: Wh at Can I Do? UID:RFCALITEM638847556673326737 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Ralph A. Cooley\, DDS\, FAGD
\nSubject: 150 Health Medicine and Nutrition
\nCredits: 1
\nMethod: Lecture
\nTuesday\, July 8: 7&ndash\;8 p.m. CDT
\nAudience: Students\, Residents\, Dentists\, Dental Assistants\, Hygienists
\n Fee: $37.50 (students and residents)\; $75 (members)\; $1 25 (nonmembers)
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\nDescription
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\ nThis course describes how dental professionals can take care of themselve s when faced with physical challenges due to everyday practice.
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\nLearning Objectives \;

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  1. Unders tand why dental professionals are physically at risk due to occupational h azards.
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  3. Understand options for managing pain and/or seeking assistance.
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  5. Understand the importance of fitness as a dental professional and what muscles are involved.
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  7. Learn practical ways to increase flexibility in and outside the office.
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\nSpeaker Bio \; \;
\n< br />\nRalph A. Cooley\, DDS\, FAGD\, is the admissions dean at UTHealth S chool of Dentistry in Houston\, Texas\, after practicing dentistry for 34 years in Conroe\, Texas. Cooley has been involved with organized dentistry his entire career. Currently\, he serves on the AGD Legislative &\; Go vernmental Affairs Council\, the Dental Quality Alliance and the American Dental Association Code Maintenance Committee. Cooley has a passion for sp orts and fitness. He played baseball at Rice University and coached baseba ll for over 20 years. He maintains that passion and teaches the &ldquo\;De ntal Fitness&rdquo\; course to students at UTHealth Houston.
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