Brooke Fukuoka, DMD, DABSCD (Dr. Brooke) 

Dr. Brooke is a passionate speaker dedicated to improving oral health and expanding access to care for patients with special healthcare needs and older adults living in long-term care facilities.

Through her part-time practice, Your Special Smiles PLLC, she provides portable dentistry and teledentistry services and has developed a professionally aided home hygiene program in two long-term care facilities. She also works full-time at Family Health Services of Idaho, a Federally Qualified Health Center, where she developed an Advanced Delivery Dental Clinic for patients with special healthcare needs. Additionally, she provides comprehensive dental care under general anesthesia in a hospital setting.

Active in organized dentistry, Dr. Brooke currently serves as the Immediate Past President of the Idaho State Dental Association and as an Idaho Delegate to the ADA House of Delegates.

Known for her high-energy, engaging presentations, Dr. Brooke creates a fun, interactive learning environment for audiences of all sizes and backgrounds. Her courses combine practical knowledge with real-world experiences, equipping attendees with strategies they can immediately implement in their own practices.

Description:

Learning Objectives:

• Apply Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs to better understand patient behaviors and identify strategies to improve cooperation and treatment success.
• Identify environmental, physical, and psychological factors that influence patient behavior and develop practical approaches to addressing these needs.
• Recognize useful instruments, products, and adaptations that can facilitate dental care for patients with special healthcare needs.
• Incorporate practical behavioral and clinical strategies to improve patient comfort, safety, and treatment outcomes.
  

Description:

Learning Objectives:

• Identify common infection control mistakes and strategies to prevent cross-contamination and occupational exposures
  

• Apply CDC recommendations, state-specific requirements, and manufacturer instructions for cleaning, disinfection, and instrument reprocessing
  

• Evaluate sterilization monitoring, dental unit waterline maintenance, and infection prevention practices to identify opportunities for improvement

Karen Daw, "The OSHA Lady"

Karen was raised all over the country due to her father’s military service. She may have been raised in many places, but she calls Hawaii her home. In college, she decided to trade sun for snow and moved to the Buckeye State of Ohio for higher education, where she continues to live today. After graduating from The Ohio State University, Karen was recruited from the emergency department to serve as the Health and Safety Director of her alma mater’s College of Dentistry, simultaneously furthering her education by receiving an MBA with a focus on Management and Healthcare Administration.    

With over two decades’ experience helping medical, dental, and professional offices enhance their safety, infection control, and compliance systems, Karen has developed an “edutainment” method for OSHA training, incorporating hands-on activities and engaging exercises into her courses.

Description:

Medical emergencies in the dental office are uncommon, but when they occur, preparation and teamwork are critical. This webinar will focus on how dental teams can recognize a developing emergency, organize an effective response, and work together under pressure. Using common office-based emergency scenarios, the course will review practical approaches to patient assessment, team communication, emergency equipment, and escalation of care. Participants will also learn how checklists and cognitive aids can support decision-making during stressful situations and help create a more consistent emergency response throughout the office.

Learning Objectives:

• Recognize early signs that a patient may be developing a medical emergency

• Describe a systematic approach to the initial assessment and management of an emergency

• Review appropriate use of emergency equipment, medications, and emergency medical services

• Use cognitive aids and emergency protocols to support clinical decision-making

• Apply these principles to common emergencies encountered in the dental setting