Survey on Continuing Education

This survey seeks to gain an understanding of the continuing education courses that would be of interest to dental practitioners in New York State. The responses received, will be used to generate a report regarding the state of dental continuing education, while also outlining trends and interests pertaining to such.

Your responses to these questions are completely anonymous. Thank you for your time in completing this survey. We invite you to explore current continuing education opportunities offered by the Foundation online at www.nysdentalfoundation.org.


A red asterisk (*) indicates required questions.

  1. Which of the following best describes your current profession?*
    Dentist
    Dental Hygienist
    Certified Dental Assistant
    Other


  1. What is the zip code for the town or city in which you practice?*


  1. Have you ever taken an online course through the New York State Dental Foundation?*
    Yes
    No


  1. Have you ever completed a state-mandated course via the Foundation's online continuing education program?*
    Yes
    No


  1. Have you ever taken online continuing education courses through another organization?*
    Yes
    No


  1. Are you interested in taking online continuing education courses?*
    Yes
    No


  1. If a course appeared online, would you encourage other staff members, dentists, hygienists, and dental assistants to participate as well?*
    Yes
    No


  1. Would you consider offering an online course for your entire office staff as a group program, where everyone could view the course together and each staff member could submit his or her own quiz to the Foundation for CE credits?*
    Yes
    No


  1. Are you interested in taking part in daylong or multi-day continuing education programs?*
    Yes
    No


  1. If dental hygiene courses were offered on the same day as either a daylong or multi-day program, would you consider encouraging your hygiene and dental assisting staff to attend with you?*
    Yes
    No


  1. Are you more likely to complete live continuing education credits online or via in-person sessions?*
    In-person live credit courses
    Online live credit courses


  1. Check off any of the following course topics that would be of interest to you and/or your staff for elective continuing education courses:*
    Pediatric Dentistry
    Laser Dentistry
    Geriatric Dentistry
    Risk Management
    Oral Pathology
    Oral Cancer
    Oral Health Care and HIV/AIDS
    Women's Oral Health Issues
    Contracts and Legal Issues
    Oral Health Care During Pregnancy
    Emergency Preparedness
    CPR


  1. What other courses would you be interested in taking? Please list them. Also if you are interested in aiding in the development of a course or teaching a course on a specific topic, please provide the topic and your contact information.


  1. Which of the following state-mandates will you need to complete or plan to complete in the coming year?*
    CPR
    Child Abuse
    Oral Cancer
    Ethics and Jurisprudence
    Infection Control
    None


  1. Are you interested in completing "Read and Learn" home-study continuing education credits?*
    Yes
    No


  1. In terms of live courses, which day of the week is best for your schedule? Select more than one if applicable.*
    Monday
    Tuesday
    Wednesday
    Thursday
    Friday
    Saturday
    Sunday


  1. Did you know that you can complete state-mandated courses in Ethics & Jurisprudence as well as Infection Control online at www.nysdflearning.org for LIVE continuing education credits?*
    Yes
    No


  1. OPTIONAL: If you would like to be added to future mailing lists for the Foundation regarding NEW online continuing education courses, please enter your e-mail address below. Answers to your survey questions will still be anonymous and confidential.