OraPharma recently expanded its commitment to providing educational support and training to dental and dental hygiene schools by renewing the Arestin Student Access Program and creating a new Professional Affairs Team to provide field support and instructor training for the program, the company announced.
The Arestin Student Access Program was implemented a few years ago as the result of discussion and collaboration between OraPharma and the directors of leading dental and dental hygiene schools.
"Our mutual goal was to develop a program that would provide educational programming and hands-on training so that dental and dental hygiene students can learn how to appropriately incorporate locally administered antibiotics like Arestin as part of a comprehensive periodontal disease treatment protocol," Arestin Product Director Ben Sandefur said in a press release.
During the 2008-2009 school year, 118 dental and dental hygiene schools and more than 2,800 dental and dental hygiene students participated in the program, according to the company.
Enrollment for the 2009-2010 program is available to all accredited two- or four-year dental and dental hygiene schools, as well as periodontal specialty programs that include instruction on the use of Arestin as part of a comprehensive periodontal treatment protocol.
Participating schools receive the following program materials:
- Arestin Trial Kits containing 12 Arestin cartridges for clinical use by each participating student
- Faculty Education Kits containing valuable clinical and patient resources regarding periodontal therapy and Arestin, as well as educational content for classroom lectures and demonstration product for hands-on laboratories to ensure each student is able to practice placing Arestin prior to treating patients
- Student Education Kits, including valuable clinical and patient education resources regarding periodontal therapy and Arestin
- Two Arestin handles at no charge and the ability to order additional discounted Arestin handles ($32 each) for all participating students
Copyright © 2009 DrBicuspid.com
