OraPharma offers dental students Arestin training

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

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