Package Description

This presentation focuses on an often overlooked, yet critical aspect of dental care: eye safety for our patients.

While we're all trained to prioritize eye protection for ourselves, it's equally essential to recognize the risks our patients face, both biological, like splatter from saliva and blood, and physical, such as accidental contact with instruments,  various debris, projectiles, or materials.

This presentation will walk through the real hazards present in the operatory, evaluate the current standards, and explore how we can improve eye protection for our patients, especially in areas like the bottom gap of eyewear. Ultimately, our goal is simple: Prevent injury. Protect vision. And promote safety with every patient encounter.

Learning Objectives:

•  Identify and evaluate the biological and physical hazards that pose risks to dental patient eye safety during routine and advanced clinical procedures.
• Understand the limitations of traditional protective eyewear for patients, with a focus on the bottom gap as a critical area of vulnerability.
• Apply strategies and best practices to integrate enhanced patient eye safety.

Price:

• Members & Non-Members: Free

Continuing Education

ADS is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider.

ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry.

Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the provider or to the Commission for Continuing Education Provider Recognition at ADA.org/CERP.

Please email the ADS office at [email protected] or call +1 (410) 571-0003 if you wish to be in contact with the course author/creator(s) with any questions or for clarification of course concepts or for technical assistance in completing the online test.

All participants assume individual responsibility for providing evidence of contact hours of continuing education to the appropriate authorities and for the maintenance of their individual records.

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CE Credits: 1.00
Educational Method: Lecture, Recorded, Self-instruction (self-study)
Location: Online
Publication Date: April 2026
Expiration Date: April 30, 2029
Prerequisite: None - Recommended for All

Speaker:

Peter Arsenault, DMD, MS, MBA

Dr. Peter Arsenault is a graduate of The University of Massachusetts, where he received his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in plastics engineering in 1986 and 1989, respectively, along with a minor in chemistry. He earned his Doctor of Dental Medicine from Tufts University School of Dental Medicine in 1994 and thereafter completed his Master's in Business Administration (MBA) from Louisiana State University, LSU, in 2020.

Upon graduation, Dr. Arsenault completed a General Practice Residency at Tufts Medical Center and then went on to private practice where he owns and operates his practice. He is a member of the American Dental Association, the New Hampshire Dental Society, the Society of Plastics Engineers, and the Society of Materials Engineers. He holds a fellowship in the American Dental Education Association and is also a fellow of the American College of Dentists.

Dr. Arsenault has shown great interest in product development and intellectual property law. He holds several United States Patents and patent-pending products in the dental field and was awarded a fellowship from the National Academy of Inventors.

Since 2005, Dr. Arsenault has taught at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine and is currently a Professor and the Division Head of Operative Dentistry within the Department of Comprehensive Care. Dr. Arsenault is credited with numerous publications and presentations.

Disclosures: No relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Justine Shikowitz (D.M.D. Candidate)

Justine Shikowitz is a third-year dental student at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine with a strong academic foundation in both science and global studies. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry and a Bachelor of Arts in Chinese Language and Culture from Villanova University.

Justine is actively engaged in research and advocacy focused on improving patient safety in dentistry. In collaboration with Dr. Peter Arsenault, she is working to advance and establish new standards for patient protective eyewear in the dental setting, with the goal of reducing preventable ocular injuries and improving clinical best practices.

Disclosures: No relevant financial relationships to disclose.

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Refund & Cancellation: No refunds will be provided as the webinar is free. Registration can be canceled at any time.