LOREN KING, RDH
BIO
LOREN IS AN INTERNATIONAL SPEAKER THAT BRINGS AWARENESS TO TOPICS LIKE HUMAN TRAFFICKING AWARENESS, AIRWAY + SLEEP APNEA, DENTAL HYGIENE EDUCATION AND PERFORMANCE, AS WELL AS MOTIVATION. SHE IS A REGISTERED DENTAL HYGIENIST, MENTOR, COACH AND A PUBLISHED AUTHOR. LOREN ALSO HAPPENS TO BE A LICENSED SKYDIVER WHO HAS JUMPED OUT OF A PERFECTLY GOOD AIRPLANE, SOLO, 34 TIMES – WHICH SPEAKS TO HER RESILIENCE TO CONQUER HARD THINGS.
COURSE TITLE
WHAT DOES HUMAN TRAFFICKING HAVE TO DO WITH DENTISTRY?
COURSE SUMMARY
HUMAN TRAFFICKING IS THE FASTEST-GROWING ORGANIZED CRIME IN THE WORLD, EVEN AHEAD OF DRUGS. WHY? ONE BIG REASON MAY BE THAT MOST PEOPLE SIMPLY DON’T WANT TO TALK ABOUT THINGS THAT MAKE THEM UNCOMFORTABLE. PERHAPS BECAUSE SUCH THINGS WILL NEVER HAPPEN TO THEM, RIGHT? WRONG. HUMAN TRAFFICKING WILL CONTINUE UNTIL WE CAN GET COMFORTABLE TALKING ABOUT THE UNCOMFORTABLE. THE GOOD NEWS IS, YOU CAN HELP STOP THIS! IN THIS COURSE WE WILL COVER WHAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING IS, WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE, AND WHAT FIRST STEPS YOU CAN TAKE, AS PART OF A DENTAL TEAM, TO SAVE A HUMAN LIFE.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
- Discuss the myths and facts of human trafficking
- identify red flags that will help you recognize victims of human trafficking
- Assemble an action plan in your office to provide aid, notify the proper authorities, and help prevent human trafficking in your community
