Oral Medicine in an Aging Population: A Comprehensive Course
Tracking # 20-1172234
$99999.00
Course overview
This updated live webinar for 2024 (previously title: Body of Evidence: Oral and Physical Manifestations of Disease) will provide a clear understanding of the demographics of patients that will occur during the next twenty years, along with the types of diseases/disorders that will become a focus for practitioners. The population will continue to age, and age-related, chronic diseases will become a focus for healthcare. This course will discuss autoimmune-type diseases, chronic age-related disorders and the cultural implications of health issues in a multi-complex society as these demographics continue to change. Varied product use for patients, coping strategies, exercise and nutritional components will change as well. Cancer considerations, oral disease states and the pathology related to these will be a part of this course. So many diseases affect the oral tissues and may actually be found in the mouth before other systemic signs are identified. Dentists and dental hygienists are in prime positions to identify these disease states, treat patients and refer when the occasion arises.
Subject areas
This course counts toward the state boards and subject areas below.
Alabama Board of Dental Examiners
Dental Hygienist
Dentist
Special Teaching Permit
Teaching Permit
Florida Board of Dentistry
Dental Hygienist
Dental Temporary Certificate
Dentist
Health Access Dentist
Georgia Board of Dentistry
Dental Hygienist
Dentist
Volunteer Dentist
Louisiana Board of Dentistry
Dental Hygienist
Dentist
Michigan Board of Dentistry
Dental Assistant
Dental Hygienist
Dental Therapist
Dentist
Minnesota Board of Dentistry
Dental Assistant
Dental Hygienist
Dental Therapist
Dentist
Full Faculty Dentist
Specialty Dentist
Mississippi State Board of Dental Examiners
Dental - General
Dental - Specialty
Dental Hygienist
Dentist - Provisional
Hygienist - Provisional
Missouri Dental Board
Dental Assistant
Dental Hygienist
Dental Specialist
Dentist
New Hampshire Board of Dental Examiners
Dental Hygienist
Dentist
Volunteer Dentist
Ohio State Dental Board
Dental Hygienist
Dentist
Volunteer Certificate
Oklahoma Board of Dentistry
Dental Assistant
Dental Hygienist
Dentist
Oral Maxillofacial Surgery Assistant
South Carolina Board of Dentistry
Dental Hygienist
Dental Instructor
Dental Technician
General Dentist
Hygienist Instructor
Orthodontic Technician
Volunteer Dentists
Volunteer Hygienists
Tennessee Board of Dentistry
Dental Assistant
Dental Hygienist
Dentist
Virginia Board of Dentistry
Dental Hygienist
Dentist
Disclosure statements
Course Objectives
At the completion of this course the participants should be able to:
- Recognize our changing demographics and becoming familiar with cultural signs, product uses, and disease states associated with various cultural subsets of our global population that may not be readily identified.
- Adapt home care regimens to encompass mucosal disease protocol such as proper application of corticosteroids, brushing modifications and rinse regiments.
- Appreciate the rise in autoimmune diseases and certain cancers.
- Make your office a health-focused practice with patient education and patient follow-up for improvement of total patient health.
- Have an increased understanding of when a patient should be referred for further evaluation to a medical or healthcare professional.
- Appreciate the importance of a thorough head and neck exam for all patients in disease identification and oral cancer detection.
- Gain an understanding of key health factors related to aging and the increase of centenarians in global health.
- Improve your knowledge of what is gained through a tissue biopsy, immunofluorescence identification and the importance of submitting these correctly to determine or differentiate a mucosal lesion.
“The educational teaching methodology used in this course is live, interactive lecture presented via Zoom webinar with an accompanying PowerPoint presentation. Both the live webinar and the PowerPoint presentation incorporate a variety of audio and visual cues to enhance audience members’ understanding and retention of key concepts. In addition, question and answer periods are provided for at the conclusion of each section of the live webinar.”