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Biofilm. Pellicle. Plaque. Caries. Food groups. These and many other words and topics form the foundation of teaching our patients about oral disease and how to prevent it. No matter how sophisticated, no matter how cosmetic, no matter how simple dentistry is or could be, patients will always need to care for their oral health and the dentistry we perform for them. How we deliver that message and how we teach the fundamentals of prevention and maintaining our patients’ oral health is something each of us need to assess relative to how we can better communicate these important life lessons.
Dr. Deb Stauffer has spent a lifetime teaching oral disease prevention and how best to promote good health. In clear, concise terms, with illustrative images, Deb shares how we assess patients’ needs, evaluate clinical data, and determine the patient’s levels of readiness and attitude for learning these invaluable skills.
This course is designed as a review for all dental professionals, but more specifically, it is a primer for our dental staff to effectively educate patients on how best to care for their oral and general health. There will be a test at the end of this course to verify successful completion of the course.
After completing this course the participant should be able to:
It is the policy of the UT Health San Antonio Office of Continuing Dental Education to ensure balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigor in all of its sponsored educational activities. All participating speakers, course directors, and planning committee members are required to disclose to the program audience any financial relationships related to the subject matter of this program. Relationships of spouse/partner with proprietary entities producing health care goods or services should be disclosed if they are of a nature that may influence the objectivity of the individual in a position to control the content of the CDE activity. Disclosure information is reviewed in advance in order to manage and resolve any possible conflicts of interest. Specific disclosure information for each speaker, course director, and planning committee member will be shared with the audience prior to the speaker’s presentation.
Continuing Dental Education Staff members have nothing to disclose.
Hours: 1
Original Date: 10/29/2013 | Review Date: 09/01/2020 | Expiration Date: 08/31/2025
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