Call Number | 13723 |
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Points | 1-2 |
Grading Mode | Standard |
Approvals Required | None |
Instructor | Burton L Edelstein |
Type | DISCUSSION |
Method of Instruction | Hybrid > 80% |
Course Description | Oral Health Considerations for Patients with Special Healthcare Needs.” It is a didactic course with 10 modules covering a very wide range of disabilities (developmental, intellectual, physical, sensory, etc).
The learning objectives are that by the end of the course, trainees will be able to · Demonstrate an understanding of the lived experiences of people with special healthcare needs · Distinguish impairment from disability · Understand the social, legal, and ethical contexts of dental care for people with special needs from both an individual and systems level · Describe psychological aspects of providing dental care to people with special needs · Consider the value of interprofessional teams in care of people with special needs · Detail communications techniques valuable to care of people with special needs · Advance preventive strategies and public health approaches to care of people and populations with special needs.
Topics and their associated modules are: A. Impairment, Disability and Oral Health Quality of Life (AoL) B. Systems and Individual Contexts of Special Care Dentistry C. Psychology related to Special Care Dentistry D. Oral Healthcare Planning and Teamwork E. Clinical Special Care Dentistry F. Dental Public Health and Oral Health |
Web Site | Vergil |
Department | Dental and Oral Surgery |
Enrollment | 0 students as of 9:06PM Thursday, December 12, 2024 |
Subject | Dental Science |
Number | D9950 |
Section | 001 |
Division | School of Dental and Oral Surgery: Postgraduate |
Section key | 20242DNSC9950D001 |