You’re Not Getting Older, You’re Getting BETTER! – Treating the Older Adult Dental Patient

Geriatric Dentistry

As the US population continually grows older, an increasing number of older adult patients are retaining their natural teeth and presenting for care in our dental offices. Because this special population has many medical and oral health issues, dental professionals must stay abreast of conditions/pathologies these patients experience, to provide the best care possible. This live webinar contains current epidemiologic information about the population as well as conditions they experience and their implications for dental care. Examples of pathologies from Ms. Lukes’ personal collection of images exposed at senior adult oral cancer screening events are included and oral hygiene techniques for both dentate and non-dentate patients will be discussed.

“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.”