2025 Courses and Events

Course #: 5110
Date: 12/02/2025
Time: 10:00am - 12:00pm
Course Info: Half Day
Speaker(s):
Gail Cherry-Peppers, DDS, MS
Gillian Robinson-Warner, DDS
Jezelle Sonnier, DDS
Lisa Slade, DDS

Topic: Special Patient Care
Tuition: $155.00
Credits: 2
AGD Number: 750 – Special Patient Care- Dentistry for the Medically Compromised
Recommended For:
Dentists, Hygienists, Students, Educator, Nurse, Doctor

Description:

Delivering dental care to medically compromised and underserved patients presents unique challenges. This session will explore the complexities of managing dental treatment in disadvantaged populations particularly those with multiple chronic health conditions. Attendees will examine the critical need to address oral health disparities, especially among children, for whom dental disease remains the most prevalent and preventable chronic condi- tion. Clinical strategies and public health insights will be shared to improve care and outcomes in vulnerable communities.

Learn to:

• better understand indicators of dental diseases and their associations with systemic conditions
• better assess the bidirectional relationship between chronic health and dental diseases and how to minimize and avoid dental complications
• recognize common risk factors that will impact treatment outcomes (aging, smoking, poor diet, co-morbidities), and how to promote behavior changes in poor communities

Support for this program is provided by