Description:

Dental patients may present with complex medical history of past and current illnesses which may impact delivery of dental care. This course will describe the importance of taking a thorough medical history and how it may impact dental therapy, alter treatment plans, and perhaps even avoid medical emergencies. It will allow the dental healthcare provider to understand past and current disease states, current medications the patient may be taking, and their effect on treatment strategies for their patients.

Objectives:

At the conclusion of this course, participants should be able to:

1. Discuss the importance of taking a detailed and thorough medical history.
2. Describe the essential components of a medical history.
3. Explore strategies for successful patient interviews.
4. Discuss detailed review of systemic diseases.
5. Discuss and elaborate connections between systemic disease and oral health.
6. Review common medications and treatments the dental patient may present.

Audience: All dental professionals

 Sanjay Chand, MD is a clinical associate professor at the University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry. Dr. Chand specializes in medicine with an emphasis on clinical therapeutics and infection control. He is director of Infection Control and oversees best practices at the dental school; he is responsible for infection control policies and their implementation at the school. Dr. Chand is also director of Dental, Dental Hygiene, Physician Assistant, and Nurse Anesthesia courses at the University of Detroit Mercy. He is a popular speaker at continuing education sessions at numerous national and international conferences. Dr. Chand's areas of expertise include infection control, pain management, opioid use disorders, and chronic disease management in the dental patient. He has been well received at the Michigan Dental Association, Michigan Dental Hygienists Association, and the Organization for Safety, Asepsis and Prevention's annual conferences in recent years.

Conflict of Interest: In accordance with ADA CERP Standard V, everyone involved in planning or presenting this educational activity will be required to disclose any relevant financial relationships with commercial interests. This information will be made available to participants at the start of the course.

Association for Continuing Dental Education (ACDE)

The ACDE, of which the University of Louisville School of Dentistry's Office of Continuing Education (ULSD CE) is a member, brings together individuals who represent university-based continuing dental education programs associated with accredited dental schools in Canada and the United States.

The ACDE and 35 of its member schools are jointly providing this series of live webinars featuring university-based key opinion leaders.

Each lecture will be presented by a different member school's faculty member. By registering through this page, ULSD CE will provide your verification of attendance document. Similar to our other CE offerings, we will maintain a record of your attendance in our database, which you may always access through your personal ULSD CE account.

CE staff of participating schools declare that neither they nor any member of their family have a financial arrangement or affiliation with any corporate organization offering financial support or grant monies for this continuing dental education program, nor do they have a financial interest in any commercial product(s) or service(s) the speaker will discuss in the presentation, within the last 12 months that are relevant to this educational activity.