Have you noticed an increase in atypical behaviors and responses from your patients? Are you struggling with disrupted visits due to patient discomfort? Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) is more prevalent in children than autism, and as common as ADHD. Understanding SPD will help you make adjustments in your practice, to increase positive outcomes.

• Overview of Sensory Processing - What is it and why a dental office is such a challenging environment for children with SPD.
• Eight Specific Areas of Sensory Processing Disorder - Including how to support weaknesses in each area during a dental visit.
• Additional Considerations for the Dental Professional - Including info on waiting room, social stories, intake information, dental fear and being proactive.

Upon course completion, participants will be able to:

• Understand sensory processing and how it impacts your dental patients.
• Develop confidence to utilize sensory strategies to improve the quality and experience of office visits for everyone.
• Improve patient and parent satisfaction.
• Decrease difficult and cancelled visits.

This course is appropriate for general dentists, hygienists, and dental team members.

Credit Hours: Lecture: Credit Hours - 3

AGD Code: 750

Dentist: $115

Staff: $55

Full tuition refund or credit will be given for cancellations received at least two weeks prior to the course start date. Refunds or tuition credit will not be given after that time or to no-shows.

If a CE course obtains enough registrations where a wait list is established, the CE office will notify individuals with unpaid registration balances and ask them to pay their balance to secure their place in the course. If payment is not made to secure their place, the CE office has the right to offer that place to a paying individual on the wait list.

The Office of Continuing Education reserves the right to close registration when an enrollment limit is reached and to cancel, modify, or alter content or faculty for any course if circumstances indicate the need for such a change. If the school finds it necessary to cancel a course, a full refund will be granted. All attempts to contact registrants will be made as soon as possible in the event of a course cancellation. The school will not be held responsible for any losses due to travel arrangements made by the registrant.

In the event of inclement weather (such as a snow emergency) or other extenuating circumstances, the Office of Continuing Education may be forced to cancel or postpone a course. If a course has been canceled, we will contact participants by the phone number and/or email address provided. You may call or email our office on the day of the course if you are uncertain of a course's status.