Keynote: Equipping Yourself For Patients With Special Healthcare Needs | Jacob Dent, DDS

Course Description: This course will focus on treating patients with special needs in dentistry. Providing oral care of such patients often requires deviating from typical dental practices. We will explore the best equipment, materials, and techniques for effectively treating patients of all ages with special needs. The most common disabilities seen in general dental practice will be reviewed and how individualize care plans can be implemented. Course Objectives: 1. Review the most common disabilities seen in the dental office. 2. Discuss the best techniques for delivering dental care. 3. Learn what materials and equipment are available to best serve patients with special needs.