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Friday, April 20th, 2012
Century House, Latham, NY
Tuition $200.00
In conjunction with 3rd District
Understanding and Manageing Older Adults in Your Practice
Presented by
Janet A. Yellowitz, DMD, MPH, FASGD, DABSCD
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Older adult dental patients are a unique, heterogeneous group of individuals, often presenting with complex medical and cognitive conditions. Providing care to older adults can be easily facilitated with appropriate knowledge and skills. Key topics will include approaches to optimally address: age-related physical changes, recognizing and working with those with cognitive impairments and ensuring good quality care to older adults.
The participant will be able to: Recognize easy techniques to improve the outcome of an older adults’ dental visit
· Identify the impact of age-related physical and cognitive changes to older adults’ perception of oral health
- Recognize signs and symptoms of cognitive loss
- Understand management and treatment modalities when treating adults with cognitive changes
- Recognize approaches to ensure improved oral health to future elderly dental patients
Janet A. Yellowitz, DMD, MPH, FASGD, DABSCD, is the director of geriatric dental programs at the University of Maryland Dental School. She is a Diplomate of the American Board of Special Care Dentistry, a member of the education committee of the ADA’s Elder Care Task Force and provides care to community-based and long term care residents of a long term care facility. She was the president of the Special Care Dentistry Association (2008-2009) and the past-president of the American Society for Geriatric Dentistry (ASGD).
