Supporting Older Adults in Primary Care Dental Practice: A Review of the Seattle Care Pathway
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Summary: In collaboration with the National Network for Oral Health Access (NNOHA), this National Center for Equitable Care for Elders (NCECE) webinar will focus on an evidence-based approach to effectively manage older adults’ oral health needs relative to the complexity of their medical histories and cognitive impairments. Participants will consider patient-centered communication techniques to better anticipate dental challenges and develop a supportive care plan in response.
After completing this session, participants will be able to:
Understand frailty among older adults and its connection to oral health and related behaviors
Describe the Seattle Care Pathway’s defined levels of dependency in older patients
Identify how members of the healthcare team can utilize the Seattle Care Pathway to help improve the oral health status of older adults
Consider promising practices from a health center implementation of an older adult dental program
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*This webinar offered 1 ADA CERP CE credit for participants that attended the entirety of the live webinar.
Course Prerequisites: None required
Course Format: Virtual Webinar
Speakers: Sung Cho, DDS, Deputy Dental Officer, STRIDE Community, Health Center; Lisa Thompson, DMD, Program Director, Geriatric Dentistry Fellowship, Harvard School of Dental Medicine; Dr. Christine Riedy, MA, PhD, MPH, Delta Dental of Massachusetts Associate Professor in Oral Public Health and Epidemiology at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine (Moderator)
Conflict of Interest: None
Contact: Tiffany Sarkissian tiffany_sarkissian@hsdm.harvard.edu
Cancellation Policy: Please email us 24 hours prior to the start of the webinar to cancel.
Credit Designation: Harvard School of Dental Medicine (HSDM) is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider. ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry. HSDM designates this activity for 1 continuing education credit.