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Imagine Retooling for an Aging America: Integration of Oral Disease Prevention in Clinical Teaching
CE credits: 1.5
Program Code:
027
Date:
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Time:
2:15 PM to 3:45 PM
EST
CO-PRESENTER
(S):
Marcia Ditmyer, PhD, CHES, Assistant Professor
Connie Mobley, PhD, RD, Associate Dean of Research, UNLV-SDM
Dr. David Cappelli, DMD, MPH, PhD, Associate Professor and Director, Division of Research, Department of Comprehensive Dentistry, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
PRESENTER
(S):
Dr. David Cappelli, DMD, MPH, PhD, Associate Professor and Director, Division of Research, Department of Comprehensive Dentistry, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Dr. Georgia Dounis, DDS, MS, Associate Professor Clinical Sciences
Dr. Mildred McClain, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Connie Mobley, PhD, RD, Acting Associate Dean of Research, Interim Chair – Professional Studies, Professor of Nutrition – UNLV School of Dental Medicine
Marcia Ditmyer, PhD, CHES, Assistant Professor
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Describe unique risk assessmen methodologies and application of risk assessment strategies to detect dental and periodontal disease in aging adults.
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Evaluate issues related to access to oral care for the elderly population in the 21st century.
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Identify strategies for oral disease prevention and the interrelationship of lifestyle, pathologies and systemic diseases.