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Spring 2022 Dental Science D9950 section 081 Oral Health Considerations for Patients Oral Health Consid Spec N | |
Call Number | 18292 |
Points | 1 |
Grading Mode | Pass/Fail |
Approvals Required | None |
Instructor | Burton L Edelstein |
Type | DISCUSSION |
Method of Instruction | Hybrid > 80% |
Course Description | Oral Health Considerations for Patients with Special Healthcare Needs.” It is a didactic course with 10 modules covering a very wide range of disabilities (developmental, intellectual, physical, sensory, etc). The learning objectives are that by the end of the course, trainees will be able to · Demonstrate an understanding of the lived experiences of people with special healthcare needs · Distinguish impairment from disability · Understand the social, legal, and ethical contexts of dental care for people with special needs from both an individual and systems level · Describe psychological aspects of providing dental care to people with special needs · Consider the value of interprofessional teams in care of people with special needs · Detail communications techniques valuable to care of people with special needs · Advance preventive strategies and public health approaches to care of people and populations with special needs. Topics and their associated modules are: A. Impairment, Disability and Oral Health Quality of Life (AoL) Module 1: Impairment, Disability and Oral Health Quality of Life (AoL) Module 2: Understanding Impairment and Disability Through Patient's Perspective’ B. Systems and Individual Contexts of Special Care Dentistry Module 3: Social, Legal, and Ethical Contexts on the System Level Module 4: Social, Legal, and Ethical Contexts on the Individual Level, C. Psychology related to Special Care Dentistry Module 5: Psychological approaches to Special Care Dentistry D. Oral Healthcare Planning and Teamwork Module 6: Patient-centered Communication & Treatment, Module 7: Interprofessional Team Building and Communication 1, E. Clinical Special Care Dentistry Module 8: Interprofessional Team Building and Communication 2, Module 9: Health Literacy & Patient Safety, F. Dental Public Health and Oral Health Promotion Module 10: Dental Public Health and Oral Health Promotion. This will be required of AEGD and Peds postdoct |
Web Site | Vergil |
Department | Dental and Oral Surgery |
Enrollment | 1 student as of 5:04PM Wednesday, July 6, 2022 |
Subject | Dental Science |
Number | D9950 |
Section | 081 |
Division | School of Dental and Oral Surgery: Postgraduate |
Campus | Presbyterian Hospital |
Section key | 20221DNSC9950D081 |
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