Course Description:

In 2000, the Surgeon General's Report on Oral Health was released, recognizing the connection between oral health and overall health. This report also highlighted the stark disparities and inequities experienced by marginalized communities. Specifically, the increased disease burden and decreased access to affordable oral health care.

 More than two decades later,  this seminar will discuss the role social determinants of health play in the oral disease burden still experienced by many Americans.  Furthermore, this course will highlight the burden of dental caries, the most common oral disease in children.

Dental hygienists have the opportunity to help address these challenges through a greater emphasis on prevention and oral health education and less invasive approaches to treatment. This seminar will cover strategies for dental hygienists to advocate for the betterment of society. Learn More Here.

Educational Objectives:

• List several facts about the state of oral health care in America.

• Explain the role of dental hygienists in expanding access to oral health.

• Identify opportunities for dental hygienists to integrate oral health into the overall health care system.

• Compare and contrast several state dental practice acts.

• Explain the terms “self-regulation” and “supervision”.

• Identify strategies on how to advocate for the advancement of oral health care at a local, state, and national level.

Details:

CE Credits: 2.5 Hours

AGD Course Code: TBD

Registration Fee: $47.00

Presenters:

Shavonne R. Healy, MSDH, RDH

Presenter & Moderator

Suzanne Newkirk, RDH

Presenter