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Special Care Dentistry: Expand your Heart and Practice
Educational Objectives
After completing this webinar, participants will be able to:
- List the steps necessary to integrate patients with special needs into your practice
- Describe management techniques for treating patients with special needs
- Apply the principles presented to clinical practice
Abstract
Almost one in five Americans have a disability, representing a significant number of people with physical, developmental, intellectual, psychiatric, or neurological challenges. This seminar is designed for the practicing provider who has the heart for treating patients with special needs but would like to increase the basic knowledge needed to accomplish this. A step-by-step guide to the magic mix of ingredients to make your practice grow by adding patients with special needs will be discussed along with some “real-world’ tips for how to make it happen in your practice.
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Author Bio
Dr. Maureen Munnelly Perry
Dr. Maureen Perry is a Professor and Director of the Center for Advanced Oral Health at A.T. Still University, Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health. She is a graduate of NYU College of Dentistry. She completed a 3-year hospital residency focused on treating patients with medically complex conditions, behavioral health issues, developmental disabilities, and geriatric patients. Dr. Perry completed her Masters of public administration at Long Island University and recently completed a Masters in dental education at the University of the Pacific. Dr. Perry is a fellow of the Council of Dentistry for People with Disabilities and is a diplomate of the American Board of Special Care Dentistry. She is a past president of the Special Care Dentistry Association and has served as the U.S. council member for the International Association for Disability & Oral Health.
Dr. Perry has had a 25-year career both practicing and teaching special care; lecturing and publishing at the national and international level. In addition, she has served as a subject matter expert in special care dentistry for the US Navy (USNS Comfort Hospital Ship), the Hamad HealthCare Corporation of Qatar, and the Republic of Ireland.
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This free Dental Learning presentation is made possible through the continued support of Henry Schein. Dr. Maureen Munnelly Perry is a consultant and/or speaker for the following companies and/or organizations: Dental Learning, Henry Schein. Dr. Maureen Munnelly Perry may receive an honorarium as compensation from the CE Supporter of this presentation and/or from Dental Learning for the time involved in preparing and delivering this online presentation.
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