Oral Healthcare in the Older Population: An Increasing Challenge to the UK Dental Profession (DWD6JUL23)

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Subject

Special care dentistry

Description

The percentage of the UK population that is over 65 years old is growing and this brings several complex challenges for the dental profession. This webinar will cover clinical aspects on treatment planning for older people. As well as focussing on communication, diagnosis, consent, the dental practice environment and home care advice for this group of patients, with a particular focus on dementia.

Venue

Blackboard Collaborate, - Virtual

Date & time

Thursday 6 July 2023, 18:30 to 20:00

Lecturers

Mr Martin Ashley & Hannah Barrow

Target audience

Mandatory: Dental Hygienist (£5.00pp discount), or Dental Nurse (£5.00pp discount), or Dental Therapist (£5.00pp discount), or Dentist

Course style

Lecture

Category

Evening lecture

Catering

No catering

Development outcome

A, C

CPD hours

1:30

Cost

£10.00 (subject to discounts, see Target audience above)

Aims

To highlight the challenges an older population bring to the dental profession and provide clinical advice to help dental teams support these patients in all aspects of their care

Objectives

Explain the challenges and implications of an elderly population to the dental profession

Explain the adaptations in communication and the dental practice environment that the dental team can implement to make dental visits easier for older people

Explain key elements of the consent process in older patients.

Learning outcomes

Understand treatment planning considerations for older people

Define dementia and explain its manifestations, particularly the impact on oral health

Provide appropriate home care advice for this group of patients