What is Disability, How it Affects Oral Disease Risk and How Does Disability Affect Dental Care and Treatment Planning?
Speaker
Mark S. Wolff is the Morton Amsterdam Dean of the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine and a Professor in the Department of Preventative and Restorative Dentistry. Dr. Wolff joined Penn Dental Medicine as the 12th Dean of the School. He is a celebrated teacher, globally engaged scholar, and deeply experienced clinician. Prior to joining Penn Dental Medicine, he was professor and chair of cariology and comprehensive care at the College of Dentistry at New York University (NYU) and also the College’s senior associate dean for development and alumni relations. Dr. Wolff has completed numerous international research and oral health assessment programs and has been a lifelong advocate and dental provider for individuals with physical, intellectual, and developmental disabilities of all ages.
Course Description
This course will discuss how we can best define Disability to allow the Dentist to better apply risk management for disease prevention to our patient population through their lifetime.
Educational Objectives
- understand the role of the caregiver education in treatment plan modification.
- understand how disability modifies risk for caries.
This program is presented by
Contact
For information, please contact Penn Dental Medicine Continuing Dental Education at:
PDMContinuingEd@dental.upenn.edu