LL 01- Finding Our Way Towards Caring for Special Needs Patients

Friday, May 27, 2022

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM PT

Location: Exhibit Hall Floor

CE: 1 CE Hours

Speaker(s)

Victoria K. Sullivan, DDS M.Ed

Associate Professor Department of Pediatric Dentistry
UNLV school of Dental Medicine
UNLV
Sharon Freudenberger, DDS

Attending Faculty
Maimonides Medical Center

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Description of Presentation: The hypothesis is that a barrier to health care in the special needs population is the lack of a standardized screening and treatment tools for pediatric dentists. The purpose of the research is to determine the validity of this hypothesis and then to develop and test a 3-part screening tool.

Learning Objectives:

Describe the issues of barrier to care in special needs
Identify tools and guidelines to properly care for the special needs population
Estimate and demonstrate a working outline for screening and treatment of special needs patients