Expanding Your Practice Through Early Childhood Dental Care and the Care of Pregnant Women

Speakers:

Tegwyn H. Brickhouse, D.D.S., Ph.D., VCU School of Dentistry, Pediatric Dentistry Department chair, and associate professor

Sarah Holland, executive director for the Virginia Oral Health Coalition (VaOHC)

Nathan Webb, M.D. Asst. professor, VCU Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Continental breakfast begins at 8 a.m.

This session will teach participants the unique clinical skills necessary to provide dental care to young children. Second, the course will review effective strategies and techniques to help children and parents understand the importance of good oral health as well as the need for every child to have secure, ongoing care from a consistent provider (a dental home). Lastly, participants will gain a snapshot of the access issues facing Virginia and learn techniques to help build their dental practices. Teaching methods include lecture, role-play, and question and answer.

The participant will be able to:

1. Review the importance of a pediatric dental home for very young children

2. Discuss methods to improve oral health outcomes for children

3. Review access issues facing Virginia

4. Discuss techniques that will help build a dental practice

5. Identify techniques to improve oral health habits among pregnant women

6. Identify barriers to access and delivery of perinatal oral health care

For more information on course content, contact the Continuing Education Office at 804-828-0869.

VCU School of Dentistry is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider.

ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry. VCU School of Dentistry designates this activity for three hours continuing education credits.  

$95 (D.D.S.), and $55 (D.H.). Cost includes lunch and cover charge to block party.