AGD 2015 Annual Meeting

S11: Four Diverse Approaches to Treating Patients with Special Needs

Subject:	750 - Special Patient Care
Credits:	4 Lecture
Thursday, June 18:	1 to 5 p.m.
Audience:	DTC (D, H, A, O, T), ST, R
Fee:	$50
Location:	Moscone West, Level 2, Room 2022

Dr. Blende Bio: Chief of the Dental Division at two major San Francisco hospitals and on staff at six additional Bay Area and New York hospitals

Ms. Leonis Bio: Novato, California; portable dental hygiene practice; Owner, Your Great Smile; President, Richmond Dental Hygiene Alliance Project, Inc.

Dr. Levy Bio: Frederick, MD; private group and hospital general practice

Dr. Wong Bio:

Description: If you’ve seen one, you’ve seen, well still only one. Patients with special needs are more diverse and unique than fingerprints. This new and novel program will feature four leading experts on successful management of patients who are anxious or have other special needs. You will learn tricks for management in a dental office, private home, nursing home, institution, operating room, mobile van, and other venues. This unique first-time symposium will include clinical approaches from four people with widely divergent, and successful outcomes spanning many thousands of patients over four decades. Presenters will share their treatment modalities including prevention and emergency care, for every age, every location, any medical condition, anywhere in the US. A Q&A will follow the four presentations for greater interaction and learning opportunities.

Learning Objectives:

Be aware of how personally gratifying and rewarding it can be to treat patients who have special needs;
Be familiar with means and methods of performing standard procedures on difficult or unmanageable patients of all ages and conditions;
Be able to implement protocols and checklists for treating special-needs patients in the office, hospital, home, nursing home, institution, mobile van, operating room, and elsewhere;
Discover the variety of approaches for successfully treating special-needs patients in any setting or venue.

Course Cancellation Policy:

Full refunds will be granted if written requests are received by the AGD on or before May 16, 2015. Cancellation requests received less than 30 days prior to the first official day of the annual meeting, with the exception of AGD member dentist registrants who have been elevated to delegate or alternate delegate status, will not be eligible for a credit or refund. All cancellations will be processed within 60 days after AGD2015. Email your request to courses@agd.org, or fax it to 312.440.0513.