Aging, Alzheimer’s & Oral Health Issues:
Practical Issues in Delivering Oral Care For the Home Bound
Aging, Alzheimer’s & Oral Health Issues:
Practical Issues in Delivering Oral Care For the Home Bound
Your home bound patient’s bridge just fell into her soup. Can you help?
Our geriatric communities are underserved.
Especially those patients with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia, or who are otherwise homebound, in residential care or assisted living communities. Through house call dentistry, clinicians provide dental care when, where and how it meets the individual patient’s needs. Learn what you need to know and what you need to do to provide convenient, safe dental care for patients in the comfort of their home environments.
Explore the early signs of dementia.
Compare to manifestations of normal aging. Illuminate the bidirectional relationship between periodontal disease and Alzheimer’s disease, including how proper oral hygiene may lessen Alzheimer’s symptoms, as well as slow down the progress of this disease.
Recognize the inherent communication challenges.
Discover tips for honing verbal skills. Identify the essential records and documentation to keep in the patient’s record. Feel good about providing the best oral care to ensure your patient is comfortable, they can eat, swallow, and feel good about smiling.
VIEW COURSE DESCRIPTIONYour home bound patient’s bridge just fell into her soup. Can you help?
Our geriatric communities are underserved.
Especially those patients with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia, or who are otherwise homebound, in residential care or assisted living communities. Through house call dentistry, clinicians provide dental care when, where and how it meets the individual patient’s needs. Learn what you need to know and what you need to do to provide convenient, safe dental care for patients in the comfort of their home environments.
Explore the early signs of dementia.
Compare to manifestations of normal aging. Illuminate the bidirectional relationship between periodontal disease and Alzheimer’s disease, including how proper oral hygiene may lessen Alzheimer’s symptoms, as well as slow down the progress of this disease.
Recognize the inherent communication challenges.
Discover tips for honing verbal skills. Identify the essential records and documentation to keep in the patient’s record. Feel good about providing the best oral care to ensure your patient is comfortable, they can eat, swallow, and feel good about smiling.
VIEW COURSE DESCRIPTION
COMPELLING & HEARTFELT PRESENTATION
"Dr. Joy Poskozim shares her passion and expertise in geriatric dentistry with a compelling and heartfelt presentation. She lays the groundwork for the specialized care these aging patients require and shares the secrets to building your practice by servicing this growing segment of the population. Every practice can implement the skills she presents."
– Dr. Susan McMahon, AAACD Catapult Education
A TRUE EXPERT IN THIS UNDERREPRESENTED FIELD
“Dr. Poskozim has a true passion and drive to increase access to dental care for our aging population. She is a true expert in this underrepresented field. She delivers technical expertise while also inspiring others to get more involved in the field of geriatric dentistry. I think you will find her passion contagious.”
– Stephenie Goddard; CEO, Glidewell Dental
COMPELLING & HEARTFELT PRESENTATION
"Dr. Joy Poskozim shares her passion and expertise in geriatric dentistry with a compelling and heartfelt presentation. She lays the groundwork for the specialized care these aging patients require and shares the secrets to building your practice by servicing this growing segment of the population. Every practice can implement the skills she presents."
– Dr. Susan McMahon, AAACD Catapult Education
A TRUE EXPERT IN THIS UNDERREPRESENTED FIELD
“Dr. Poskozim has a true passion and drive to increase access to dental care for our aging population. She is a true expert in this underrepresented field. She delivers technical expertise while also inspiring others to get more involved in the field of geriatric dentistry. I think you will find her passion contagious.”
– Stephenie Goddard; CEO, Glidewell Dental