This is a recording of the live symposium on Aug. 26, 2022.
Overview
The 2022 Symposium on Oral Health
of Older Adults is an opportunity to raise awareness about the oral health of
older adults and engage dental professionals across various experience,
interest, and practice environments. The symposium content
is aimed at dental students, residents, practicing dentists, policy makers,
medical colleagues, and other practitioners.
This 6-credit online course includes recordings of the
symposium presentations as well as donwloadable slides
and resources.
NOTE: Learners must complete
the final quiz to earn CE credit.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of
this symposium, attendees should be able to:
• Discuss and inform healthcare
colleagues how the dental profession is preparing to treat the growing
population of older adults
• Identify the correlation between oral health and
systemic disease.
• Describe how various issues create barriers to access to
dental care for older Americans
Symposium presentations:
Aging Successfully:
Preparing Dentists to Provide Oral Health for Prime of Life Patients (Keynote
Address)
Linda Niessen, D.M.D., M.P.H.,
M.P.P., Professor and Founding Dean, College of Dental Medicine, and
Vice Provost, Oral Health Affairs, Kansas City University
Oral Health in America: Advances and Challenges
for Older Adults
CAPT Renée Joskow, D.D.S., M.P.H.,
F.A.G.D., Senior Advisor to the NIDCR Director, Acting Director, Office
of SciencePolicy and Analysis,
NIDCROral Health – An Essential Element of Healthy
Aging: An Initiative of The Gerontological Society of
America
Stephen Shuman, D.D.S., M.S.,
F.G.S.A., Professor, Director, Oral Health Services for Older Adults
Program,University of Minnesota,
Chair, Oral Health Workgroup, Gerontological Society of
AmericaOral Health: An Essential Element of Healthy
Aging
Eric Wahlstrom, M.P.H., Senior Project Manager,
Discern HealthThe Oral Health Care Practice Patterns for
Geriatric Patients: An ADA Clinical Evaluators Panel
Survey
Satheesh Elangovan, B.D.S., D.Sc.,
D.M.Sc.,
Professor and Interim Chair of Periodontics, University of Iowa College of
Dentistry and PharmacyThe Role of Oral Medicine Practitioners in the
Oral Healthcare Team
Joel Napenas, D.D.S., Director, Oral Medicine
Residency Training Program, Dept. of Oral Medicine, Atrium Health,
NCDelivery of Care in Non-traditional
Settings
Richard Dest, D.D.S., C.E.O.
and Founder, Senior Dental Care
Lyubov Slashcheva, D.D.S., M.S.,
F.A.B.S.C.D., D.A.B.D.P.H., F.I.C.D., Research Director, Apple Tree
Dental
Michael Reed, D.D.S., F.A.G.D.,
F.A.S.G.D.,
Diplomate ABSCD, Director, Mobile Dental CareTreatment Planning, Interdisciplinary Communication,
and Ethical Considerations
Susan Hyde, D.D.S., M.P.H.,
Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Preventive and Restorative Dental Science
Schoolof Dentistry, UCSF
Karen Raju,
B.D.S., M.P.H., D.P.H.-C, Associate Specialist, Division of Oral
Epidemiology and Dental Public Health, Department of Preventive and Restorative
Dental Sciences, UCSF
Christie-Michele Hogue, D.D.S.,
A.G.S.F., Founder and C.E.O. Mouth Mirrors, LLC
Carlos
Smith, D.D.S.,
M.Div, F.A.C.D. Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Director of Ethics
Curriculum, Associate Professor, Virginia Commonwealth
UniversityPlus: Two question and answer
sessions
