Preparing for Special Care Dentistry. 1 Credit Hour

Catalog description

The Preparing for Special Care Dentistry (PSCD) Course will provide dental students with foundational learning experiences in effective management of patients with special health care needs critical to providing quality patient care and the success of dental practices. The goal of the course is to have students understand patient-centered care and their responsibilities in preparation for clinical decision making at the special care dental clinic. Specifically, students will learn and apply foundational principles of disability, relationships between disability and oral health, knowledge of the spectrum of medical conditions, impairments and disorders that affect oral health unique to the provision of dental care for infant, child, adolescent, and adult patients. Problem-oriented approach to diagnosis and treatment planning, as well as coordinating inter-professional team work to deliver individualized oral health care plans.