- Are you a dental surgeon trying to learn how to take care of people with mental and physical disabilities at the dental office?
- Are you searching for an online course regarding this matter?

If this is the case then this package is just what you require. The package here contains a course that has been designed to teach dentists how to take care of people with mental and physical disabilities at the dental office. This course will certainly help you in getting useful information regarding this particular subject.

What is this course, who should take this course and what are the benefits of taking it?

This online course was originally presented in 2008, and is intended for both graduate and undergraduate dentistry and other medical specialty students. Its subject matter concerns caring for people with mental and physical disabilities at the dental office. Through lectures and supplementary readings you will learn to approach and treat patients with specific mental and physical disabilities, including:

- Congenital heart defects
- Cerebral palsy
- Epilepsy
- Down syndrome
- Autism and related disorders

Table of Contents:

- Introduction to Special Care in Dentistry
- Intellectual Disability
- Medical Considerations and Syndromes
- Applying Behavior Management in Special Care Dentistry
- Preventive Care and Special Care Dentistry
- Special Considerations in Special Care Dentistry
- Case Studies in Special Care Dentistry
- Special Care Rotation

Course Objectives:

- Learn firsthand about some of the experiences and strong perceptions held by persons with disabilities
- Discover how the legal rights, and accompanying philosophical changes, have positively affected the ways in which persons with disabilities now live
- Gain an overview of the purposes and practices of some organizations serving the dental needs of persons with disabilities in the community
- Identify critical barriers to dental care in the special needs population

Author Bio

John Morgan and Bonnie F. Zimble are the instructors for this course.