Course Topics:
- Bridging the Gap: Tips for Treating a Patient with Autism – 3 or 4 hour program
- Success and Preparation for Special Needs Patients ….plus Treating Patients with Autism – 6 hour program
- The Special Patient with Autism &/or Anxiety: How you can help… – 3-4 hour program
- New Course Title…..Treating AAA Patients – Alzheimer’s, Anxiety & Autism: Transforms Lives and Careers – 3-4 hour program
Course Descriptions:
- Bridging the Gap: Tips for Treating a Patient with Autism
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is now reporting that 1 in every 88 children today is born with some form of Autism, a disease that affects an individual’s ability to communicate, socialize, and in some cases function independently on a day-to-day basis. Practitioners are finding patients who are challenged with these diseases in their practice on a more routine basis than ever before. The need to better understand these patients and their unique abilities and gifts has never been greater.
This course provides a review of the patient with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and the reasons why practitioners, from a legal and professional aspect, need to better understand these unique patients. A review of how to properly assess the patient’s abilities will be conducted. Techniques for treatment and a review of technology and creativity that might be used will be explored. A comprehensive documented home care regimen that should be provided to caretakers will be discussed. Guidelines will be given for practitioners on how to easily incorporate these special patients into their practice and make their career more rewarding than they ever imagined it could be.
- Success and Preparation for Special Needs Patients ….plus Treating Patients with Autism
This course will discuss the steps that a practitioner can take to help guide patients with special needs to be treated successfully in a dental setting. Materials and guidelines that can be provided to the family and information that can be learned about the patient prior to the visit will be reviewed. A review of how to properly assess the patient’s abilities will be conducted. A comprehensive documented home care regimen that should be provided to caretakers will be discussed. Techniques for treatment and a review of technology and creativity that might be used will be explored. A review specific to the patient with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) will also be provided. Guidelines will be given for practitioners on how to easily incorporate these special patients into their practice and make their career more rewarding than they ever imagined it could be.
The Special Patient with Autism &/or Anxiety: How you can help…
Treating AAA Patients – Alzheimer’s, Anxiety and Autism: Transforms Lives and Careers
This course reviews the science and definitions of these medical conditions while exploring techniques to guide dental professionals and patients through a successful dental appointment. Learnings include patient assessment, behavior guidance and treatment techniques which include implementable technologies. Examples of homecare regimens for caretakers, as well as specific guidelines for practitioners will help you incorporate these patients into your practice, enhancing your clinical abilities while enriching your career.