CE: Providing Dental Care for Children and Adults with Developmental Disabilities

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Light snacks will be served. 

Dental office visits can be a major challenge for someone who has had trauma around medical appointments, has sensory integration or processing issues, lack of speech, or complex health needs. Often people are seen in the hospital using a general anesthetic for dental treatment. Creating a relationship with a dental office and creating the expectation for safe, effective, and consistent daily mouth care is an important step in preventing and treating oral disease.

Recognize techniques and the timeline required to assist in preparing a person to visit the dental office

Identify situations that can trigger reactive behaviours and strategies to help minimize these behaviours at the dental office

Outline the challenges of oral health care and dental office visits for people with complex health needs