Women's Health for Dental Professionals
Course #53384 - $45 -
- Participation Instructions
- Review the course material online or in print.
- Complete the course evaluation.
- Review your Transcript to view and print your Certificate of Completion. Your date of completion will be the date (Pacific Time) the course was electronically submitted for credit, with no exceptions. Partial credit is not available.
In the last century, a virtual "knowledge explosion" has taken place with regard to women's health issues. In addition, there have been changes in the roles assumed by women in the home and in the workplace. Alterations and improvements in the pharmacologic and surgical treatment of many women's illnesses and health issues have also impacted outcomes and altered perspectives for long-term well-being and quality of life. For the dental healthcare professional, an expanded appreciation and knowledge of women's health issues means more than just understanding the issues that directly impact oral health. Ongoing research and emerging information investigating possible mechanisms of action and confirming links between oral health and a woman's overall well-being makes it imperative that dental professionals expand their knowledge of medicine. The information in this course has relevance and application to the daily practice of dentistry as conscientious healthcare professionals assume an expanded role in the total care of their patients.
- INTRODUCTION
- PERIODONTAL DISEASE OVERVIEW
- WOMEN'S HEALTH OVERVIEW
- PUBERTY AND MENSTRUATION
- GYNECOLOGIC HEALTH
- ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES
- PREGNANCY
- WOMEN'S CANCERS
- MENOPAUSE
- OSTEOPOROSIS
- CARDIAC HEALTH
- SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS
- EATING DISORDERS
- DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
- CONCLUSION
- RESOURCES
- SELECTED GLOSSARY OF TERMS
- Works Cited
This course is designed for dentists, dental hygienists, and dental assistants.
The purpose of this course is to provide dental healthcare professionals with a comprehensive update on healthcare-related issues affecting women.
Upon completion of this course, you should be able to:
- Discuss the role that oral health plays in the overall health of women.
- Describe the oral health manifestations associated with puberty and menstruation.
- Discuss the changes in the oral cavity associated with oral contraceptives and pregnancy.
- Identify the various types of cancer that affect women and describe how cancer treatments relate to women's oral health.
- Describe the role of hormone replacement therapy for the treatment of perimenopausal and menopausal symptoms.
- Identify strategies for the treatment and prevention of osteoporosis.
- Identify dental issues relevant to cardiovascular disease.
- Compare and contrast symptomatology and treatment of sexually transmitted infections.
- Identify the signs of eating disorders that may be identified by dental health professionals.
- Discuss the role of the dental health professional in identifying signs and symptoms associated with domestic violence.
William E. Frey, DDS, MS, FICD, graduated from the University of California School of Dentistry, San Francisco, California, in 1966. In 1975, he completed residency training in Periodontics and received a Master's degree from George Washington University.
Dr. Frey retired from the United States Army Dental Corps in 1989 after 22 years of service. Throughout the course of his professional career, he has continuously practiced dentistry, the first 7 years as a general dentist and the past more than 40 as a periodontist. His military experience included the command of a networked Dental Activity consisting of five dental clinics. In his last assignment, he was in charge of a 38-chair facility. Colonel Frey was selected by the Army to serve on two separate occasions as the Chair of the Periodontal Department in Army General Dentistry Residency Training Programs.
Dr. Frey is the founder and president of Perio Plus, a practice management firm specializing in creating individually-designed hygiene and periodontal care programs for general dentists. He is also the creator of the Inspector Gum patient education series.
Contributing faculty, William E. Frey, DDS, MS, FICD, has disclosed no relevant financial relationship with any product manufacturer or service provider mentioned.
Mark J. Szarejko, DDS, FAGD
The division planner has disclosed no relevant financial relationship with any product manufacturer or service provider mentioned.
Sarah Campbell
The Director of Development and Academic Affairs has disclosed no relevant financial relationship with any product manufacturer or service provider mentioned.
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