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Improve the Oral Health of Patients with Autism Spectrum Disorder

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While the research is mixed on whether this population is at increased risk for dental caries, dental hygienists are well-positioned to help these patients maintain their oral health.

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
After reading this course, the participant should be able to:

  1. Identify the clinical manifestations of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and how it is diagnosed.
  2. Discuss the literature describing the association between ASD and dental caries.
  3. Describe treatment strategies to improve the oral health of patients with ASD.

This course was issued in February 2022 and expires February 2025. The authors have no commercial conflicts of interest to disclose. This 2 credit hour self-study activity is electronically mediated.

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Sefa S. Laurence, MSDH, CDA, is an assistant adjunct professor in the Department of Dental Hygiene at Howard University College of Dentistry in Washington, DC. She can be reached at: sefa.laurence@howard.edu.


Lee Melvin, DMD, is a boardcertified periodontist and a senior lecturer at the Gene W. Hirschfeld School of Dental Hygiene at Old Dominion University (ODU) in Norfolk, Virginia.


Ann M. Bruhn, RDH, BSDH, MS, is an associate professor and chair of the Gene W. Hirschfeld School of Dental Hygiene at Old Dominion University (ODU) in Norfolk, Virginia. She is a frequent contributor to peer-reviewed journals, is co-author of Exercises In Oral Radiography Techniques: A Laboratory Manual, and has written several textbook chapters. Bruhn received funding to examine innovative strategies for the exposure of high-quality radiographic images on post-mortem remains in mass fatality events among other internal and external funding awards. She has disseminated research through national and international presentations and conducted continuing education courses at national conferences. Bruhn is also a member of Dimensions of Dental Hygiene’s Peer Review Panel.


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