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Support the Oral Health of Your Patients with Alzheimer Disease

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Individuals with this common type of dementia can be successfully treated in the traditional dental practice.

AGD Subject Code: 750
EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
After reading this course, the participant should be able to:

  1. Identify oral diseases commonly found among those with Alzheimer disease (AD).
  2. Discuss oral hygiene strategies for individuals with AD.
  3. Implement appropriate modifications to support succesful dental appointments in this patient population.

This course was issued in January 2023 and expires January 2026. The author has no commercial conflicts of interest to disclose. This 2 credit hour self-study activity is electronically mediated.

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Belmont Business Media is an ADA CERP-recognized provider. ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry. Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the provider or to the Commission for Continuing Education Provider Recognition at ada.org/cerp. Belmont Business Media Nationally Approved PACE Program Provider for AGD/MAGD credit. Approval does not imply acceptance by any regulatory authority or AGD endorsement. 7/1/2023 to 6/30/2026. Provider ID# 317924
3621 Harbor Blvd., Suite 265, Santa Ana, CA 92704

Emily R. Holt, MHA, RDH, CDA, EFDA, is a clinical professor of dental hygiene at the University of Southern Indiana in Evansville where she has taught for 16 years covering special needs, oral and general pathology, periodontology, pain management, head and neck anatomy, senior clinic, and periodontal clinic. In 2020, she became a certified Positive Approach to Care independent trainer and educates dental professionals on dementia and behavioral approaches. Holt practices dental hygiene weekly in Evansville, Indiana. She is also a consultant member of the CDCA-WREB-CITA examination team. Holt can be reached at: erholt@usi.edu.


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