Friday, October 1, 2010
9:30 AM to 4:30 PM
CE hours: 6.5
tuition: $295;
Hygienists and Auxiliaries employed by NYCDS members, $195
other Hygienists and Auxiliaries, $225
course: M1001A
FOR DENTISTS AND HYGIENISTS

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By 2050, people 65 and over will comprise 21 percent of the U.S. population. As the population
ages, the number of older adults presenting for diagnosis and treatment of oral disease will
increase along with the need for oral health care providers trained in diagnosing and treating the
oral health needs of senior citizens. This program will discuss the oral health approaches needed
to address common age-related physiologic and pathologic processes of the health care of older
adults who are seeking routine dental care.

Topics to be discussed include:

• common medical issues and their impact on the oral cavity and delivery of care, including
  cardiovascular disease, bleeding issues, diabetes and neurologic impairment;
• medications used to treat common medical conditions and their impact on the delivery of
  dental care, including common side effects and drug interactions;
• how to recognize and treat common oral conditions/lesions in older adults, such as candidiasis,
  xerostomia, and mucocutaneous diseases;
• new diagnostic tools used in the detection of oral cancer;
• treatment of cervical caries and how to prevent them; and
• how to both recognize and manage older adults with cognitive impairment.

RESULTS: You will gain an understanding of the conditions and medications associated with
aging and how it influences the dental care of senior citizens. 

Miriam R. Robbins, D.D.S., M.S. Diplomate, American Board of Special Care Dentistry. Clinical associate professor and Associate Chair, Department of Oral-Maxillofacial Pathology, Radiology and Medicine, the Director of Special Patient Care and the Director of the International Oral Medicine Residency Program at the New York University College of Dentistry. Dr. Robbins maintains a private practice in New York City, focused on the dental management of medically complex and special needs patients.

Janet A. Yellowitz, D.M.D., M.P.H. Diplomate, American Board of Special Care Dentistry. Director, Geriatric Dentistry, University of Maryland Dental School. Fellow,American Society for Geriatric Dentistry; Past President, Special Care Dentistry Association. She lectures nationally and internationally. Dr. Yellowitz provides oral health care to residents of long term care facilities in the Baltimore metropolitan area.

A. Ross Kerr, D.D.S., M.D.S. Diplomate, American Board of Oral Medicine. Clinical Associate Professor, Dept of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology, Radiology & Medicine, New York University College of Dentistry, where he is the director of the Oral Mucosal Disease Service. He lectures nationally and internationally, and has contributed to the dental and medical literature. His private practice is focused on the dental management of medically complex patients in New York City.