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Caries-Prone Patients: Prevention, Assessment, and Interventions, 3rd Edition

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Course Overview

The impact of nutrition on the caries process is known in the dental field, but dental professionals need to continue to convey the importance of this relationship to patients. Working as partners with patients, dental professionals can aid in the prevention of dental caries and help maintain patients’ overall health by offering nutritional counseling and behavior modification techniques.  Parents must be educated about the unique oral health needs of children and adolescents and the importance of establishing optimal oral hygiene habits at an early age. The incidence of caries in the United States could decrease significantly as dental professionals implement the advances available for early caries detection, recommend anti-caries treatments, and offer nutritional analysis and counseling. It is also essential that dental professionals provide customized oral hygiene regimens and education for their patients. This basic-level course is intended to equip all members of the dental team with the skills needed to realize this overriding goal.

Learning Outcomes  
Upon the completion of this course, the learner should be able to:

  • Describe the caries process and methods for its detection.
  • List the oral care habits recommended by the American Dental Association.
  • Identify the dietary choices of patients and the factors that influence the diets of patients.
  • Recognize populations at increased risk for caries and describe caries prevention products and procedures for this population.
  • Explain the use of personalized patient care and nutritional counseling to decrease incidence of caries. 
     

About the Author/Presenter  
Mark Szarejko, DDS, FAGD

Mark received his dental degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Dentistry in 1985 and Fellowship in the Academy of General Dentistry in 1994. He has been an examiner for the State of Florida Dental and Dental Hygiene Licensure Examinations since 1994. He has also served as an expert witness for the state of Florida and for private companies. He has authored and edited many dental continuing education courses and has given presentations on varied dental topics to local, regional, and national audiences. He has served as a dentist in the county correctional system for nearly half of his career, where the incidence of HIV/AIDS is much higher relative to that of the general population. The surgical and nonsurgical dental treatment of HIV/AIDS patients is a common occurrence in this setting, allowing him to have a unique perspective of the oral manifestations of HIV/AIDS patients and of their dental treatment.

Audience/Accreditations and Approvals  
TRC Healthcare/ NetCE  
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by TRC Healthcare/ NetCE. TRC Healthcare/NetCE is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.  
This course is designed for the following healthcare professions (select your profession for details):  
Dental 
AGD Code: 250

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