NS-20 - Breaking Down the Medically Complex Patient: A Practical Approach to Risk Assessment

Saturday, April 20, 2024

12:15 PM – 1:45 PM PT

Location: 515 A

Earn 1.5 CE Credits

Speaker(s)

Tiffany Tavares, DDS, DMSc

Assistant Professor/ Clinical
UT Heath San Antonio School of Dentistry
San Antonio, Texas

Disclosure(s): Galt Pharmaceuticals: Honorarium (Terminated, June 1, 2023)

Handouts

Session Host(s)

Kayla T. Tio, D.D.S., MDS. (she/her/hers)

Endodontist
Cornerstone Endodontics
Burleson, Texas

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Participants will be presented with a framework for medical risk assessment, updates on guidelines for the management of medically complex patient in dental practice, and best practices for communication with medical professions about their patient’s medical conditions for appropriate medical risk assessment and adequate dental treatment planning.

Learning Objectives:

Discuss the principles of medical risk assessment in dental practice.
Discuss updates to guidelines and the body of knowledge for the dental management of medically complex patients including best practices for dental clearance before surgery and transplantation.
Formulate effective communication strategies between dental and medical professionals concerning mutual medically complex patients, prioritizing shared-decision making and person-centered care.