CDE: [Center for Persons with Disabilities Presentation Series] ft. Brooke Fukuoka, DMD

18
Aug, 2021
05:30 PM-07:00 PM

Presented virtually via Zoom Webinar

Time: 5:30-7:00 pm EST; This virtual lecture will begin promptly at 5:30 pm via Zoom Webinar.
Registration: FREE; Registration is still required.
CE Credits: 1.5 lecture credits
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Guided Oral Hygiene and Assisted Oral Hygiene: Methods to play an active role in home hygiene

Course Description

No matter what we do in the office, our success is dependent on what our patients do outside of our office. Regular oral hygiene is key to oral health, yet sometimes it is a struggle. We want to emphasize a team approach to homecare, with the dental professional, the caregiver, and the patient all playing important roles. This webinar will discuss various workflow systems and a documentation system we have implemented. We may even touch on some we plan to explore in the future. We will share tools and technology that can make home hygiene less of a struggle with the ultimate goal of improving regular home hygiene for all patients, especially those who have disabilities. We then plan to conclude with a short guided oral hygiene demo and time for Q&A.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, the learner will:

  • Understand what guided oral hygiene and assisted oral hygiene are and will be able to give examples of when each can be useful.
  • Be able to categorize patients utilizing the Your Special Smiles Oral Hygiene Ability Spectrum and they will know where to find the paperwork if they desire to use this system.
  • Have seen a mock guided oral hygiene session.
  • Be able to give at least two modifications that can help patients who lack cooperation with oral hygiene implementation.
Speaker

Dr. Brooke Fukuoka is a passionate speaker whose primary focus is improving oral health for patients who have special needs and geriatric patients who live in long-term care.

She has practiced in a diverse array of settings and has started multiple programs to help expand access to care for her patients. She practices portable dentistry, teledentistry, interdisciplinary hospital dentistry. She has has developed and oversees a guided oral hygiene/assisted oral hygiene program for two long term care facilities in her rural town of Jerome, ID. She is in the process of creating an Advanced Delivery Dental Clinic that will focus on special care dentistry with a local health center where she works as an employee three days per week.

She is active in organized dentistry and has served many leadership roles on the local and national level. She loves networking and learning from others. She genuinely hopes you enjoy this course and that it helps you in your future endeavors.

Disclosure: Dr. Brooke formed relationships with various companies that may be mentioned in this course. Full disclosure of all relationships is always given above and beyond what is required. Mouthwatch has sponsored talks she has given in the past and likely future for which she has been given honorarium. She also has received product donations and samples from Mouthwatch. This course was not sponsored by Mouthwatch. Dr. Brooke is not employed by Mouthwatch and has no direct financial interest in the company. Elevate Oral Care has sponsored talks she has given in the past and likely future for which she has been given honorarium. She also has received product donations and samples from Elevate. This course was not sponsored by Elevate. Dr. Brooke is not employed by Elevate and has no direct financial interest in the company. Delta Dental of Idaho Community Outreach is the lead sponsor for the Advanced Delivery Dental Clinic that is being built with the health center and Dr. Brooke. Delta Dental of Idaho also has also reliably supplied volunteer hygienists for Special Olympics outreach events that Dr. Brooke has organized. Dr. Brooke is not employed by Delta Dental and has no direct financial interest in the company. Other companies that have made significant product donations to the program and may be mentioned are: Waterpik, Triple Bristle, and EZ Teeth Brush.


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University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine designates this activity for 1.5 continuing education credits.