march, 2020

Event Details
Course Outline: This course will provide you with knowledge and practical tools to recognise and manage oral and dental needs of medically complex dental patients. Case-based learning will be used to
Event Details
Course Outline:
This course will provide you with knowledge and practical tools to recognise and manage oral and dental needs of medically complex dental patients. Case-based learning will be used to simulate the setting in a dental office, and to stimulate the discussion.
The course will also review current knowledge about oral complications in cancer patients. The presentations will emphasis topics with practical implications for general dental practitioners. Recent advances in the diagnosis and management of common oral complications of cancer or cancer therapy will be presented.
Key topics to be covered:
- Dental management of medically complex patients
- Bleeding and anticoagulants
- Antibiotic prophylaxis
- Oral complications in cancer patients
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Speakers for this event
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Dr Sharon Elad
Dr Sharon Elad
Professor and Chair of the Division of Oral Medicine at the Eastman Institute for Oral Health, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA.
Dr. Sharon Elad, DMD MSc is the Professor and Chair of the Division of Oral Medicine at the Eastman Institute for Oral Health, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA. Additionally, she is the Principal Consultant for Hospital Dentistry at the Strong Memorial Hospital at the University of Rochester Medical Center. She is the head of several courses for residents and students related to oral medicine and dental management of medically complex patients.
Dr. Elad is the Chair of the MASCC/ISOO Mucositis Study Group. Previously she served as the Secretary of the ISOO and was the lead in the development of a position paper by MASCC/ISOO and EBMT about oral care for patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Also Dr. Elad is also the section head for GVHD and for Viral Infections within the MASCC/ISOO Oral Care Study Group.
Dr. Elad has performed as the principle investigator of several studies, including multi-central multi-national studies, mostly in the fields of oral medicine, hematology, oncology and dental management of medically complex patients.
Dr. Elad is among the select few who have received the Honorary Diplomate Award from the American Board of Oral Medicine.
URL https://www.adansw.com.au/CPD/CPD-Presenters/Sharon-Elad
Professor and Chair of the Division of Oral Medicine at the Eastman Institute for Oral Health, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA.
Organizer
ADA WAIn Western Australia, ADAWA is regarded as the recognised voice of dentistry. With around 92% of registered dentists and dental specialists across the private and public sectors as members, the Association provides a most effective representative body. ADAWA strives to promote the art and science of dentistry, to represent the profession and to provide services which promote the highest level of oral health in the community.[email protected] ADA House, 54-58 Havelock Street, West Perth, WA 6005
Time
(Tuesday) 8:30 am - 5:00 pm AWST(GMT+11:00) View in my time
CPD Hours
6.5
Price
$627.00 – $940.50