Athletes experience a complex array of oral health issues. The association between biochemical physiology, oral habits, and related factors and the increased prevalence of carious lesions can impact the athlete’s ability to perform well—in both training and competitions. Many of these athletes have no awareness of their oral health issues.
The need to formally establish pre-participation dental screening examinations has been well documented. Based on a literature review and many years of use, a newly designed "Combination Pre-participation Dental Screening and Triaging Form" has emerged. You will learn about its practical application.
The program will highlight other areas of concern when managing your patient athletes, including smokeless tobacco (ST) use, hazard awareness and a unique approach to ST cessation, the emergence of E-cigarette usage, mouthguard use, and bacterial contamination, and the ideal properties of a mouthguard.
Register for Upcoming Sessions
August 20, 2024 7:00 pm - August 20, 2024 8:30 pm
All times for all events are in local Central Time.
Zoom Webinar
Course Number: CF4777
Enrollment is limited to 27.
Learn How To
Understand the association between biochemical physiology, oral habits, and related factors and the increase in the prevalence of carious lesions
Understand how utilizing the new combination “Pre-participation Dental Screening and Triaging Form” can identify caries early, allowing treatment and reducing the potential loss of playing time and minimizing the cost of dental treatment for athletes.
Understand the rationale and how to implement an ST hazard awareness and cessation program for athletes.
Discuss the bacterial contamination that occurs during dental mouthguard usage.
Training Methods
Illustrated lectures, discussions, and case studies