Creating a Dementia-friendly Dental Practice: An In-depth Training Program

This course was developed under the direction of Stephen K. Shuman, DDS, MS, FGSA, FICD

Professor & Director, Oral Health Services for Older Adults Program
Director, Division of Hospital & Special Care Dentistry
University of Minnesota School of Dentistry

Faculty, Minnesota Northstar Geriatrics Workforce Expansion Program (GWEP)
University of Minnesota 

Dr. Shuman received his dental degree from Temple University and completed his Fellowship and MS degree in Geriatric Dentistry from the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry. He joined the University of Minnesota faculty in 1989 and is now a Professor and the Director of the school's Oral Health Services for Older Adults Program and Director of the Division of Hospital & Special Care Dentistry. He also serves on the faculty for the school’s Special Healthcare Needs Clinic and the University’s HRSA-funded Northstar Geriatrics Workforce Expansion Program. Dr. Shuman served on the Board of Directors of the American Society for Geriatric Dentistry for 10 years and was President of that organization from 1998-99. He currently serves as Chair of the Oral Health Workgroup for the Gerontological Society of America and Chair of the Minnesota Dental Association’s Barriers to Care Committee. His teaching and clinical programs have been recognized nationally and at the state and local levels, including the American Dental Association's national Geriatric Oral Health Award and the 2016 Innovation Award from LeadingAge, the national association of over 6000 non-profits representing the entire field of aging services. He is a Fellow of the International College of Dentists and only the 8^th dental professional to be inducted as a Fellow of the Gerontological Society of America, the nation's oldest and largest organization of professionals working in aging research, education, policy, and practice.

Disclosure Summary

It is the policy of the University of Minnesota Office of Continuing Dental Education to ensure balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigor in all of its sponsored educational activities. All participating speakers, course directors, and planning committee members are required to disclose to the program audience any financial relationships related to the subject matter of this program. Relationships of spouse/partner with proprietary entities producing health care goods or services should be disclosed if they are of a nature that may influence the objectivity of the individual in a position to control the content of the CDE activity. Disclosure information is reviewed in advance in order to manage and resolve any possible conflicts of interest. Specific disclosure information for each speaker, course director, and planning committee member will be shared with the audience prior to the speaker’s presentation.

Neither the speaker nor Continuing Dental Education Staff members have anything to disclose.

These presentations do not include discussions of an off-label/investigative use of a commercial product/device.