Special Care Dentistry meeting planned

The Special Care Dentistry Association will hold its 22nd Annual Meeting on Special Care Dentistry March 26-28 at the Swissôtel Chicago.

With the theme, Special Needs in Challenging Times: Clinically-Focused Education to Treat the Patient with Complex Needs, the meeting offers participants a chance to earn up to 19.75 continuing education credit hours with courses designed to help dental professionals improve the oral health of people with special needs.

Wadell Blackwell, author and director of Multicultural Student Affairs at Arizona State University, is the speaker for the keynote presentation: The Power of Words. He will help those attending learn how the use of words can, and should, be used to make difficult situations better.

Dr. Michael Glick, dean of the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine and editor of The Journal of the American Dental Association, will present the Max Bramer Lecture, Assessment of the Medically Complex Dental Patient. Dr. Glick will discuss major concerns and simplified treatment approaches for patients with complex medical conditions.

Dr. Paul S. Farsai, associate professor in the Department of General Dentistry and director of Evidence-Based Dentistry and Behavioral Sciences at Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine, will present the Steven Gordon Memorial Lecture, What Works in Dentistry for Older Adults and Individuals with Special Needs: An Evidence-Based Approach.

Those attending can shop for products for patients with special needs at the meeting’s exhibit hall March 27 and 28, participate in the SCDA Silent Auction and attend the SCDA Gala Reception March 27.

Register by Feb. 3 to take advantage of early registration rates鈥攁 $100 savings. Download the SCDA Annual Meeting Advance Program or register online at www.scdaonline.org Link opens in separate window. Pop-up Blocker may need to be disabled..