GM – Effective Techniques on How to Work with Special Needs Patients

Effective Techniques on How to Work with Special Needs Patients (In-person course)

3 CEU, Core • Member Price: $89 early (ends 3/25)

Registration cost details: $89 early (ends 3/25) / $99 regular (begins 3/26) / $109 late (begins 4/6)

Have you ever felt like a fish out of water not knowing what to do when a patient that has special healthcare needs comes to your office? Do you wish you had some introductory training on best practices for making these visits successful? Working with those with special healthcare needs can come with added challenges until you learn the basics of what it takes to have a successful and positive experience for the patient, you and your TEAM. Walk away with a ground level understanding of how to make working with the special need population the best part of your day.

Learning Objectives:

• Ensuring a Positive Dental Visit with Behavioral Management Strategies
• Tailoring Dental Treatments for Special Needs Patients
• Considerations when Obtaining Consent for Dental Care
• Creating a Safe and Welcoming Environment: Best Practices for Dental Offices
• Working with Caregivers and Other Health Professionals

This Course is Sponsored by:

Lenny Naftalin, DDS

Dr. Lenny Naftalin is a 3rd generation dentist and honored to be speaking at Sacramento District Dental Society.

Currently, Dr. Naftalin is a dentist anesthesiologist that provides hospital-quality anesthesia and sedation services in dental offices through his mobile anesthesiology practice in Southern California. He earned his DDS degree from the USC School of Dentistry and completed a general practice residency at the Veteran’s Administration in West Los Angeles. He then completed the UCLA Dental Anesthesiology residency. Dr. Naftalin maintains a part time teaching position at the UCLA School of Dentistry in both the dental anesthesia and pediatric dental departments. He has extensive experience working with and treating patients with special needs.

He is currently President of the American Society of Dentist Anesthesiologists. He served on the board of the California Society of Dentist Anesthesiologists. He is the past President of the American Dental Board of Anesthesiology where he remains as an oral board examiner and an exam developer. He is the past president and former editor for the Southern California Society of Dentistry for Children.

Dr. Naftalin is a dedicated family man and proud father to two energetic daughters. As a family, they enjoy beach time, biking, hiking, and skiing in the mountains. Well, Lenny enjoys these activities and forces his family to come along.

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