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Bradley Henson Associate Dean for Research and Biomedical Sciences, DDS, PhD
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This course aims to provide the general dentist with a better grasp on the management of medically-complex patients in the dental setting. Focus will be placed on the most common diseases and conditions encountered in a busy dental practice and will include a comprehensive overview of clinical cases. Discussion of each disease process and case will cover signs, symptoms, and complications; incidence and prevalence; etiology; pathogenesis; basic physiology, medical management including medical pharmacology; nitrous oxide use and general anesthesia considerations in patients with respiratory conditions, management of medically complex patients in the dental setting including dental pharmacology; management of medical emergencies in the dental setting; contraindications to dental treatment; oral and craniofacial manifestations; and interpretation of common laboratory, radiographic and histologic evaluation.
Participants will learn:
- This course aims to provide the general dentist with a better grasp on the management of medically-complex patients in the dental setting.
- We will work through the various body systems highlighting the most prevalent diseases and/or those that have the greatest impact on dental care.
- We will be sure to focus on systemic disease – oral cavity connections.
Presenters:
Bradley Henson Associate Dean for Research and Biomedical Sciences, DDS, PhD
More courses with Bradley HensonDr. Bradley Henson received his DDS and PhD degrees from the University of Michigan School of Dentistry. He serves as Associate Professor and Associate Dean for Research and Biomedical Sciences in WesternU’s College of Dental Medicine (CDM). As a dentist-scientist, his approach to teaching, research and practice has always focused on bridging the biomedical sciences with the clinical sciences. He is the chief architect and team lead in the development and delivery of CDM’s innovative Human Systems course series which, through case-based instruction, integrates basic, translational, and clinical sciences and is presented to dental students and general dentists with special emphasis on concepts and principles specifically related to dental practice. His primary research interests are in the areas of tumor cell signaling and cancer drug discovery. Dr. Henson is also passionate about promoting oral and overall health in indigenous communities, with special interests in reducing the burden of cancer and diabetes, promoting food sovereignty and pre-colonization diets, and reclaiming traditional healing practices.
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