PODCAST CE EPISODE 27: Geriatric dentistry for the GP

212: Interview with dentist and owner of a dental practice with emphasis on geriatric dentistry, Dr. Melissa Scaggs

Released on: December 9th, 2022

0.5 CE Credit

AGD PACE Subject Code: 750 – Special Patient Care

Course Description: In this course, Dr. Melissa Scaggs, who has dental practice with heavy focus on the geriatric community, discusses the prevalence of geriatric patients and the lack of practitioners to care for them, along with basic tools that all practice can incorporate into their treatment of the elder community.

Learning Objectives:

After listening to this episode the listener should know:

1. Learn how the geriatric patient population has evolved and how care givers thinking needs to evolve as well.
2. Learn why we all need to to become geriatric practitioners.
3. Identify where on the continuum of geriatric care a patient falls.
4. Learn treatment planning techniques for different levels of geriatric care.
5. How treating geriatric patients is good for patients and good for your practice.

Review Date: March 26, 2025
Course Expiration: March 26, 2028
Cancellation/Refund Policy: There are no refunds given for this event