Caring for your patients with dry mouth

Über diese Veranstaltung

Überblick

Xerostomia is a serious condition that is annoying and uncomfortable and usually caused by a disease or underlying condition. It affects your patient's quality of life while speaking, eating or even trying to sleep.

Hyposalivation can damage the hard and soft tissues of the mouth while presenting a clinical challenge in the operatory! 25% of your patients suffer from this terrible affliction and age is not a cause of having a dry mouth.

Many people have abnormal sores in their mouths with the great majority being noncancerous, making our screening techniques even more important.

Educating your patient on management options to improve their quality of life is imperative. Many products can have an adverse effect on the oral cavity. There is not a one size fits all in the oral hygiene category.

Learning Objectives

• Understanding Xerostomia: Learn the reasons behind dry mouth and its associated intra-oral problems.
• Recognizing Symptoms: Identify both oral and non-oral symptoms reported by patients suffering from xerostomia.
• Exploring Causes: Discuss the causes of xerostomia and understand the components and functions of saliva.
• Identifying Clinical Signs: Explain the clinical signs of salivary gland hypofunction.
• Management Options: Discuss management options for educating patients and improving their quality of life.
• Treatment Products: Identify successful treatment options and products available to make your patients more comfortable managing their symptoms.
• Post-Cancer Therapy Care: Discuss products for mucositis and xerostomia post-cancer therapies and choose the perfect product for every patient.

Details

• Course Type: Webinar (On Demand)
• Duration: 1h
• CE Credits: 1 CE credit available
• Certification: CE certificate
• Sponsored by: Curaden

Voraussetzungen

• Niveau: Alle
• Stabile Internetverbindung und Mikrofon erforderlich