Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, the participant will be able to:

• List and describe the general types of mental illness.
• Explain how a person’s mental health can affect oral health and treatment.
• Recognize oral conditions that may indicate mental health problems.
• Recognize medications often used to treat mental illness and the potential side-effects that can impact oral health.
• Explain how to take a mental health history.
• Describe the process of making a mental health referral.
• Recognize fear and suspicion in patients and respond appropriately.
• Describe ways to communicate with people who have chronic mental illness (CMI).
• Describe ways to work with CMI patients' case managers.

Assessment Method: Post-test only