Panelists share successes and lessons learned.

1.0 CE / CME

Trauma-Informed Care for Pediatric Dental, Medical, Behavioral Health
Track: Team-Based Care & Workforce
Cynthia Stull, DHSc, RDH; Yvette Reibel, EdD
University of Minnesota
This workshop addresses the challenge of providing integrated dental care to adopted and foster children who often lack access and present with trauma-related oral health issues. Learn how a dental hygienist functions as a critical member of an interprofessional team (Pediatrics, Psychology, OT) conducting trauma-informed assessments. Participants will practice using best practice remote communication strategies for translating specialized dental findings into language useful for virtual medical teams.

1.25 CE / CME

Session 1 – Managing Dental Disease with a Medical Mindset: Reactive to Proactive
Track: Fluoride Varnish and SDF in Primary Care
Jessica Woods, MPH, RDH, FADHA; Hayley Buckner, RDH, BS, FADHA
This course empowers dental and medical professionals to view caries and periodontal disease not as isolated issues, but as chronic, recurring conditions requiring long-term, patient-centered management. Drawing parallels to systemic chronic diseases, the session highlights how oral conditions fluctuate, relapse, and progress similarly to other health challenges. Participants will learn how to integrate a chronic care model into dental and medical practice, with an emphasis on early detection, prevention, behavioral support, and ongoing monitoring.

Session 2 – Uniting Dentistry and Medicine to Reduce Alzheimer’s Risk
Track: Foundational Science & Oral-Systemic Connections
Anne Rice, RDH, BS
Alzheimer’s disease demands early recognition, interdisciplinary prevention, and informed clinical action. This session highlights the growing evidence linking oral infections, inflammation, and tooth loss with increased Alzheimer’s risk, independent of age or other biomarkers. Attendees will learn how bacterial, fungal, and viral pathogens influence neuroinflammation; how cardiovascular health, metabolic factors, sleep, diet, and genetics shape cognitive decline; and how medical histories reveal critical red-flag risks.

Session 3 – Addressing Social Determinants of Health in Integrated Systems
AQUORAL

1.25 CE / CME

Recharge and re-engage during this hosted networking lunch designed to keep the momentum going. Spend time with peers and industry partners while revisiting the Integrated Wellness Lounge, featuring hands-on activation stations that reinforce what you’ve learned. This interactive midday break offers space to reflect, ask questions, and explore practical tools and solutions that support whole-person care—before diving back into the afternoon sessions.

Simulation Lab: Oral Cancer Screening: It’s More Than Grasping the Tongue
Track: Oral Cancer Early Detection
Susan Cotten, BSDH, RDH, OMT
Oral Cancer Consulting and Oral Cancer Free
Early detection saves lives, and a comprehensive head and neck exam, oral and oropharyngeal screening are critical to the early detection of oral and oropharyngeal cancer. This hands-on workshop unpacks the components of a comprehensive screening, teaches clinical skills to perform a comprehensive screening, using case presentations to support why each component is important and should not be skipped. Attendees will don masks and gloves for hands-on work and receive their own screening packet to take and support implementation.

1.25 CE / CME

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1.0 CE / CME

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0.15 CE / CME