CE Showcase: Treating the Geriatric Patient
In an effort to keep you informed about CE opportunities available in Canada, we are pleased to offer a series of videos presented by prominent speakers who will lead CE sessions at the Ontario Dental Association’s Annual Spring Meeting ‘ASM 2016’ which will take place May 5 – 7, 2016.
Dr. Michael Wiseman spoke with Dr. John O’Keefe about his sessions at ASM 2016 titled “Geriatric Medicine for the Dental Team” and “Geriatric Dentistry for the Dental Team.” The sessions are intended for the dental team who wish to treat senior patients. Geriatric patients are coming to their dentist with increased medical complexities. The dentist must know how these can influence their dental treatment and how their dental treatment will affect their medical conditions. The sessions will highlight frequently encountered disabilities affecting senior patients. Other topics include pharmacology, consent and ethics. You can find more information on this and other CE sessions by visiting the ASM 2016 website.
Dr. Michael Wiseman is a 1985 graduate of McGill University, faculty of dentistry. He is a Fellow of the American Association for Geriatric Dentistry, and is a Member of the Royal College of Surgeons (Edinburgh) in Special Needs Dentistry. Dr. Wiseman is a part-time assistant professor at McGill’s faculty of dentistry where he lectures on special needs dentistry. He works in both a private practice and at several hospitals.
Dr. Wiseman’s sessions at ASM are as follows:
- May 5, 10 – 12.30: Geriatric Medicine for the Dental Team
- May 5, 2.30 – 5.00: Geriatric Medicine for the Dental Team