General Membership Meeting: Special Care Dentistry for General Dentists and Specialists
Serving patients with special health care needs is a powerful way to differentiate your practice and build lasting relationships. This course gives general dentists and specialists the clinical, behavioral, and systems-based tools to confidently care for patients with developmental disabilities, complex medical histories, behavioral challenges, and aging-related conditions. Gain practical workflows, treatment planning pearls, and understand medical-dental considerations that reduce chair time and improve predictability. Expand your impact and grow a highly loyal, referral-driven segment of your practice!
During this course you will learn:
1. Foundation of Special Care Dentistry and what it includes
2. Most common Clinical Presentations & Medical Considerations
3. Management of Behaviors and Modification of Environments
4. Admin, Team and Medical Collaboration
5. Sedation, OR and High-Risk Care 6. Emergency Preparedness and Portable Care Key Takeaways
Biography:
Sampada Deshpande DDS, FACD practices in San Mateo County, CA. Due to her specialized training, she is consistently approached for care by patients with Special Health Care Needs (SHCNs) and/or medical complexities. Author of the book, Persevering, Sampada earned a DDS from the University of Washington in 2018 and completed a GPR at Alameda Health System in 2023. Sampada lectures nationally on treating patients with SHCN’s in a private practice setting and using portable dentistry. Her writing on this topic and others has been featured in the American Dental Association, Academy of General Dentistry and Dental Economics. She manages a family-first practice in San Carlos, CA, where she also offer sedation services to those that require it. She lives with her husband and children in the East Bay.
