Caring for the whole patient: Primary healthcare activities in the dental office
This course will review primary health care activities that can accomplished in the dental office. This expansion of the scope of dental practice takes advantage of persons seeking healthcare being in a healthcare setting and will review the types of evaluations and procedures that can be considered for dental patients. Further, regulatory, scope of practice, referral requirement and reimbursement issues will be discussed. The introduction of these activities into dental practice can improve both health and oral health outcomes.