Salinas Program

The Carlos F. Salinas Dental Program for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Individuals with Special Health Care Needs is a continuing education opportunity open to all dental and oral health providers, academics, staff and students.

Friday, September 29, 2023
8 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Marriott North Charleston
4770 Goer Dr.
North Charleston, SC 29406

A continental breakfast and buffet lunch are included. Earn up to seven hours of CE credit.

Registration

Register here. Registration is required.

To pay by check, please make checks payable to "MUSC – CE Salinas" and mail to:
Salinas Seminar
Attn: Karen Comisi
Medical University of South Carolina
James B. Edwards College of Dental Medicine
29 Bee Street, DC 500A MSC 507
Charleston, SC 29425

Speakers

Caring for older adults: Managing patients with cognitive impairment in your practice – making it work

Janet Yellowitz, D.M.D., MPH
Director of Geriatric Dental Programs
University of Maryland
Baltimore College of Dental Surgery
jyellowitz@umaryland.edu

Airway, the final frontier: The necessity for obstructive sleep apnea management in all patient populations

John C. Comisi, D.D.S., MAGD, CDSM
Associate Professor of Restorative Dentistry
Medical University of South Carolina
James B. Edwards College of Dental Medicine
Director of Dental Sleep Medicine Elective
comisi@musc.edu

Overcoming barriers: Navigating through a complex and rare life with a peroxisomal disorder

Katie Sacra
Director of Family Programs
The Global Foundation for Peroxisomal Disorders
Rare Disease Parent
katie@thegfpd.org

Just Bee – Autism awareness and education

Layla Luna
Founder/CEO Just Bee
Middle Eastern Artist, award winning choreographer and creator of Dance From Your Heart, which provides classes for special needs children.
justbeethechange@gmail.com

Dental management of the patients with epilepsy: An overview of the dental management of patients with seizure disorders along with recommended treatment of associated oral issues

Maureen Perry, D.D.S., MPA, MAEd
Professor and Director
Center for Advanced Oral Health
A.T. Still University
Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health
mperry@atsu.edu

Alleviating dental fears for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities

Tammy Thompson, D.D.S.
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Program Director for the Advanced Education in Pediatric Dentistry Program
University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine
drtammyt@gmail.com

Elizabeth Thompson, OTR/L
Licensed Occupational Therapist
Director of Occupational Therapy University Pediatric Dentistry
thompsonelisaot@icloud.com

Meelin Chin Kit-wells, D.D.S., M.Ed.
Predoctoral Community Dentistry Program Director
University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine
Chair of EDI and president elect AADMD
leoafricana@gmail.com

Earn continuing education credit

Course learning objectives:

1. How to properly deal with patients who have cognitive impairments.
2. Emergency management of seizures in the dental office.
3. How to screen patients for sleep breathing disorders.

Education method: Lecture

Speaker conflict of interest disclosure: None

The MUSC College of Dental Medicine is an ADA CERP recognized provider. ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry. The MUSC College of Dental Medicine designates this activity for up to 7 hours of continuing education credits. Concerns or complaints about a continuing education (CE) provider may be directed to the provider or to the Commission for CE Provider Recognition at ADA.org/CERP.

Contact

For additional information, including registration by phone and cancellation policy, contact Karen Comisi at comisik@musc.edu or 843-876-0059.