Tilikum Crossing 8-3
About This Event
This event features a series of discussions focused on removable prosthodontic patient situations, treatment planning, and the importance of empathy in clinical practice. Participants will engage in role plays and practice clinical communication skills. The agenda includes presentations from Dr. David Carsten on new science and technology in anesthesia, Dr. Judy Strutz on tough cases in prosthodontics, and Dr. Laura Jordhen on empathy and communication in family medicine. Learning objectives include treatment planning for removable prosthodontics, understanding patient needs, and enhancing patient safety through empathy.
Learning Objectives
- Treatment planning for removable prosthodontics
- Patient & practitioner needs and wants
- Anatomic & occlusal considerations
- Material selection
- Laboratory collaboration
- Define empathy, sympathy and compassion
- Examine how practicing compassion and empathy enhances patient safety
- Show the economic case for practicing with empathy and compassion
- State the components that identify burnout according to the Maslach Burnout Inventory
- Recall the relationship between self-compassion and burnout.
Additional Event Information
Target Audience
Dentists, Hygienists, Dental Assistants, Office Staff
Event Format
In-person
CE Credits
5*