3256.0 Communicating with the Public to Improve Oral Health

Monday, October 29, 2012: 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Oral
Revise if necessary Poor patient-provider communication has been associated with lower patient satisfaction and increased risk for poor oral health outcomes, noncompliance with treatment and follow-up instructions, and liability claims. This interactive course will provide practical suggestions to improve communication with patients.
Session Objectives: TBD
Organizer:
Gary D. Podschun
Moderator:
Gary D. Podschun

12:30pm
Understanding motivators and barriers to children's oral health care among low-SES parents and pregnant women
Jennifer Messenger Heilbronner, BA and Sandra Leal, BA, MBA
     
12:50pm
Junior High and High School Student Responses to an Online Oral Health Education Program
Ramneet Kalra, MPH MBA and Fred Ferguson, DDS
1:10pm
Improving Oral Health Literacy for Older Adults in Rural Communities
Charla J. Lautar, RDH, PhD and Elaine T. Jurkowski, MSW, PhD
     
  

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.

Organized by: Oral Health
Endorsed by: Public Health Education and Health Promotion

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH) , Masters Certified Health Education Specialist (MCHES)

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