Pregnancy and Menopause: Dental Implications
Welcome to our course on the dental implications of Pregnancy and Hormonal Changes. Understanding how pregnancy and hormonal changes affect oral health is very important for dental professionals to provide effective and personalised care to pregnant and menopausal patients.
This course will cover the physiological changes that occur during pregnancy and menopause, and how these changes impact oral health. You'll also learn about the specific oral manifestations associated with these life stages and how to adapt your treatment plans accordingly.
The course focuses on integrating dental care into the overall health management of these patients, emphasising the importance of collaboration between healthcare providers.
We look into real-world scenarios, providing practical strategies and interventions that can be immediately applied in your practice.
If you're not yet a member of Dentaljuce, we highly recommend you to join and gain access to this comprehensive course.
This course, along with over 100 other CPD courses, is available for a single membership payment.
This course is specifically designed to meet General Dental Council PfP requirement 1.1.4: "The registrant will be able to identify general and systemic disease and explain their relevance to oral health and their impact on clinical treatment".
Aim:
Enhance dental professionals' understanding of pregnancy and hormonal changes' implications on oral health, enabling tailored dental care for pregnant and menopausal patients.
Course Objective:
- Enhance dental professionals' knowledge of how pregnancy and hormonal changes impact oral health and provide strategies for adapted dental care.
Anticipated learning outcomes:
- understand the physiological changes during pregnancy and menopause and their impact on oral health.
- identify oral manifestations associated with pregnancy and menopause.
- adapt dental treatment plans to care for pregnant and menopausal patients.
- educate patients on the importance of oral health during pregnancy and menopause.
- collaborate with other healthcare providers to integrate dental care into overall health management for pregnant and menopausal patients.
GDC Development Outcomes
This CPD will support the learner in meeting the following GDC Development Outcome(s): C.