Alex D. Ehrlich, M.S., D.D.S., MAGD
Louisiana State University Health New Orleans School of Dentistry
Presentation(s):
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Sunday, March 18
11:25 AM – 12:10 PM -
Sunday, March 18
11:25 AM – 12:10 PM
45 Minute Small Group Discussion
Educational Programs, Workshops, Seminars, New Idea Session, and Small Group Discussions
CD-015 - Establishing an Undergraduate Oral, Facial Pain and Sleep Medicine Curriculum (Limited Attendance)
Sunday, March 18
11:25 AM - 12:10 PM
Location: Vero Room
CE: .75
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Alex Ehrlich, M.S., D.D.S., MAGD
Louisiana State University Health New Orleans School of Dentistry
Presenter(s)
Target Audience: Administrator
Learning Focus: Curriculum Development
Dental Education: General Dentistry
The focus of this session will be to develop a curriculum for predoctoral dental students that enables them to recognize and understand oral, facial pain and temporomandibular disorders (TMD) signs and symptoms in this patient population. This curriculum should enable the students to properly evaluate and manage acute pain patients and identify those patients who should be referred to providers with more training. The curriculum should also enable dental student to recognize and understand the importance of sleep medicine and the connection to facial pain.
The outcome should be a standardized minimum curriculum for U.S. dental schools to use as a standard. ADEA has added TMD to its list of Competencies for the General Dentist, and a curriculum is needed to prepare students for these competencies.
Learning Objectives:
- Identify facial pain and sleep medicine topics for undergraduate dental students.
- Organize a facial pain and sleep medicine curriculum for predoctoral students.
- Establish a sequence for courses and identify in what year of dental school they are taught.