Dental CE Course: Eating Disorders - Live Weekly Webcasts

Earn Live CE Units Online - Weekly Webcast Seminars
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One of the most common medical conditions that the dental professional will encounter is patients with eating disorders. Eating disorders affect more than 24 million Americans. Because eating disorders primarily affect women ages 12 – 25, who are otherwise healthy, the dental staff are often the first health professionals to suspect that a serious health problem is occurring.

Course Description
After completing this course, the clinician will be able to:
1) Describe the dental and medical complications often associated with anorexia, bulimia and binge eating disorder.
2) Discuss the most common risk factors for a person developing an eating disorder.
3) Describe the medical/psychological treatment options for people with eating disorders.
4) List the most common oral signs & symptoms associated with an eating disorder.
5) Describe the proper oral home-care recommendations for patients with a purging disorder.