Athletes participating in various sports experience a complex array of oral health issues. The association between biochemical physiology, oral habits, and related factors and the increase in prevalence of carious lesions will be discussed. These oral health conditions can impact the athlete’s ability to perform well and participate in both training and competitions. Most importantly, many of these athletes have no awareness of their own oral health issues.
Thus, the need for the formal establishment of pre-participation dental screening examinations has been documented. Based on a literature review and many years of usage, a newly designed “Combination Pre-participation Dental Screening and Triaging Form” has come to the forefront. The practical application of its use will be demonstrated.
The program will highlight other areas of concern when managing your patient – “Who is an Athlete”? These topics include smokeless tobacco (ST) use, hazard awareness and a unique approach to a ST cessation, the emergence of E-cigarette usage, mouthguard use and bacterial contamination, and the ideal properties of a mouthguard.
Educational Objectives:
- Understand the association between biochemical physiology, oral habits, and related factors and the increase in prevalence of carious lesions.
- Understand how utilizing the new combination “Pre-participation Dental Screening and Triaging Form”, can identify caries early-on for treatment, thus reducing the potential loss of playing time and minimizing the cost of dental treatment for athletes.
- Understand the rationale and how to implement a ST hazard awareness and cessation program for athletes.
- Discuss the bacterial contamination that occurs during dental mouthguard usage.
Instructor: John F. Wisniewski, DMD, MS
Dr. Wisniewski graduated FDU School of Dentistry (1980) and completed a GPR Program (1981) at University Hospital – UMDNJ. Following three years of private practice in Jersey City, N.J., he served on faculty and private practice at UAB School of Dentistry (1984-1996) and NJ School of Dentistry (1996-2000). Dr. Wisniewski holds an M.S. in Dental Biomaterials from UAB (1995) and completed a three-year Master’s Degree Program in Endodontics at UNC-Chapel Hill (2003). His M.S. thesis research, “Association of Cerebral Concussions and Dental Injuries with Mouthguard Usage Among College Football Players” received Derek Turner Research Award at UNC.
CDE Coursework Units: 1.5
Tuition: $59 (Due to the Joint Provider ship of this program with ACDE, UCSF Faculty and Staff discounts are not available.)
Cancellation/Refunds:
Tuition refund, less a $25 cancellation fee, will be issued only for cancellations received in writing at least 3 business days prior to the start date of the course. No refunds will be issued for late cancellations or no-shows. We reserve the right to cancel any course due to circumstances beyond our control; under those circumstances we will refund all course fee payments. Please be aware that UCSF School of Dentistry CDE is not responsible for reimbursement of nonrefundable airline tickets or any other travel expenses in the event that a course is canceled.
ACDE Joint Providership
This continuing education activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the standards of the ADA Continuing Education Recognition Program (ADA CERP) through joint efforts between University of Kentucky College of Dentistry and the Association for Dental Education (ACDE).