ADA CE Course Overview

Special Needs Dentistry: Down Syndrome Virtual Patient Interactive Case
You will receive 1 unit(s) of continuing education credit upon successful completion of this course. The registration fee is only $38.00

Description:

The Preservice Health Training Modules for Dentists consist of two interactive multimedia learning modules. This case focuses on effective clinical interaction in a 10 year old child with Down syndrome.

Author:

Carla Sanders- PHT Project Coordinator Human Development Institute University of Kentucky, EdD, MS, RN, DMD, BS, MA, MSLS
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Human Development Institute University of Kentucky, EdD, MS, RN, DMD, BS, MA, MSLS

Harold L. Kleinert, EdD.

Harold Kleinert is the Executive Director of the Human Development Institute at the University of Kentucky as well as Associate Adjunct Professor in the Department of Special Education and Rehabilitation Counseling. He worked as a teacher of students with significant developmental disabilities for fifteen years, and has directed numerous national research and training projects in severe disabilities. Current research and training projects include the National Alternate Assessment Center, the Preservice Health Training Initiative, the Brighter Tomorrows Project, and the Hope for Tomorrow Project for families with adult children with developmental disabilities. From 2000-2001 he was the chair of the State Olmstead Planning Task Force; he was a member of the Kentucky Delegation to the Academy of the President’s Committee on Mental Retardation; and since 2000 he has been a member of the Kentucky Commission on Services and Supports for Persons with Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities. His research interests include training medical, dental, and allied health professionals in providing services to individuals with developmental disabilities, alternate assessment and peer tutoring for students with significant cognitive disabilities, and physician training in providing accurate information to families upon the diagnosis of Down syndrome in their children.

Carla L. Sanders, MS, RN

Carla Sanders is the project coordinator for the Preservice Health Training Project at the Human Development Institute, University of Kentucky, where she completed a master’s degree in rehabilitation counseling in 2005. Ms. Sanders began her career as a registered nurse in 1985, and currently continues her education as a graduate student in the Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Program at the University. Her clinical and personal experiences have given her valuable insight into the training needs of medical professionals working with patients having developmental disabilities. She has been an advocate for individuals with developmental disabilities since the diagnosis of her son with autism in 1994. Ms. Sanders received the 2005 NISH National Scholar Award for Workplace Innovation and Design for her work to improve farm equipment accessibility for individuals with physical disability. Ms. Sander’s career plans include opening a multidisciplinary clinic specializing in autistic spectrum disorders.

John Mink, DMD

John Mink is Professor of Pediatric Dentistry and Division Chief and Program Director of Pediatric Dentistry at the University of Kentucky, College of Dentistry. He also functions as Consultant to the Kentucky Commission for Children with Special Health Care Needs. Dr. Mink is former Chief of Dentistry at Kosair Children’s Hospital and James Witcomb Riley Children’s Hospital and is Board Certified in Pediatric Dentistry

David Nash, DMD, EdD.

David Nash is the William R. Willard Professor of Dental Education, and professor of pediatric dentistry in the College of Dentistry at the University of Kentucky. He holds joint appointments as professor of behavioral science in the College of Medicine, and professor of public health ethics in the College of Public Health. He both developed and teaches the College of Dentistry's three professional ethics courses. Dr. Nash also teaches both didactic and clinical pediatric dentistry. From 1987-1997, Nash was dean of the College of Dentistry at Kentucky. The author of numerous publications in the literature of dentistry, Nash’s primary writings are on dental education, published in the Journal of Dental Education. He has served as a visiting professor at over one-half of the nation's dental schools in the United States, and several institutions internationally. He has been acknowledged by his students with several outstanding teaching awards.

Jeff Johnson, DMD

Jeffrey T. Johnson, DMD, MPH. At the time of development of the Preservice Heatlh Training Project, Dr. Johnson was the Post Graduate Program Director for Pediatric Dentistry at the University of Kentucky and Assistant Professor in the Department of Oral Health Science, University of Kentucky College of Dentistry. His special areas of interest include health care access and culturally competent health care delivery modalities. Dr. Johnson is currently in private practice in Danville, KY.

Sara Boyd, B.S., M.A.

Sara Boyd is a research assistant for the Preservice Health Training Project at the Human Development Institute and a doctoral student in the Clinical Psychology Program at the University of Kentucky. She received her M.A. in Counseling Psychology from the University of Kentucky in 2006, and she received her B.S. in Psychology from the University of Illinois in 2003. Her professional experience includes the provision of trainings in disability awareness for state employees and co-coordination of a multidisciplinary team working to address the problem of sexual assault and abuse of people with developmental disabilities in Kentucky. Her current research focuses on mental health of people with developmental and intellectual disability and the Five Factor Model of personality functioning. Sara was the recipient of the 2006 Anne Rudiger Award from the Association of University Centers on Disability.

Sandra Challman, M.S.L.S

From 1997 to the present, Sandra Challman has been a consultant and manager of Instructional Technology for the University of Kentucky (UK), College of Dentistry. Ms. Challman has previously held positions at the University of Kentucky Interdisciplinary Human Development Institute, the College of Medicine, and the College of Health Sciences. Her 25 years of experience at UK has resulted in expertise in the area of instructional design, curriculum and media development, information services, academic technologies and desktop computer training. Ms. Challman holds a Masters Degree in Library and Information Science, as well as a post-graduate certificate in Health Informatics from the University of Kentucky, School of Public Health.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to do the following:

The dentist will be able to characterize the physical, cognitive, emotional, and oral circumstances typically associated with a child having Down syndrome.
Dentist will be able to verbalize ways to prepare office staff to care for individuals with Down syndrome and other special needs.
Dentist will be able to list several ways of gaining cooperation in pediatric patients with intellectual disability.
Dentist will be able to discuss specific dental considerations which frequently present in patients with Down syndrome.

Abstract:

An interactive, multi-media, virtual patient module was designed and developed on compact disc (CD-ROM) as an instructional tool to address the need for dentists to increase their competence and comfort level in caring for individuals with developmental disabilities. Development teams consisting of pediatric and general dentistry faculty members, parents of children with developmental disabilities, an individual with a developmental disability, and educational specialists developed the two interactive, virtual patient cases. The first case involves a ten year old child with Down syndrome presenting with a painful tooth. The interactive case format requires dentists to make decisions regarding proper interactions with the child, as well as appropriate clinical procedures throughout the case. The case/module format employs an Information Point, Decision Point, Video Demonstration instructional design. Effectiveness studies conducted with dental students from the University of Kentucky Dental College demonstrated significant student gains in both comfort and knowledge levels post module completion.

Outline:

Preservice Health Training Project Information
1. Introduction to the PHT Project
2. Course Objectives
3. Instructor’s/Guide
4. Student Guide
5. Troubleshooting Guide
6. In Memoriam
7. Warrantees and Disclaimers
8. Credits
Developmental Disabilities:
1. Autism
2. Cerebral palsy
3. Mental retardation
4. Down syndrome
5. Spina bifida
Case One: Hunter is a ten year old boy with Down syndrome. The patient is played by an actor with this developmental disability.

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