Description

A smile contributes to social success! Like their healthy peers, people with medical, physical and psychological special needs seek orthodontic treatment to improve appearance, oral health, function and/or self esteem. This lecture distills 30 years of clinical experiences, successes, and disappointments into a practical orthodontic approach toward potential child and adolescent patients with special health care needs.

Learning Objectives:

• Describe types of special health care needs.
• Outline a stepwise approach to orthodontics for patients with special needs.
• Identify strategies to use in the orthodontic office to promote patient coping and cooperation.

Speaker(s):

• Dr. Barbara Sheller, DDS, MSD