2024 National Prosthodontics Awareness Week (NPAW) Webinar
Dental care can range from
regularly scheduled checkups to full facial surgery and reconstruction. The
successful general dentist, the primary dental care provider, relies on making
strategic referrals to secondary care providers to treat each patient and case
as required. After a thorough clinical assessment, proper identification of the
best suited of the 12 ADA-recognized specialties ensures that the patient
receives the highest level of care, promoting trust and loyalty to the primary
care provider.
The aim of this course is to help
identify the factors of an individual case which would indicate collaboration
with a prosthodontist. Clinical cases will be reviewed illustrating the
process, benefits, and results of strategic collaborative referrals.
At the conclusion of this session,
attendees should be able to:
- Increase awareness of the role of a prosthodontist in the general dentist’s referral stack.
- Understand the importance of proper data and record collection, and the importance of coordinating the overarching treatment plan to ensure comprehensive care is being applied.
- Analyze case review implementing coordination with strategic referrals to secondary providers and general practitioners.