Course Information
Veterans Oral Health
Course Date: Wednesday, October 02, 2024Time: 12:00 PM
Division: Dental Public Health and Community Outreach
Course registration number: 1.0-5287-24009
CE Unit(s): This course meets the Dental Board of California's requirements for 1 unit(s) of continuing education.
Description:
Join Captain Robert Peters for an in-depth look at veterans' oral health. This comprehensive presentation covers VA dental benefits, oral health comparisons between veterans and non-veterans, and initiatives for improving healthcare access.
Objective:
- Understand the eligibility requirements for receiving VA dental benefits.
- Compare key oral health outcome variables between veterans and non-veterans.
- Recognize how medical conditions among veterans can impact their oral health.
- Identify barriers that veterans face in accessing oral healthcare.
Synposis:
A review of the care that service members receive while on active duty and provide a clear definition as to what qualifies a service member to become a veteran.
Speaker(s):
Robert J. Peters, DMD, MS
Clinical Assistant Professor of Dentistry
Special Patients Clinic
Department of Geriatrics, Special Needs & Behavioral Sciences
Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC
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