A Path to Person-Centered Care: Medical-Dental Integration in Practice

Medical-dental integration (MDI) is recognized as an essential strategy for delivering person-centered care and improving health outcomes. How can providers bridge the gap between oral health and systemic conditions like diabetes, hypertension, and mental health disorders?

Join CareQuest Institute and the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine for a webinar that will explore how oral health professionals can play a vital role in identifying and addressing critical health issues during dental visits. Our expert panel will discuss the rationale behind medical-dental integration, focusing on the importance of early detection and the connection between oral health and systemic conditions. They'll also share real-world examples of how dental practices can adopt MDI, incorporate medical screenings into dental workflows, build collaborative relationships with medical providers, and establish efficient referral processes.

Learning Objectives 

• Describe how MDI is critical for patient-centered care and can lead to improvements in both systemic health issues-such as diabetes, hypertension, and behavioral health- and oral health. 
• Recognize practical strategies for incorporating medical screenings into dental workflows in various practice settings.
• Analyze different approaches to addressing challenges teams face in implementing MDI.

Moderator

Stephen N. Abel, DDS, MSD, Associate Professor, University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine

Presenters

Dr. Lisa Simon, MD, DMD, Member of the Faculty, Brigham and Women's Hospital

Nathan Mork, DDS, MPH, Oral Health Promotion Disease Prevention Officer, Indian Health Service

This webinar will be recorded.

CareQuest Institute for Oral Health is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider.        
ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry. CareQuest Institute for Oral Health designates this activity for 1 continuing education credit.        
This continuing education activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the standards of the ADA Continuing Education Recognition Program (ADA CERP) by CareQuest Institute for Oral Health.

All participating instructors in this program have disclosed that they do not have any financial arrangement or affiliation with the listed persons or entity(ies) offering financial support, products, and/or services mentioned or related to the content of this program/activity.