Management of the Most Common Medically Complex Dental Patients
Speaker:
Dr. Michael Pruett
May 2, 2025
Date:
3
CE Credits:
About the Course
As general practitioners, we should be able to safely treat or manage medically complex patients and avoid complications. This program will focus on prevention and management of medically involved patients that we commonly see in our practices. Examples include everything from the anti-coagulated patient to the pregnant patient.
We will review guidelines for treatment and discuss how to determine the right time to refer. As our patient populations get older and more diverse, this is a topic that all will be able to use.
Educational Objectives:
Assess risk related to dental patients with systemic disease.
Develop strategies for managing patients related to their systemic disease.
Evaluate common systemic disease and the practice modifications needed for predictable dental care.
Review clinical strategies and techniques that can enhance outcomes when caring for individuals with special needs or complex medical histories.
Your Instructor
Dr. Michael Pruett
Dr. Michael Pruett is a Co-Director of the Athens GPR Program at Piedmont Hospital in Athens, Georgia. He previously served as the Director of Continuing Education from the Dental College of Georgia, prior to this he served as Director of the General Practice Residency Program at The Dental College of Georgia for 21 years. He received his DMD from the Medical College of Georgia School of Dentistry, and then completed a two-year General Practice Residency at the University of Virginia. Upon completion, he became the Director of Dentistry at Mount Sinai Hospital in Hartford, Connecticut.
Dr. Pruett has placed and restored dental implants for the last 32 years and maintains an active practice in Athens, Georgia. He is the co-director of the Augusta University / American Academy of Implant Dentistry Maxi-Course. Dr. Pruett also lectures nationally and internationally on a variety of topics. Dr. Pruett was the 2013 recipient of the Distinguished Alumnus Award for The Dental College of Georgia and was also the recipient of the Prestigious Hinman Medallion in 2018.
Conflict of Interest Disclosure
None reported
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