Course Detail:

Orofacial Manifestations of Systemic Disease

Role of health care provider in recognition, referral and management

Thursday, March 22, 2012

1-5 PM
APN Series/RNs welcome
4 contact hours

Description

A plethora of soft and hard tissue conditions may present in the oral and maxillofacial structures. While many conditions primarily affect the oral cavity, others may present as manifestations of systemic disease affecting organs far from head and neck region. Nurse practitioners are in the position to recognize oral manifestations of diagnosed or subjectively silent systemic disease and contribute to its timely recognition and/or appropriate management. In this course, illustrative examples of oral manifestations of systemic conditions are provided and the potential role of primary care practitioners in the over all management is emphasized.

Objectives:

In this course, participants learn about:

• Local and systemic conditions with orofacial manifestations such as hereditary, hematologic, infectious, endocrinopathic, immune-mediated, dermatologic, granulomatous, cardiovascular, pulmonary and metastatic conditions.
• Diagnostic evaluation of patients with oral signs and symptoms of systemic disease.
• Potential impact of these manifestations on oral care.
• Effective therapeutic strategies for symptomatic relief of painful orofacial manifestations of systemic etiology.
• Follow-up regimen and documentation process

Format: Lecture format with clinical case presentation
Audience: Primary care providers
Duration: Variable based on need (up to 4 hours)

Faculty

Mahnaz Fatahzadeh, DMD MSD

Location

50 12th Avenue (Dental School)
B853
Newark, NJ 07107

Questions?

Betty Terry
UMDNJ-School of Nursing
65 Bergen Street, Suite 1127
Tel: 973-972-6655
Fax: 973-972-7904
SNlifelearn@umdnj.edu

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* University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey School of Nursing and The University Hospital is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by New Jersey State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's COA. P160-3/10-13.