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Online Learning Curriculum: Oral Health & HIV

Oral Health providers, Primary Care providers, and other health professionals especially in rural communities affected by HIV often lack the resources to close the gap between overall health and oral health. The Southeast AIDS Education and Training Center recognizes that HIV care is complex and challenging. The purpose of this training is to close this gap and improve health outcomes and quality of life for our patients.

Oral Health and HIV

Objectives:

  • Discuss the occurrence of and risk factors for oral lesions in patients with HIV (PWH)
  • Describe the relationship between oral health and overall health and disease control
  • Explain the causative factors for increase in common oral manifestations
  • Demonstrate how to perform an intraoral and extraoral examination
  • Describe the trend in oral manifestations in the era of antiretroviral therapy (ART)
  • Diagnose oral manifestation present in the era of ART
  • Discuss therapies available to treat common oral manifestations
Oral Health and HIV Basics of COVID-19 Addressing Stigma and Fear in Treating Patients in the Era of COVID-19

Objectives:

  • Define COVID-19
  • Discuss basic guidance to address COVID-19 in the dental setting
  • Define Fear and Stigma
HIV & Oral Health: Short Talks Part 1

Objectives:

  • Discuss access to oral health care and the effects on populations
  • Define interprofessional practice
  • Discuss the HIV care continuum
  • Relate HIV outcomes to oral health care
HIV & Oral Health: Short Talks Part 2

Objectives:

  • Discuss how to help patient prepare for their dental visit
  • Describe what patients expect at their first dental visit
  • Discuss how to address fear for dental patients
The Intersections of Oral Health and Primary Care Part 1

Objectives:

  • Define what a comorbidity is
  • Describe the most common comorbidities in PWH
  • Identify the relationships between oral disease and comorbidities (cardiovascular disease, kidney disease, and neurocognitive disorders)
  • Apply dental recommendations for PWH
The Intersections of Oral Health and Primary Care Part 2

Objectives:

  • Identify the relationships between oral disease and comorbidity’s Hepatic function, bone disorders, and diabetes
  • Discuss dental recommendations for treated patients with HIV

Mark Schweizer, DDS, MPH
Oral Health Director of the Southeast AIDS Training
Associate Professor and the Director of Infection Prevention Programs at Nova Southeastern University College of Dental Medicine

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