The Adolescent Patient’s Health Issues-Dental Considerations

The Adolescent Patient’s Health Issues-Dental Considerations

3 CEUs

Attend at our school or as a live interactive webinar; instructor will not be on-site.

Course Description:

This program will cover health issues that affect adolescents specifically, the importance of understanding an adolescent’s physical and physiological growth and the role this plays in the treatment of an adolescent patient.

The program will allow the clinician to understand not only the development of the human body as it goes through puberty but also the reason why treatment planning and overall health concerns can be different.  Special attention will be paid to nutrition as it relates to growth and wellness during this stage of life.

Course Objectives: Upon completion for this class, participants should be able to:

Explain the development of the human body from inception to birth
Understand the child and adolescent development of the human body with emphasis on the changes that occur at puberty
Recognize factors specific to adolescent patients including body changes, insecurities, emotions and hormones.
Understand how stress, nutrition, body image, heart health and other issues affect adolescents.
Consider various physiotherapy procedures for various conditions related to an adolescent’s
Better treat adolescent patients in light of their physical or emotional differences

Course Outline:

The Stress Reaction and Inflammation *   Physiology Behind Puberty
The Child in Development in Utero and Postpartum *  Physiology of Cardio-Vascular Events in the Maturing Adolescent
Stages of Childhood Growth * The Role of the Parent
Natural Child Birth vs. “C” Section with the Concomitant Psychology Manifestations in the Adolescent
The Developing Fetus: Inception to Birth Including Stages of Development
Clinical Nutrition to help Avoid Childhood Pathology
Nutrition and its Paramount Importance. 2. The Role of the Intestine in the Manifestation of Skin Disorders of Various Types
Adjustment Procedures to Intervene in the Possible Avoidance of Future Learning Disability, ADHD, Etc..
Various Procedures will be Elaborated Upon Including Sacro-Occipital Technique, Cranial Adjusting, Applied Kinesiology, Osseous, Gonstead

{Teaching method will be lecture format and Q & A period.}

Instructor:  Dr. Arthur Feintuch, DC,  DAAPM

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

• Monmouth University Adjunct Professor Human Anatomy and Physiology
• Dental Studies Institute and the Institute for Continuing Education – Continuing Ed Instructor
• Ocean County College-Developer and Adjunct Instructor EEG program
• Brookdale Community College- Adjunct Instructor and Developer EEG program, Pharmaceutical Math, Occupational Therapy
• Premier Medical and Dental Institute-Phlebotomy, EKG, Pharmacology, Injection Technique, Medical Law and Ethics, etc.
• Middlesex County College-Adjunct Instructor Anatomy and Physiology including lab and lecture
• Designed, developed, and instructed Post Graduate Cranial Anatomy course for continuing education credits to Post-Doctoral Physical Therapy Practitioners
• Gibbs College-Adjunct Instructor Medical Assisting (entire program)
• Chiropractic Physician
• New Jersey State Teaching Certification Secondary Education
• 35 Years Private Practice running multiple offices

 

**The Content and format of this Continuing Education course is presented without commercial bias and does not claim superiority of any commercial product or service. No DSI Staff  have a financial relationship with this speaker or company.

Requirements to attend a live webinar:

1. You will need a smartphone, tablet, laptop or desktop computer to view it. If using a smartphone or tablet, it is best to have the app for the program on your device (i.e. Zoom).
2. To verify your continued attendance during the class, you will need a microphone, webcam or the ability to type into the program’s live chat.
3. Instructors or school personnel will take attendance periodically throughout the class.
4. Instructors may call on participants.
5. To verify attendance, a code word may be given sometime during the class.
6. You will be required to complete and return an evaluation after the course has ended. The evaluation may ask what code word was given.
7. You may not receive your Certificate of Completion if we cannot verify your attendance.

Live webinar invitations are emailed to registered students approximately one day prior to the class

Certificates of Completion are emailed to students approximately 5 business days after the course.