March 21, 2012
“Infection Control Update”
Speaker: Melissa Mulreany, DDS
Wilde Lake Interfaith Center, 10431 Twin Rivers Road, Columbia, MD 21044
2 CEUs
The fees are as follows:
ADHA members - $25.00 till 3/14
3/15 and after- $35.00
Guests- $35.00 till 3/14
3/15 and after $45.00
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April 17, 2012, Tuesday
"Working with Older Adults- Are You Ready"
Speaker: Dr. Janet Yellowitz, DMD, MPH
2 CEUs
Hawthorn Center,
6175 Sunny Spring, Columbia, MD 21045
Member cost: $0.00 till April 9, 2012
$10.00 April 9th, 2012 and later
Guest costs: $35.00 till April 8, 2012
$45.00 April 10th, 2012 and later
Oral health professionals are now treating and will continue to treat more older adults than ever before in history. This program will focus on common physical and physiologic changes associated with aging and their impact on the delivery of care, as well as a discussion of useful communication, behavioral and practice management approaches appropriate for the elderly. With knowledge, flexibility and willingness, working with older adults can be a very rewarding opportunity.
Dr. Janet Yellowitz began her career as a dental hygienist, graduating from Forsyth School for Dental Hygienists. After completing a Masters in Public Health with a specialty in Gerontology and Geriatrics at the University of Minnesota, she completed her dental training at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine.
Dr. Yellowitz's interest in working with older adults began as a faulty member at Forsyth, where she developed collaborative programs with Harvard's Dental School to provide oral health services to local long term care facilities. Since 18991, she has been the Director of Geriatric Dental Programs at the University of Maryland, School of Dentistry. In this capacity, she provides didactic and clinical training to dental and dental hygiene students in the areas of Geriatrics and Gerontology.
She has been the Dental Director at a local long term care facility for the past 17 years, and is the Past President of the Special Care Dentistry Association and American Society for Geriatric Dentistry, a component of Special Care Dentistry Association.
