Dental Core and Specialty

Children with Autism : helping children with autism and their carers access and cope with dental care. How to think smarter about people who think differently. A blended learning course for DCT1s in PDS teams. 

The DCT has access to this course at the appropriate date and time when employed in the public dental service (PDS).

Prerequisites:
Employed as a DCT in PDS in the Scotland Deanery

Learning aims:
This course aims to develop the DCT insight and awareness of the challenges of providing dental care for children with autism The course will introduce and develop strategies which help children with autism and their families to access and cope with dental care

Learning outcomes:
Define autism in its variety of presentations and know about the previous classifications and terminology Analyse video resources and case based resources to deepen insight into some of the challenges autistic children and their families may face in the dental environment Develop a toolbox of strategies for your dental team to overcome these challenges Add to a stock of resources such as story boards, communication tools, previsit questionnaires, online resources to help to communicate effectively with autistic children and their families

Type: Bookable course

Audience: Dentistry (audience); Dentist

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