This lecture will provide updated information and valuable resources for you to use when sharing decision-making with osteoporotic and osteopenic patients including:
1. Identifying at-risk patients and the proposition for earlier screening/detection.
2. Review of current medication protocols and the rising interest in alternative options through lifestyle/functional medicine.
3. Pre-operative patient optimization and risk assessment.
4. Medicolegal considerations of treating osteoporotic and osteopenic patients with urgent/emergent needs.
5. Bone health and osteoporosis resources, prevention strategies, and ongoing clinical trials..
Only those who have taken the Part I Update are eligible to take the Addendum rather than the full course. You must, therefore, call HQs with your credit card information (914-747-1199) to register.
The addendum to the 2025 Updated Mandated Reporter Training in Identifying and Reporting Child Abuse and Maltreatment/Neglect is an additional license requirement for licensed professionals in New York State. This 1/2 hour webinar can only be taken by those who took Part 1 of the Updated mandate through the 9th, so MUST be registered for by calling or emailing the office. This course meets the curriculum requirements for the Mandated Reporter Training that all licensed professionals are required to complete before November 17, 2026.
The participants will be able to discuss:
1. How medical history and medications can affect implant treatment.
2. How to develop a treatment plan to help minimize surgical and restorative complications.
3. Will be able to treat common implant complications and how to manage intraoperative and postoperative surgical complications.
4. Learn how to overcome common surgical and prosthetic challenges on the day of surgery.
5. Discuss the challenges of full-arch and remote-anchorage complications.
