Providing Oral Health Education during COVID-19: Current Practices and Recommendations
Overview

Course Author(s): Harold A. Henson, RDH, PhD

Overview

The COVID-19 pandemic has made a profound change to how the dental professional practices. As dental professionals adapt to new infection control guidelines, they are faced with the challenges on how to still deliver oral hygiene education. In addition, there has also been a change to how patients seek dental care and how dental professionals are adapting their process of care. This course will explore the international trends and issues on delivering oral hygiene education during the pandemic and discuss the benefits of using a rechargeable electric toothbrush to enable patients in their self-care.