Integrated care teams need dental expertise.
In this meeting of the Connected Healthcare Community, you will learn about the expertise dentists bring to the team in support of optimal patient health and a healthy healthcare system. We dispel the idea that dentists only fix teeth, and examine the role of oral health in overall patient health and explore the full contribution dentists make to alleviating strain on the healthcare system and the burnout faced by healthcare providers.
Our guest presenter, Sandi Kossey, CEO of the Alberta Dental Association, brings two decades of experience leading both local quality improvement and large-scale transformation in healthcare as an executive, consultant, professor, and community builder. Her presentation details the many ways dental professionals support optimized team-based care and address public health.
Watch the recording to learn how dentists can alleviate pressure on emergency rooms and support early intervention for mental health. You’ll also understand more about the impact of the Canadian Dental Care Plan and other public funding programs, and their impact on patient access to care.
Team-based care knowledge and understanding:
Before this webinar you may not have known that Dentists, as integrated members of the care team, help improve patient quality of life with chronic disease and pain management. This knowledge is crucial to ensuring full utilization of team-based care in support of optimized patient outcomes.
The more we all learn about the full scope of practice each member of the Integrated Care Neighbourhood can contribute, the better equipped we can be to access the right expertise for our patients.
Register to attend the monthly Connected Healthcare Community meetings live here.
Learn more about the impact of the Alberta Dental Association here.