Tips for caregivers : how to support the best possible oral care?

In many parts of the world, life expectancy is increasing. As a result, more patients are depending on long-term care. Part of these patients are nursing home residents, but the majority are home-care recipients. In both cases, they largely depend on caregivers. But often, this concerns relatives without any form of training. As a result, oral health may often be neglected by caregivers, mostly because of the lack of awareness, knowledge, and resources.

During this webinar you will learn with our experts, Dr. Larisa Musić and Prof. dr. Falk Schwendicke, what can you do as an oral care professional to support caregivers ensuring these patients receive the best possible oral care.

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Who are the speakers?

Dr. Larisa Musić is a teaching and research assistant at the Department of Periodontology School of Dental Medicine University of Zagreb, Croatia. She obtained her undergraduate dental degree from the University of Zagreb. Having completed the speciality training programme in Periodontology at the University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Dr. Musić’s clinical focus lies in the field. She is a PhD candidate, and her clinical research centres on halitosis and its treatment. Dr. Musić ‘s other teaching and research interests include oral health and quality of life, geriatric dentistry, periodontal microbiology and adjunctive periodontal treatments. In addition, Dr. Musić serves as a communication officer and webmaster of the Croatian Society of Periodontology.

Prof. dr. Falk Schwendicke is Professor and Head of Department, Oral Diagnostics, Digital Health and Health Services Research. His research focus is on data-driven dentistry, including AI, as well as dental diagnostics, cariology and restorative dentistry, preventive and public health. He has authored over 300 articles, edited various books and provided over 20 book chapters on a range of issues. He leads the topic group AI for Dental Health at the WHO/ITU, presides over the German Association for AI in Dentistry and is advisor for numerous bodies like FDI on AI for dental applications. Prof. dr. Schwendicke was awarded a range of prestigious awards, among them the Basil Bibby and Lion Award of the IADR, as well as the David Sackett Award of the German Network for Evidence-based Medicine. He serves as Associate Editor of the Journal of Dental Research. His work on AI for dental imagery analysis led to the first dental Charité spin-off, dentalXrai Ltd.

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Sunstar Scientific Affairs Team