Responsive Practice: Providing Effective Oral Health Care to Adults with Disabilities training is an opportunity for all professionals working in dental care to develop the skills and knowledge needed to ensure equitable care for all people. This module enhances the ability of healthcare professionals to provide disability-competent care that is accessible to people with disabilities. The content is useful for oral health care professionals and all frontline health care staff.

• The training is online and on-demand, allowing participants to complete it when it works best for them.
• The training is free for participants.
• Free continuing education credits are available to dentists and dental hygienists.
• Completion of this training module provides 1 credit of continued education.
• Use this link to access the Providing Effective Oral Health Care to Adults with Disabilities training

Learning Objectives

After taking Responsive Practice: Providing Effective Oral Health Care to Adults with Disabilities, participants will be able to:

• Understand disability and disparities in oral health experienced by adults with disabilities
• Recognize common barriers to accessing oral health care for adults with disabilities
• Identify strategies to provide disability-competent responsive oral health care
• Employ specific techniques to provide oral health care to adults with mobility, intellectual, and other disabilities.
   

The training comes from The New Hampshire Disability and Health Program.