What’s Sex Got to Do With It? Women’s Under the Radar Health Conditions

2 CEUs

Member: $FREE Non-Member: $35

Description

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Course Description: 

Women’s bodies are constantly evolving. From the moment of first menstruation to menopause, the body is undergoing constant evolution. Whether for better or worse, hormones and other factors play a role in how women experience daily life.

There is a lot of discussion about the common effects of hormones throughout a women’s life cycle. Yet there are some conditions that although men can acquire them, the predominant patient populations are women. Why do women get these conditions more than men? Some of these are well-known but others are not as common. This program will review several conditions that plague women more than men but we, as health professionals, are not given as much information about. Learn about lesser discussed topics that can affect a women’s systemic health as well as their oral health.

Objectives

  • Define autoimmune conditions and the role autoimmunity plays in a women’s life
  • Explain the role of estrogen in Temporomandibular Disorders
  • Review Polymyalgia Rheumatica
  • Understand Raynaud’s Phenomenon
  • Discuss Vertigo, skin disorders and other common & uncommon women’s health conditions
  • Understand these health conditions impact on patient dental care and treatment

The Speakers

Ann-Marie C. DePalma, CDA, RDH, MEd, CDIPC, FADIA, FAADH

Ann-Marie C. DePalma, CDA, RDH, MEd, CDIPC, FADIA, FAADH, FADHA is a graduate of the Forsyth School for Dental Hygienists, Northeastern University and the University of Massachusetts Boston. Ann-Marie is a Fellow of the Association of Dental Implant Auxiliaries (ADIA), a Fellow of the American Academy of Dental Hygiene (AADH), a continuous member and Fellow of the American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA), as well as a lifetime member of the American Association of Dental Office Management (AADOM). She an Esther Wilkins Distinguished Alumni of Forsyth Award recipient. She is also certified in Dental Infection Prevention and Control. Ann-Marie has been published in dental and dental hygiene publications and textbooks. She is a consultant dental hygiene examiner for CDCA-WREB-CITA.
Ann-Marie presents continuing education programs for dental team members on a variety of topics. She has been employed as a software trainer, a business/clinical advisor for a national dental practice management company, a faculty member of a dental hygiene program after having been employed in clinical hygiene for a number of years.