ROOT Dental Hygiene Study Club Meeting

300 S Main St,Grapevine TX 76051

04 May, 2023

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We are hosting a ROOT Dental Hygiene Meeting on Thursday, May 4th! Speaker: Jennifer Swetmon, MS, RDH Topic: Patient Management: Dental Radiographs and The Gag Reflex Location: Lancaster Theater - 300 S. Main Street Grapevine, TX 76051 Check In + Dinner begins at 5:30 Lecture 6:30-8:30pm Dinner, drinks, 2hrs CE will be provided Radiographs are an essential part of diagnosis, treatment planning and an excellent patient educational tool. Without them, a proper (and legal) diagnosis is not possible. How, as dental professionals, do we manage hypersensitive gaggers during dental radiographs? The solution lies in understanding what triggers the physiologic gag response, identifying mechanisms that contribute to it, and managing the patient through a successful radiographic exposure experience. Learning objectives: Participants will be able to identify the psychogenic and tactile mechanisms that initiate the gag reflex Participants will be able to list physiologic and psychological reasons why the gag response is elicited in certain patients Participants will be able to list patient management techniques in the event of gag response during radiograph exposure Participants will be more confident in guiding the patient towards a successful radiograph experience