
This course discusses the appropriate use of silver diamine fluoride in caries treatment and prevention. Clinicians will learn the clinical indications and contraindications to silver diamine fluoride application, be able to describe the application of silver diamine fluoride and follow-up care, and summarize the risks, benefits, and alternatives to silver diamine fluoride treatment.
Educational Objectives for the Silver Diamine Fluoride Smiles for Life Oral Health Course:
- Recognize the presence and impact of dental professional access gaps on equitable access to oral healthcare, and where medical access can mitigate these gaps
- Describe the prevalence of dental caries (cavities)
- Explain the cause and basic mechanisms of dental caries
- Describe how silver diamine fluoride acts to arrest dental caries
- Compare the mechanism of action and clinical indications for fluoride varnish and silver diamine fluoride
- Identify clinical indications and contraindications to silver diamine fluoride application.
- Summarize the risks, benefits, and alternative to silver diamine fluoride to provide informed consent for patients
- Demonstrate the application of silver diamine fluoride for treatment of dental caries (cavities)
- Outline the follow up care and monitoring recommendations after silver diamine fluoride treatment
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This course takes approximately one hour to complete. Each clinical case takes about 10 minutes.
Acknowledgments
All authors involved in producing the content of this course have indicated they have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Course Authors
- Jeremy Horst Keeper DDS, PhD
- Rebecca Bernstein, MD, MS
Smiles for Life Editor
- Karlynn Sievers, MD
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Last Modified:
December 2024
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