April 11, 2025

| VIRTUAL LIVESTREAM
| CATEGORY 1 CORE COURSE

Medicine for Dentists - What Every Dentist Needs to Know

Dr. Adam Kaplan, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon




Seminar Schedule:

7:30am:
Registration & Breakfast

8:15am:
Lecture begins

10:00am:
Mid-Morning Break

10:30am:
Lecture resumes

12:00pm - 1:00pm:
Lunch

1:00pm - 3:30pm:
Lecture (no break)

3:30pm - 3:45pm:
Questions & Answers

Part 1:

Part 1 of this lecture reviews key cardiac and respiratory diseases/conditions in a practical fashion. It focuses on how these diseases impact your dental treatment and how you should modify your dental treatment to best care for your patients. Relevant medical emergencies will also be reviewed along with their management in the dental office.


Part 2:

Review of key medical diseases/conditions:

  1. Diabetes
  2. Fainting/Syncope and seizures
  3. Bleeding disorders + management of old and new blood thinners
  4. Management of osteoporosis medications like Fosamax and Prolia
  5. Thyroid abnormalities and kidney disease
  6. Management of patients on steroids, chemotherapy and/or radiation

The lecture focuses on how these diseases impact your dental treatment and how you should modify your dental treatment to best care for your patients. Relevant medical emergencies will also be reviewed along with their management in the dental office.

About the Speaker

Dr. Kaplan obtained his dental degree from the University of Western Ontario, and his Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery degree from Washington Hospital Center/Johns Hopkins Hospital.

Dr. Kaplan is currently a fellow of the Royal College of Dentists of Canada in the discipline of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.

Dr. Kaplan enjoys the full scope of surgery at his office on the Danforth called, Toronto East Maxillofacial Surgery. Dr. Kaplan also works as a clinical instructor at U of T, and has hospital privileges at Etobicoke General Hospital.