- Injuries of the teeth and mouth are common occurrences in athletics. While certain sports require the use of a mouth guard to protect against severe injuries, many sports do not.
We as athletic trainers and other healthcare professionals see these injuries but may not have an in depth knowledge about how to differentiate between the available appliances, mouth guards and assess oral injuries with confidence.
This program looks to compare available appliances, explain proper evaluation for oral injuries and interpret the data about mouth guard’s effect on preventing concussions.
MaineGeneral Sports Medicine & Colby College Sports Medicine offer On Demand: Sports Dentistry: An Essential Part of the Sports Medicine Team
CAT A Presentation
On-Demand
- Stephen Mills, DDS, Pediatric Dentistry
Objectives
At the conclusion of this program, the participant will be able to:
• Identify the importance of oral health in today’s athletes.
• Manage and immediately handle the most common dental and orofacial injuries.
• Identify the differences between mouth guards currently available to athletes.
• Analyze the current thinking in terms of concussion protection and mouth guards, fact or myth.
• Interpret how we view the possibilities of performance enhancement with the use of oral appliances and mouth guards.
According to the education levels described by the PDC, the following continuing education course is considered to be Advanced.
Credits Awarded
CEUs awarded: 2 CAT A CEUs
MaineGeneral Medical Center (BOC AP#: P2258) is approved by the Board of Certification, Inc. to provide continuing education to Certified Athletic Trainers. This program is eligible for a maximum of (2) CAT A CEUs. ATs should claim only those hours actually spent in the educational program.
