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Recognizing Eating Disorders in Dental Practice

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Recognizing the signs of these issues and helping mitigate their impact on the oral cavity will support oral and systemic health.

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
After reading this course, the participant should be able to:

  1. Describe the prevalence of eating disorders.
  2. Define anorexia nervosa, bulimia, rumination syndrome, and pica.
  3. Identify the oral manifestations associated with various types of eating disorders.
  4. Discuss the role of oral health professionals in managing patients with eating disorders.

This course was issued in August 2022 and expires August 2025. The authors have no commercial conflicts of interest to disclose. This 2 credit hour self-study activity is electronically mediated.


Belmont Business Media is an ADA CERP-recognized provider. ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry. Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the provider or to the Commission for Continuing Education Provider Recognition at ada.org/cerp. Belmont Business Media Nationally Approved PACE Program Provider for FAGD/MAGD credit. Approval does not imply acceptance by any regulatory authority or AGD endorsement. 7/1/2023 to 6/30/2026. Provider ID 317924
3621 Harbor Blvd., Suite 265, Santa Ana, CA 92704

Marleen Azzam, DHSc, RDH, is an assistant professor in the Department of Dental Hygiene at Farmingdale State College in New York. Azzam has more than 10 years of experience in private practice.


Cristina Casa-Levine, EdD, RDH, is an associate professor in the Department of Dental Hygiene at Farmingdale State College, and also works clinically in general practice. She can be reached at casacm1@farmingdale.edu.


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