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Event Details and Registration
Interdisciplinary Approaches to Creating Sensory-Adapted Dental Environments
Fri, Sep 18
|Live Virtual Webinar
Dental healthcare providers, occupational and physical therapists, speech and language pathologists, behavioral health professionals, nurses, PAs, and physicians of all knowledge levels are invited to engage in this learning opportunity and to build their interdisciplinary network.
Time & Location
Sep 18, 2026, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM CDT
Live Virtual Webinar
Guests
About the event
Through engaging presentations and an interactive panel, you will gain insight into:
Describe disparities in oral health status between individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and the general population.
Identify the sensory challenges that commonly arise in dental environments and accommodate individuals with additional needs
Describe evidence-informed strategies — drawn from occupational therapy, dentistry, psychology, and other disciplines — for reducing sensory barriers and accommodating patients with additional need
Apply principles of interdisciplinary care planning to integrate oral health goals into broader plans of care that support whole-person health outcomes
Summarize current research findings on Sensory Adapted Dental Environments (SADE), including outcome measures and evidence gaps