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Continuing Dental Education

Dental Care for Adolescents and Adults with Special Needs – a live webinar

Paul Bigg, DMD

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This course is part of the Association for Continuing Dental Education Joint Live Webinar Series.

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This course is part of the Association for Continuing Dental Education Joint Live Webinar Series*

Course Description

The course is designed to give pertinent information on the dental treatment and behavior management for adolescents and adults with special needs. This lecture will discuss my background, definitions, dental care considerations for those with disabilities and a variety of techniques to manage the patient’s behavior.

Course Objectives

As a result of attending this course, participants should be able to:

  • Comprehend considerations for dental care for adolescents and adults with special needs.
  • Understand a variety of behavior management techniques to successfully render dental care.

Instructor

Dr. Paul Bigg is an Assistant Professor and Special Care Unit Director of Special Needs Dentistry at the Saint Louis Dental Center. He earned his DMD from Case Western Reserve University and completed a General Dentistry Residency at Erie County Medical Center. His expertise includes geriatric dentistry, physical disabilities, psychological conditions, and hospital dentistry. Dr. Bigg’s research focuses on cleft palate and craniofacial care, special needs dentistry, and operating room dentistry. He is an active member of multiple professional organizations, including ACPA, SCDA, ADEA, AAPD, AADMD, MDA, ADA, and the Greater St. Louis Dental Society.

Disclosures:

  • Dr. Bigg has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
  • The staff of the University of Washington Office of Continuing Dental Education have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Course Logistics

DATE:
Tuesday, January 27, 2026

LOCATION:
Online Webinar

TARGET AUDIENCE:
Dental professionals

TIMES:
5:00pm – 6:30pm Pacific time

TUITION:
$59/Participant

CREDITS:
1.5 hours


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*The University of Washington in conjunction with the Association for Continuing Dental Education (ACDE), along with 38 of its member schools jointly presents the “ACDE Webinar Series”

This series features university-based key opinion leaders presenting numerous topics on multiple dates and times. Presentations are available to meet every dental health care professional’s schedule and interests.


Conflict of Interest
In accordance with the ADA CERP Standard V., everyone involved in planning or presenting this educational activity will be required to disclose any relevant financial relationships with commercial interests and this information will be made available to participants at the start of the course.

As a continuing education provider, University of Washington Continuing Dental Education is responsible for ensuring the content, quality and scientific integrity of all continuing dental education activities for which credit is provided. The School is also responsible for taking steps to protect against and/or disclose any conflict of interest of the faculty/instructors presenting those courses.

Cancellation and Refunds
For this live webinar, a registration refund will be issued for cancellations received by Monday, January 26, 2026. Registration will remain open until the webinar begins – NO REFUNDS will be accepted once the webinar has begun. Cancellations must be received in email to dentalce@uw.edu The cancellation request must include: the name of the course, name of the person registered, name of the person requesting the cancellation, and the reason for the cancellation.

By providing my information, I consent to receive communication via mail, email, fax, and phone from the University of Washington Continuing Dental Education office. The Continuing Dental Education office will not share your information with anyone.

Dental education institutions have an obligation to disseminate new knowledge related to dental practice. In so doing, some presentations may include controversial materials or commercial references. Sponsorship of a continuing education course by the University of Washington does not necessarily imply endorsement of a particular philosophy, procedure, or product by this institution.

The University of Washington Continuing Dental Education cautions continuing dental education participants that there are potential risks of using limited knowledge when incorporating new techniques and procedures into the practice of dentistry, especially when the continuing education course has not provided supervised clinical experience and/or competency tests in the techniques or procedures.

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University of Washington
Continuing Dental Education
Box 357137
Seattle, WA 98195-7137

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The University of Washington 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.

This continuing education activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the standards of the ADA Continuing Education Recognition Program (ADA CERP) through joint efforts between the University of Washington and ACDE member schools.

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The University of Washington is a member of the Association for Continuing Dental Education.

University of Washington designates this activity for 1.5 continuing education credits.