Mental health and dental health: Identifying common psychological problems in your practice

This presentation will address the important subject of mental health, and how practitioners can identify and manage patients with common psychological issues.

The presentation will cover:

• The features of depression, general anxiety and dental anxiety.
• How to identify patients at risk.
• Strategies for managing patients with common psychological problems.

By the end of the session participants should be able to:

1. List the features of depression
2. List the features of general anxiety, and dental anxiety
3. Identify patients at risk
4. Implement management strategies for patients with common psychological problems.