Davis – Developmental Red Flags in the Dentist’s Chair

Dr. Davis will discuss methods to screen or identify a child with potential risk factors for developmental delay and autism and discuss when it is appropriate to seek early intervention. Growing research, including longitudinal data released in 2017, shows that children with developmental delay or autism who begin therapy early have much better outcomes over time. These children learn to communicate better, have milder overall symptoms, and have an improved opportunity to thrive.

Through didactics, case presentations, and audience participation, this session will ensure its participants:

Recognize common patterns of developmental delay
Recognize common symptoms of autism in children under 3 years old
Become familiar with outcomes of prematurity
Learn warning signs to “anticipate” behavioral problems
Consider ways to adapt and improve office visits for children with developmental disabilities

Beth Ellen Davis MD MPH is a board-certified Developmental Behavioral Pediatrician (DBP) and Professor of Pediatrics, UVASOM. After retiring as Colonel in the US Army Medical Corps where she was the Tri-service DBP Fellowship Director for 10 years, she continued in leadership and workforce development roles at the University of Washington Center for Human Development and Disability as the LEND Director. In 2017, she joined the UVA Dept. of Pediatrics. Her clinical research focuses on workforce development and systems of care for children with autism and other developmental disabilities (ASD/DD). She is currently involved in 3 HRSA and 1 DoD ASD/DD grants. Her clinical practice extends to rural Alaska where she has been the sole DBP in the state providing diagnostic assessments for native Alaskan children at risk for autism and other developmental disabilities.

There are no refunds for CSPD Online CE courses. For any questions, please contact CSPD Administration at admin@cspd.org or call 916-231-2412.

Legal Disclaimer

The CE provider (CSPD) uses reasonable care in selecting and providing content that is accurate. However, the CE provider does not independently verify the content or materials. The CE provider does not represent that the instructional materials are error-free or that the content or materials are comprehensive. Any opinions expressed in the materials are those of the author(s) of the materials and not the CE provider. Completing one or more continuing education courses does not provide sufficient information to qualify the participant as an expert in the field related to the course topic or in any specific technique or procedure. The instructional materials are intended to supplement rather than substitute for the knowledge, expertise, skill and judgment of a trained health care professional.

Privacy Policy

The continuing education website of the California Society of Pediatric Dentistry is CSPD – Online Continuing Education. We respect the privacy of the user to the site. The Privacy Policy addresses our use of the information collected by virtue of your use of CSPD – Online Continuing Education.

The information we collect on our website is used to improve the content and to advance our mission of exceptional online continuing education.

We may collect the domain name and the IP address of visitors to our and use statistical software to create aggregate and user-specific information on the pages that our users visit. Email addresses may also be collected from purchases and/or user registrations.

We use cookies that enable us to administer our website more effectively in the transmission of online education.

You have the right to contact us in any matters that pertain to your privacy and we will promptly correct inaccuracies that may appear.

We use industry-standard encryption technologies when transferring and receiving consumer data exchanged on our site. When users make payments via credit cards, we only submit the information needed to obtain payment to the appropriate clearinghouses. We do not store or reuse this credit card information unless you have given us your authorization.