This webinar will focus on strengthening communication skills when caring for patients whose experiences or needs may not be fully addressed within traditional dental education and clinical training. Drawing on established educational frameworks, the session will explore strategies for integrating person-centered care and patient-related behavioral and contextual factors into dental curricula. Participants will gain practical insights related to curriculum design, learning environments, and clinical teaching practices that support effective, patient-centered oral health care.

This webinar will explore how institutions are successfully embedding digital workflows into curriculum, calibrating faculty across departments and preparing students to lead in a technology-driven clinical environment. You'll leave with actionable strategies for evaluating your current digital infrastructure, strengthening faculty training programs and building a compelling case for long-term investment in your institution's digital future.

Attendees will learn how intraoral scanning, diagnostic visualization and patient-engagement tools can support earlier disease identification, enable better tracking and documentation over time, improve communication with patients and reinforce preventive care behaviors. The session will discuss practical approaches for incorporating these tools into predoctoral and postgraduate curricula, faculty workflows and assessment strategies.