Description
Speaker:
Ambica Bhambra, MPharm BDS MFDS RCS (Eng)
Community Dentist (Special care dentistry) & Part-time Community Pharmacist, United Kingdom
Learning objectives
After the webinar, participants should be able:
- To understand the nature and management of commonly presenting oral health complaints in a community pharmacy setting
- Why appropriate oral health advice has a larger effect on the patient, and society, and compounding factors
- Addressing the unmet need for oral health education for pharmacists and how pharmacists can help their patients through oral health promotion
Description
The aim is to discuss the role of pharmacists in promoting oral and dental health, and how it extends to a holistic approach of caring for our patients beyond the mouth.
Ambica Bhambra Studied Pharmacy (MPharm) in UCL, graduated 2014, did a Pre-registration in community pharmacy in London 2014-2015. She became a Registered Pharmacist in 2015. Then she studied Dentistry (BDS) at Newcastle University, where she graduated in 2020. She has worked at Newcastle Dental Hospital and in dental practice during 2020 – 2022. Currently she is a Community dentist (special care dentistry) and part-time Community Pharmacist.
