This presentation will focus on how co-occurring substance use disorders and HIV affect oral health with a particular focus on how these issues are addressed at a Healthcare for the Homeless Program in Boston.

Speakers:
Tara Prasad, DMD, MPH 
Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program

Samantha Rawlins-Pilgrim, MD, MSc
Internal Medicine | Director of Population Health
Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program

Learning Objectives:

• Review the current trends in substance use disorders and HIV infection rates nationally and in the Boston area
• Recognize the oral presentations and dental implications of opioid, cannabis, methamphetamine, and cocaine use
• Review oral health trends among patients living with HIV
• Mitigate the oral health risks of medication-assisted treatment
• Identify opportunities for interprofessional collaboration to support and promote the oral health of vulnerable patients

Continuing Dental Education

The Association for Dental Safety (ADS) 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.

ADS designates this activity for 1.00 continuing education credits.

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 ADS and the New England AIDS Education and Training Center (NEAETC).

Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the provider or to the Commission for Continuing Education Provider Recognition at ADA.org/CERP.

All participants assume individual responsibility for providing evidence of contact hours of continuing education to the appropriate authorities and for the maintenance of their individual records.

Continuing Medical Education (CME)

The AAFP has reviewed UMass Family Medicine & Community Health Faculty Development and deemed it acceptable for AAFP credit. Term of approval is from 01/02/2026 to 12/31/2026.  Designation Statement: The AAFP designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA category 1 prescribed CME credit(s) Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Continuing Social Work Education

This program has been approved for 1.0 clock hours by NASW-Missouri Chapter, and may be used to meet continuing education requirements for Social Work Licensure/Certification renewal.

Continuing Nursing Education

Kansas City CARE Clinic is approved as provider of continuing nursing education by the Kansas State Board of Nursing (LT 0256-0609). This course offering is approved for 1.0 contact hours applicable for RN or LPN re-licensure.

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