AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS: ORAL HEALTH INITIATIVE

NATIONAL SUMMIT ON CHILDREN'S ORAL HEALTH:
A NEW ERA OF COLLABORATION

Chicago O'Hare Sofitel
Rosemont, IL

Conference Goals & Objectives
Contributors to Background Papers
Sponsors

AGENDA

Friday, November 7, 2008

*In most cases, abstracts presented by speakers have been replaced with links to their
published papers in the Special Issue on Children's Oral Health.

5:00 - 6:15 pm

Reception and Spotlight on Community Collaborations and Bold Initiatives

Community Collaborations: Representatives/Contacts

FEATURED: Access to Baby and Child Dentistry (ABCD) Program, American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry and Head Start, California First Five, Chicago School District, Citizen’s Watch for Oral Health, The Children’s Dental Health Project of Los Angeles County, Forsyth Kids, Into the Mouths of Babes, Maine Oral Health Funders, Michigan Medicaid's Healthy Kids Dental Program, National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center, National Oral Health Policy Center at Children’s Dental Health Project, Oral Health America's Smiles Across America Program, Oral Health Kansas, and more! 

Supplemental Abstract: Oral Health Collaborations in the United States, 2000-2008

6:15-7:30 pm

Dinner

7:30-8:30 pm

Welcome

American Academy of Pediatrics
Mary Brown, MD, FAAP: Welcome and Thank You to Sponsors
Supplementary Resource: Sponsor List

American Academy of Pediatrics
Suzanne Boulter, MD, FAAP, Pediatrician Faculty, NH Dartmouth Family Medicine Program: Chair,
AAP Oral Health Initiative: Getting to the Tipping Point
Supplementary Resource: AAP Oral Health Initiative Web Site; AAP Oral Health Resources

Setting the Stage: Conference Co-Chairs
Dushanka Kleinman, DDS, MScD, Associate Dean for Research and Academic Affairs, University of Maryland School of Public Health: The Surgeon General’s Report on Oral Health
Supplementary Resources: SG Report Summary of Key Findings on Children; Oral Health in America: A Report of the Surgeon General; National Call to Action to Promote Oral Health

Special message from Harold Slavkin, DDS

Wendy Mouradian, MD, MS, FAAP, Associate Dean for Regional Affairs, University of Washington; and
Meg Booth, MPH, Deputy Executive Director, Children’s Dental Health Project: The Face of the Child: Surgeon General’s Workshop and Conference on Children and Oral Health: Conceptual Framework and Recommendations
Supplementary Resources: The Face of a Child: Surgeon General's Workshop and Conference on Children and Oral Health Summary of Recommendations; Surgeon General's Conference on Children and Oral Health; The Face of a Child: Surgeon General's Workshop and Conference on Children and Oral Health Proceedings; Policy Action Steps

AGENDA

Saturday, November 8, 2008

7:00-7:45 am

Continental Breakfast

7:45-8:00 am

Overview and Snapshot of Children's Oral Health
Wendy Mouradian, MD, FAAP, and Dushanka Kleinman, DDS, MScD
Supplementary Resources: Snapshot of Children's Oral Health and Five Action Steps from the National
Call to Action

8:00-8:20 am

Welcome

American Academy of Pediatrics
Judith Palfrey, MD, FAAP, President-elect

American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
Beverly Largent, DMD, President

8:20-9:30 am

Panel: Science and Surveillance

Co-chairs:
William Maas, DDS, MPH, Advisor to Director, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC

Norman Tinanoff, DDS, MS, Professor and Chair, University of Maryland Health Promotion and Policy Department

Panelists:

1.

Rebecca Slayton, DDS, PhD, University of Iowa College of Dentistry: Advances in genetics and craniofacial science.
Abstract: Genetics of Oral and Craniofacial Disorders

2.

Norman Tinanoff, DDS, MS: Caries update: What have we learned since 2000?
Abstract: Update on Early Childhood Caries Since the Surgeon General's Report
Supplementary Resources: An Examination of the Advances in Science and Technology of Prevention of Tooth Decay in Young Children Since the Surgeon General's Report on Oral Health; The Contribution of Dietary Factors to Dental Caries and Disparities in Caries; Motivating Mothers to Prevent Caries - Confirming the Beneficial Effect of Counseling; Considering Culturally Relevant Care: Culture, Acculturation and Children's Oral Health

3.

Anne Reeves, MPH, Senior dental student University of California, Los Angeles School of Dentistry: Trends in Oral Health  and Access: Healthy People 2010, NHANES, MEPS, and More
Abstract: Changes in the Oral Health of US Children and Adolescents and Dental Public Health Infrastructure Since the Release of the Healthy People 2010 Objectives
Supplementary Resource: Update on Disparities in Oral Health and Access to Dental Care for America's Children; HP 2010

4.

Scott Tomar, DMD, DrPH, Professor and Chair, University of Florida College of Dentistry, Dept. of Community Dentistry & Behavioral Science: Assuring information for action: the dental public health infrastructure
Abstract: An Assessment of the Dental Public Health Infrastructure in the United States

Chairs Summarize Key Points

9:30-9:45 am

Break

9:45-11:00 am

Charlotte Lewis, MD, MPH, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Washington: What do we know about CSHCN at the national level?
Abstract: Dental Care and Children with Special Health Care Needs: A Population-Based Perspective Supplementary Resource: Parental Perceptions of Dental/Oral Health Among Children With and Without Special Health Care Needs

2.

Ron Strauss, DMD, PhD: Update from the Craniofacial clinic: Quality of life, costs of care, and new ethical dilemmas.
Abstract: Critical Issues in Craniofacial Care: Quality of Life, Costs of Care, and Implications of Prenatal Diagnosis
Supplementary Resource: Access to Orthodontic Services For Children Of Low-Income Families

3.

Paul Casamassimo, DDS, MS, Professor, Ohio State University: Quality care for CSHCN: What will it take?
Abstract: A Life Without Teeth
Supplementary Resources: Children With Special Health Care Needs: Patient, Professional and Systems Issues

4.

Betsy Anderson, Director, FV IMPACT, Family Voices: Listening to families - partnering with families.

5.

Joseli Alves-Dunkerson, DDS, MPH, MBA, Supervisor, Washington State Department of Health MCH Oral Health Program: Improving oral health for CSHCN at the state level: the Washington experience.

Chairs Summarize Key Points

11:00-11:45 am

Keynote:
William Smith, EdD, PhD (hon) Executive Vice President/Senior Scientist and Director, Social Change Group, Academy for Educational Development: The Oral Health Agenda: Lessons Learned from other Health Movements
Supplementary Resource: An Update on Health Literacy since Oral Health in America: A Report of the Surgeon General was published in 2000

11:50-1:00 pm

Lunch/Keynote:
Jay Berkelhamer, MD, FAAP, Past President, AAP: America’s Promise: Investing in Children
Supplementary Resource: America's Promise

1:00-2:15 pm

Panel: Workforce

Co-chairs:
Dominick DePaola, DDS, PhD, President, Santa Fe Group; Nova Southeastern School of Dentistry

Wendy Mouradian, MD, MS, FAAP, Associate Dean for Regional Affairs, University of Washington

Panelists:

Beth Mertz, MA, Program Director, Center for the Health Professions, University of California at San Francisco: The dental workforce: How different is the lay of the land?
Abstract: Addressing Children’s Oral Health in the New Millennium: Trends in the Dental Workforce

Sue Seale, DDS, MSD, Regents Professor and Chairman, Baylor College of Dentistry: Training general dentists to care for children.
Abstract: Dental Education's Role in Improving Children's Oral Health and Access to Care

David Krol, MD, MPH, Associate Professor and Chair, University of Toledo College of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics: Pediatrician’s and oral health.
Abstract: Educating Pediatricians and Family Physicians in Children's Oral Health

Alan Douglass, MD, Associate Director, Middlesex Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program: Educating family physicians in oral health.
Abstract: Educating Pediatricians and Family Physicians in Children's Oral Health

Donna Shelley, MD, MPH, Director Interdisciplinary Research and Practice, New York University College of Dentistry/Donna M Hallas, PhD, PNP-BC, CPNP, Coordinator, PNP Program, New York University College of Nursing: Nurse practitioners: An underutilized workforce?
Abstract: Role of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners in Oral Health Care

David Nash, DMD, MS, EdD, William R Willard Professor of Pediatric Dentistry, College of Dentistry, University of Kentucky: An update on new workforce models.
Abstract: Adding Dental Therapists to the Health Care Team to Improve Access to Oral Health Care for Children

Chairs Summarize Key Points

2:15-2:30 pm

Break

2:30-4:00 pm

Harry Goodman, DMD, MPH, Director, Office of Oral Health, Department of Health and Mental Hygiene – The Maryland experience.
Supplementary Resource: For Want of a Dentist (Washington Post Article)

Laura Smith, MPA, President & CEO, Washington Dental Service Foundation – Policy perspectives for insurers and funders.
Supplementary Resources: Delta Dental Paper

James Crall, DDS, ScD, Professor and Chair, Pediatric Dentistry, University of California Los Angeles  – State and national policy advances.
Abstract: Oral Health Policy Development Since the Surgeon General's Report on Oral Health

Meg Booth, MPH, Deputy Executive Director, Children's Dental Health Project – Federal visibility for children's oral health.
Abstract: Putting Teeth in CHIP: 1997-2009 Retrospective of Congressional Action on Children's Oral Health

Amos Deinard, MD, MPH, FAAP, Associate Professor, University of Minnesota – Update from Minnesota.
Supplementary Resource: Fluoride Varnish Reimbursement Table

Rebecca King, DDS, MPH, Chief, Oral Health Section, Div of Public Health, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services – Into the Mouths of Babes: Successful strategy for North Carolina? Abstract: Into the Mouths of Babes

Chairs Summarize Key Points

4:00-4:30 pm

Wrap Up and Future Steps
Conference and Panel Chairs