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*SAVE THE DATE*

Friday, October 10, 2008*
Boston, Hynes Convention Center

*One day before the AAP NCE



 

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This event is FREE to NCE Registrants!


Peds 21 Abstract Submission Deadline: June 13, 2008

DOWNLOAD: CALL FOR ABSTRACTS | POSTER ABSTRACT SUBMISSION FORM

Abstracts for Poster Presentations should cover oral health projects that promote oral health (state, local) programs preferably for hard-to-reach populations with disparities. The presented projects are expected to:

  • Serve areas with large numbers of children
  • Serve areas with poor health outcomes
  • Represent new initiatives within the community
  • Demonstrate community partnerships
  • Demonstrate need for access to a dental home
  • Demonstrate collaboration between a pediatrician and a pediatric dentist

Abstracts will be selected based on the above criteria. Please use the official Peds 21 abstract submission form to be considered. If accepted, abstract presenters are entitled to reduced NCE registration rate of $265.00 for the entire conference. CATCH, Healthy Tomorrows, Resident and other projects are encouraged to apply. Applicants will be notified by July 11, 2008 if accepted.

For more information contact Aleksandra Stolic at astolic@aap.org or at 847-434-7087.

 

Peds 21 Agenda

12:00–1:00 pm Lunch and Poster session

Oral Health Service Award Presentation (supported by SOPDOH)
 “Bite” Futures:  Analyzing Oral Health Recommendations in the Bright Futures Guidelines and Their Implementation
Paula Duncan, MD

1:00–1:15 pm Opening Remarks
AAP President: Renée R. Jenkins, MD; AAPD President: Beverly Largent, DDS; and ADA President: Mark Feldman, DMD

1:15–1:45 pm Keynote Speaker
Fomer U.S. Surgeon General, David Satcher, MD

 

 

 

1:45 – 2:30 pm Drilling Down to the Science of Oral Disease: Facing the Costs of Oral Health to Society
Jim Crall, DDS, ScD

Discussion includes: Etiology, disease process (prevention, nutrition), risk factors, connection with the whole health, connection with potential adult disease (long-term consequences), the family dynamic of the disease (transmission), cost of disease to society now (school, education), cost of delivery and preventative services, cost to the family

2:30 – 3:00 pm Connecting the Dots: the Relationship between Oral Health and Well-being
Renée R. Jenkins, MD

Discussion includes: oral health as a component of overall health and well being, impact of oral disease on the community and impact of oral disease on the individual

3:00–3:30 pm Break

3:30–5:00 pm Where the Rubber Hits the Road: In Practice and at the State Level

3:30–4:15 pm Community Crossroads: How PEDS and DDS Work Together
Martha Ann Keels, DDS, PhD; Steve Downs, MD

4:15–5:00 pm Breaking Down Barriers at the State Level: Advocacy, Education, and Collaboration 

State Program (reimbursement of pediatrician for provision of oral health risk assessment, anticipatory guidance, and fluoride application)
North Carolina: Gary Rozier, DDS; Iowa: Jody Murph, MD; Washington: Wendy Mouradian, MD

5:00–5:30 pm Questions and Answers

 


Support for Peds21 was provided by the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry Foundation, Delta Dental/Washington Dental Service Foundation, P&G Professional Oral Health, and Philips Sonicare

Contact Us

Write to

Wendy Nelson, Manager, Oral Health Initiative or Aleksandra Stolic, Manager, Section on Pediatric Dentistry & Oral Health

American Academy of Pediatrics
141 Northwest Point Blvd
Elk Grove Village, IL 60007

Phone 866/ 843-2271 (AAP Customer Service); 847/ 434-7789 (questions about the program)

Fax 847/434-8000

Email oralhealth@aap.org

General Information



History of Peds-21


Peds-21 Archives

  • 2007 Determinants of Child Health
  • 2006 Disaster Preparedness
  • 2005 Connecting for Children's Sake:
    Integrating Physical and Mental Health Care
    in the Medical Home
  • 2004 Fact, Fiction, or the Future of Pediatric Obesity

 

 





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