In this episode Lewis First, MD, MS, FAAP, editor-in-chief of Pediatrics, is back for “First Up.” He offers a bird’s-eye view of what’s in the August issue of the journal. Hosts David Hill, MD, FAAP, and Joanna Parga-Belinkie, MD, FAAP, also speak with Elise Sarvas, DDS, MSD, MPH, a board-certified pediatric dentist at Mayo Clinic, about oral health care for youth with developmental disabilities.
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Lewis First, MD, MS, FAAP
Guest
Lewis First, MD, MS, FAAP, is Professor and Chair of the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Vermont (UVM) Larner College of Medicine, Chief of Pediatrics at the UVM Children’s Hospital, and editor-in-chief of the AAP’s peer-reviewed journal Pediatrics. Dr. First also educates the public weekly as a broadcaster and columnist with his “First with Kids” segments that appear on radio, television, and in local newspapers.
Elise Sarvas, DDS, MSD, MPH
Guest
Elise Sarvas, DDS, MSD, MPH, is a board-certified pediatric dentist who provides hospital-based care at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. She is the first pediatric dentist on staff at Mayo Clinic. She specializes in caring for the oral health needs of infants, children, and adolescents with complex medical conditions in a hospital setting.
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Conflict of Interest Disclosure:
The interviewees have no conflicts of interest to disclose
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"Steadfast" by Blue Dot Sessions at www.sessions.blue
Theme music composed by Matthew Simonson at Foundsound.media
*The views expressed in this podcast are those of the guests and not necessarily those of the American Academy of Pediatrics.