National Oral Health Care Conference Presentations
The following presentations are from the 2005 National Oral Health Care Conference: Confluence of Research, Education and Practice held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on May 2 – 4, 2005.
This is the sixth joint meeting between the Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors (ASTDD) and the American Association of Public Health Dentistry (AAPHD) and its sponsors – the Health Resources and Services Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Saturday, April 30
Dentistry 101
DENTISTRY 101 - PDF 
Robert Dwyer, DDS, Dental Consultant, State of Wisconsin
Need Oral Health Information? Contact the Oral Health Resource Center
"OHRC" - PDF 
Katrina Holt, National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center
Sunday, May 1
Medicaid/SCHIP Dental Program Representatives Symposium
"The Form CMS-416 Dental Data Promises, Pitfalls and Proposals for Improvement" - PDF 
Donald A. Schneider, DDS, MPH, Consultant in Health Policy and Dental Health
"Determining Dental Utilization Rates for Children in the Iowa SCHIP and Medicaid Programs" - PDF 
Peter C. Damiano, DDS, MPH, University of Iowa
"CMS" - PDF 
Conan Davis, DMD, MPH, U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
"CMS 416" - PDF 
James J. Crall, DDS, ScD, UCLA School of Dentistry
"Mobile Dentistry: Medicaid Friend or Foe?" - PDF 
"Dental Road Crew: Mobile Dentistry Project" - PDF 
Lawrence F. Hill, DDS, MPH, Cincinnati Health Department
"Mobile Dentistry" - Presentation PDF - Handout PDF
Monica Teutsch, MPH, Mission Children’s Dental
"Mobile Dental Clinics: What Works, What to Watch and What to Avoid" - PDF 
Andrea Hight, BS, Utah Department of Health
"Special Smiles in Pennsylvania" - PDF 
Paul R. Westerberg, DDS, MBA, Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare
Emilee Langer, MPH, MBA, Special Smiles, Ltd.
Addressing the oral needs of special people" - PDF 
Ray Lyons, DDS, FADPD, ABSCD, Los Lunas Community Program
Britt Marie Catron, RDH, MS, CHES, New Mexico Department of Health
Monday, May 2
Opening Plenary - Improving Access to Care: Finding Common Ground
Richard Haught, DDS, American Dental Association
Dushanka V. Kleinman, DDS, MScD, National Institutes of Health
"National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition; Promoting the Best from the Beginning" - PDF 
Anita Boles, MPA, National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition
Community Health Center and Dental School Partnerships
"Health Center and Dental School Service Education Program A Concept to “Grow Your Own”" - PDF 
Jay R. Anderson, DMD, MHSA, Health Resources and Services Administration
"Community-Based Education: Dental School View" - PDF 
William F. Bird, DDS, DrPH, University of California, San Francisco
"Community Health Center and Dental School Partnerships" - PDF 
Casell A. Evans, Jr. University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry
"Community Health Center and Dental School Partnerships Community Health Center View" - PDF Part II PDF 
John McFarland, DDS, Salud Family Health Center
Access to Care: An International Perspective
"Access to Care: A Perspective from England" - PDF 
Raman Bedi, DDS, MSc, BDS, FDSRCS, Department of Health Wellington House
"Access to Care: One International Perspective" - PDF 
Eli Schwarz, KOD, DDS, MPH, PhD, FHKAM, University of Sydney
"Access to Care: An International Perspective" - PDF 
William R. Maas, DDS, MPH, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Evidence-Based Dentistry
"Evidence-Based Dentistry and AHRQ" - PDF 
Kenneth Fink, MD, MGA, MPH, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
"Evidence-based Dentistry: Beware!" - PDF 
Amid Ismail, MPH, BDS, DrPH, University of Michigan School of Dentistry
"Implications of Evicence-Based Dentistry for Medicaid and SCHIP" - PDF 
Max Anderson, DDS, MS, MEd, Washington Dental Service
Increasing the Oral Health Community’s Involvement with the National Network of Quitlines Initiative
"Increasing the Oral Health Community’s Involvement with the Network of Quitlines Initiative" - PDF 
Beth Hines, RDH, MPH, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
"Overview of the HHS National Network of Quitlines Initiative" - PDF 
Barbara Park, RDH, MPH, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
"Moving an HHS Initiative Into Practice" - PDF 
Mary Anne Bright, RN, MN, National Cancer Institute
"Partnerships for Tobacco Cessation" - PDF 
Connie Revell, RDH, Smoking Cessation Leadership Center
Tributaries for Local Dental Programs: A New Resource for Planning, Practices and Partners
"New Resources for Planning, Practices & Partners" - PDF 
Lawrence F. Hill, DDS, MPH, American Association for Community Dental Programs, Cincinnati Health Department
"State Dental Director’s Perspective" - PDF 
Patrick M. Libbey, National Association of City and County Health Officials
"Practices and Partners “A Local Dental Director’s Perspective”" - PDF 
R. Ivan Lugo, DMD, MBA, Philadelphia Health Department, Hispanic Dental Association
Steven J. Steed, DDS, Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors, Utah Department of Oral Health
Tuesday, May 3
Plenary Session - Fulfilling the Potential of State Oral Health Programs
"Fulfilling the Potential of State Oral Health Programs" - PDF 
Lewis N. Lampiris, DDS, MPH, Illinois Department of Public Health
"Fulfilling the Potential of State Oral Health Programs" - PDF 
Christine Forsch, RDH, BS, Nevada Department of Public Health
"Leveraging Resources: New York State" - PDF 
Jayanth V. Kumar, BDS, MPH, New York Department of Health
"Fulfilling the Potential of State Oral Health Programs: Coalitions" - PDF 
Lynn Douglas Mouden, DDS, MPH, Arkansas Department of Health
Communicating Oral Health Information: Working with the Media
"Byron Spice Remarks" - PDF 
Byron Spice, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
"Communication Planning: Yes, You Need It." - - PDF 
Marin P. Allen, PhD, National Institutes of Health
"How to Communicate Oral Health Information: Working with the Media to Increase Oral Health Awareness" - PDF 
Alice M. Horowitz, PhD, National Institutes of Health
Saundra P. Thomas, MA, WABC-TV
Filling Critical Gaps in Prevention Research
Mary Foley, RDH, MPH, Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Eduardo J. Simoes, MD, MSc, MPH, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Mark Doherty, DDS, DMD, MPH, CCHP, Dorchester House Multi-Service Center
Health Center-Based Practice Networks: Opportunities for Collaboration
"FQHC Oral Health Research Network: Case Study of the Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic" - PDF 
Peter Milgrom, DDS, University of Washington
"Pediatric Eye Disease Investigator Group (PEDIG)" - PDF 
Michael X. Repka, MD, John Hopkins Hospital
"Indian Health Service-funded Dental Clinics, Practice-based Clinical Research" - PDF 
Nancy Reifel, DDS, MPH, University of California, Los Angeles, School of Dentistry
CDC Expert Panel on School-Based Dental Sealant Programs
"CDC Expert Panel on School-based Sealant Programs" - PDF 
Lewis N. Lampiris, DDS, MPH, Illinois Department of Public Health
"CDC Expert Panel on School-based Sealant Programs" - PDF 
Barbara F. Gooch, DMD, MPH , Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Margherita Fontana, DDS, PhD , Indiana University School of Dentistry
"Reaction to the CDC Expert Panel on School Sealant Programs" - PDF 
Mark Siegal, DDS, MPH , Ohio Department of Health
Dental Informatics and Public Health
"Collection of Longitudinal Research Data Using Biometrics" - PDF 
Patricia Corby, DMD, MS, University of Pittsburgh
Rebecca Crowley, MD, PhD, University of Pittsburgh
"Data Collection in Clinical Practice" - PDF 
Heiko Spallek, DMD, PhD, University of Pittsburgh
"What Are the Benefits of Capturing Clinical Data" - PDF 
Stephen Wisniewski, PhD, University of Pittsburgh
Models for Training the Dental Public Health Workforce
"Dental Public Health Training: Time for New Models?" - PDF 
Scott Tomar, DMD, MPH, DrPH, University of Florida College of Dentistry
"Title VII Dental Public Health Training" - PDF 
Raymond Lala, DDS, Health Resources and Services Administration (NC CD)
Amid Ismail, MPH, BDS, DrPh, University of Michigan School of Dentistry
Robert Weyant, DMD, DrPH, University of Pittsburgh
Wednesday, May 4
Plenary Session - Access and Prevention: Achieving a Healthy Balance
"Access and Prevention: Achieving a Healthy Balance" - PDF 
Dolores M. Malvitz, DrPH, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (retired)
"Achieving a Healthy Balance: Is Prevention Important to Business?" - PDF 
B. Alex White, DDS, DrPH, Delta Dental Service of Massachusetts
"Access and Prevention: Achieving a Healthy Balance" - PDF 
Leslie Best, Pennsylvania Department of Health
"Evidence base for social determinants and oral health promotion" - PDF 
Tracy L. Finlayson, PhD, University of Michigan School of Public Health
Recent Advances in the Fluoride Legacy: Fluoride Varnishes - Herschel S. Horowitz Memorial Symposium
Jane A. Weintraub, DDS, MPH, University of California, San Francisco School of Dentistry
"Recent Advances in the Fluoride Legacy: Evaluation of the Medical Model for Increasing Access to Fluoride Varnish" - - PDF 
R. Gary Rozier, DDS, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Public Health
"Comparison of Fluoride Varnish with Other Types of Flouride" - PDF 
Alice M. Horowitz, PhD, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health
"Recent Advances in the Fluoride Legacy: Flouride Varnishes" - PDF 
Mark Siegal, DDS, MPH, Ohio Department of Health
Data Resources for Public Health Action, Policy and Research: Finding and Using Data Resources
"Using the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) for Oral Health Surveillance and Research" - PDF 
Paul Eke, PhD, MPH, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
BRFSS Maps: Visualizing Oral Health Surveillance Data" - PowerPoint 
James Holt, MPA, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
"The Burden of Oral Disease, Building A State Document" - PDF 
Beth Hines, RDH, MPH, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Genetic Epidemiology or Genetics 102
Harold C. Slavkin, DDS, University of Southern California, Los Angeles
"Complex Traits and Normal Variation: Partnership Between Mice and Humans" - PDF 
Eric T. Everett, PhD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Dentistry
Mary L. Marazita, PhD, University of Pittsburgh Cleft Palate Craniofacial Center
Walter A. Bretz, DDS, MPH, DrPH, University of Pittsburgh Dental Public Health
Contributed Papers I: Software and Internet-Based Approaches to Assess and Assure Health
The Utility of the Toronto System of Dental Diagnostic Codes (TSDDC) to Determine Prevalence of Conditions and to Document Changes in Diagnoses - PDF 
Kalyani Baldota, BDS, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto; James Leake, MSc Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto; Patricia Main, MSc, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto; James Anderson, MScD, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto; Fred Goettler, MSc, Biostatistician Toronto Public Health.
Efficiency of a Software Program in Detecting Oral Terms in Emergency Department Reports
Miguel H. Torres-Urquidy, DDS, MSc, PhD, Fellow Center for Biomedical Informatics University of Pittsburgh
Development of an Internet-Based Caries Risk Self-Assessment Tool
Georgia G. dela Cruz, DMD, MPH, US Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine; Justin C. Curry, US Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine; BethAnn Cameron, MS, US Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine
Using Distance Education Technology to Increase Access to Care for Underserved and Vulnerable Populations
Paul Glassman, DDS, MA, MBA, University of the Pacific School of Dentistry, Christine Miller, RDH, MHS, MA, University of the Pacific School of Dentistry
Contributed Papers II - Influence of Non-Dental Providers in Promoting Oral Health
Healthy Baby/Healthy Child (HB/HC): Incorporating Oral Health into a Home-Visiting, Public Health Nursing Program - PDF 
Kathy M. Lituri, RDH, MPH, Boston University School of Dental Medicine; Michelle Henshaw,DDS, MPH, Boston University School of Dental Medicine; Corinna Culler, RDH, MPH, DrPH Cand., Boston University School of Dental Medicine; Harpreet Singh, RDH, MS, Boston University School of Dental Medicine; Brenda Heaton, BS, MPH Cand., Boston University School of Dental Medicine; Rosie Muñoz-López, MPH, Director, Healthy Baby/Healthy Child Program; Heavenly Mitchell, MHA, LSW, Associate Director, Healthy Baby/Healthy Child Program
Cavity Free in Tennessee – A Fluoride Varnish Program for Public Health Nurses - PDF 
Lesa Byrum, BS, RDH, Tennessee Department of Health, Oral Health Services; Suzanne W. Hubbard, DDS, Tennessee Department of Health Oral Health Services
Oral Health and Quality of Life in Elementary School Children – The Teachers’ Point of View - PDF 
Marita R. Inglehart, Dr. phil. habil, University of Michigan School of Dentistry; Daniel Briskie, DDS Mott Children’s Health Center, Flint, Michigan
Contributed Papers III - Meeting the Oral Health Needs of Medicaid Populations
Minnesota Oral Healthcare Solutions Project - PDF 
Michael Helgeson, DDS, Apple Tree Dental; Thomas Fields, MUP, Minnesota Department of Human Services; Patricia Glasrud, MPH, Minnesota Dental Association
Texas Dentists’ Attitudes Towards the Dental Medicaid Program - PDF 
Aaron C. Blackwelder, Dental Student, Baylor College of Dentistry
Dental and Health Care Utilization among Florida Pediatric MediPass Beneficiaries - PDF 
Frank Catalanotto, DMD, Allyson Hall, PhD, Jianyi Zhang, PhD, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, College of Dentistry and Department of Health Services Research, Management and Policy, Florida Center for Medicaid and the Uninsured, College of Public Health
Barriers to Implementing Preventive Dental Services in Primary Care Medical Practices - PDF 
Kelly C. Haupt, BSDH, MHA, NC Academy of Family Physicians and NC Pediatric Society, R. Gary Rozier, DDS, MPH, Department of Health Policy and Administration, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Leslie P. Zeldin, MPH, MSUP, Department of Dental Ecology, School of Dentistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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