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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.

The links below are to PDF (portable document format) files and can be viewed, downloaded, or printed with Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Saturday, April 30

Dentistry 101
DENTISTRY 101 - PDF PDF
Robert Dwyer, DDS, Dental Consultant, State of Wisconsin

Need Oral Health Information? Contact the Oral Health Resource Center
"OHRC" - PDF 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 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 PDF
Peter C. Damiano, DDS, MPH, University of Iowa
"CMS" - PDF PDF
Conan Davis, DMD, MPH, U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
"CMS 416" - PDF PDF
James J. Crall, DDS, ScD, UCLA School of Dentistry
"Mobile Dentistry: Medicaid Friend or Foe?" - PDF PDF
"Dental Road Crew: Mobile Dentistry Project" - PDF PDF
Lawrence F. Hill, DDS, MPH, Cincinnati Health Department
"Mobile Dentistry" - Presentation PDF PDF - Handout PDF PDF
Monica Teutsch, MPH, Mission Children’s Dental
"Mobile Dental Clinics: What Works, What to Watch and What to Avoid" - PDF PDF
Andrea Hight, BS, Utah Department of Health
"Special Smiles in Pennsylvania" - PDF 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 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 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 PDF
Jay R. Anderson, DMD, MHSA, Health Resources and Services Administration
"Community-Based Education: Dental School View" - PDF PDF
William F. Bird, DDS, DrPH, University of California, San Francisco
"Community Health Center and Dental School Partnerships" - PDF 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 PDF Part II PDF PDF
John McFarland, DDS, Salud Family Health Center

Access to Care: An International Perspective
"Access to Care: A Perspective from England" - PDF PDF
Raman Bedi, DDS, MSc, BDS, FDSRCS, Department of Health Wellington House
"Access to Care: One International Perspective" - PDF PDF
Eli Schwarz, KOD, DDS, MPH, PhD, FHKAM, University of Sydney
"Access to Care: An International Perspective" - PDF PDF
William R. Maas, DDS, MPH, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Evidence-Based Dentistry
"Evidence-Based Dentistry and AHRQ" - PDF PDF
Kenneth Fink, MD, MGA, MPH, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
"Evidence-based Dentistry: Beware!" - PDF PDF
Amid Ismail, MPH, BDS, DrPH, University of Michigan School of Dentistry
"Implications of Evicence-Based Dentistry for Medicaid and SCHIP" - PDF 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 PDF
Beth Hines, RDH, MPH, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
"Overview of the HHS National Network of Quitlines Initiative" - PDF PDF
Barbara Park, RDH, MPH, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
"Moving an HHS Initiative Into Practice" - PDF PDF
Mary Anne Bright, RN, MN, National Cancer Institute
"Partnerships for Tobacco Cessation" - PDF 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 PDF
Lawrence F. Hill, DDS, MPH, American Association for Community Dental Programs, Cincinnati Health Department
"State Dental Director’s Perspective" - PDF PDF
Patrick M. Libbey, National Association of City and County Health Officials
"Practices and Partners “A Local Dental Director’s Perspective”" - PDF 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 PDF
Lewis N. Lampiris, DDS, MPH, Illinois Department of Public Health
"Fulfilling the Potential of State Oral Health Programs" - PDF PDF
Christine Forsch, RDH, BS, Nevada Department of Public Health
"Leveraging Resources: New York State" - PDF PDF
Jayanth V. Kumar, BDS, MPH, New York Department of Health
"Fulfilling the Potential of State Oral Health Programs: Coalitions" - PDF PDF
Lynn Douglas Mouden, DDS, MPH, Arkansas Department of Health

Communicating Oral Health Information: Working with the Media
"Byron Spice Remarks" - PDF PDF
Byron Spice, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
"Communication Planning: Yes, You Need It." - - PDF 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 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 PDF
Peter Milgrom, DDS, University of Washington
"Pediatric Eye Disease Investigator Group (PEDIG)" - PDF PDF
Michael X. Repka, MD, John Hopkins Hospital
"Indian Health Service-funded Dental Clinics, Practice-based Clinical Research" - PDF 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 PDF
Lewis N. Lampiris, DDS, MPH, Illinois Department of Public Health
"CDC Expert Panel on School-based Sealant Programs" - PDF 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 PDF
Mark Siegal, DDS, MPH , Ohio Department of Health

Dental Informatics and Public Health
"Collection of Longitudinal Research Data Using Biometrics" - PDF PDF
Patricia Corby, DMD, MS, University of Pittsburgh
Rebecca Crowley, MD, PhD, University of Pittsburgh
"Data Collection in Clinical Practice" - PDF PDF
Heiko Spallek, DMD, PhD, University of Pittsburgh
"What Are the Benefits of Capturing Clinical Data" - PDF PDF
Stephen Wisniewski, PhD, University of Pittsburgh

Models for Training the Dental Public Health Workforce
"Dental Public Health Training: Time for New Models?" - PDF PDF
Scott Tomar, DMD, MPH, DrPH, University of Florida College of Dentistry
"Title VII Dental Public Health Training" - PDF 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 PDF
Dolores M. Malvitz, DrPH, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (retired)
"Achieving a Healthy Balance: Is Prevention Important to Business?" - PDF PDF
B. Alex White, DDS, DrPH, Delta Dental Service of Massachusetts
"Access and Prevention: Achieving a Healthy Balance" - PDF PDF
Leslie Best, Pennsylvania Department of Health
"Evidence base for social determinants and oral health promotion" - PDF 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 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 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 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 PDF
Paul Eke, PhD, MPH, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
BRFSS Maps: Visualizing Oral Health Surveillance Data" - PowerPoint PPT
James Holt, MPA, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
"The Burden of Oral Disease, Building A State Document" - PDF 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 PDF
Aaron C. Blackwelder, Dental Student, Baylor College of Dentistry

Dental and Health Care Utilization among Florida Pediatric MediPass Beneficiaries - PDF 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 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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