On the Frontlines: Innovative Oral Health Programs and Community Solutions

2018 New Hampshire Oral Health Fall Forum
Date: November 30, 2018
Location: Holiday Inn, Concord, NH
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PROGRAM LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Discuss at least three benefits of the use of silver diamine fluoride in underserved populations within our state;
• Identify a minimum of three community-based settings, outside of the private dental office, where individuals and families can easily access oral health service;
• Describe one example of a medical diagnosis or condition that is closely associated with oral health and oral disease;
• Name two types of dental team members that can provide some service in the home setting;
• Name two types of non-dental providers that can address oral health in their work; and
• Define one systemic barrier to sufficient oral health/dental services for underserved populations, and a solution to address the barrier.

MORNING SESSION: ORAL HEALTH COMMUNITY NEED AND INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS

KEYNOTE
Yasmi Crystal, DMD, MSc, FAAPD — Keynote

Dr. Yasmi Crystal is a Diplomate and Examiner of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry. She is a Clinical Professor of Pediatric Dentistry at New York University College of Dentistry, and an instructor of pediatric conscious sedation for the American Society for the Advancement of Anesthesia and Sedation in Dentistry at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Paterson, NJ. She is a member of the Editorial Board of Pediatric Dentistry Journal and a member and spokesperson for the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, where she is also a consultant for the Council on Scientific Affairs. She is a past president of the New Jersey Academy of Pediatric Dentistry where she has been co-director of continuing education for more than 20 years. Dr. Crystal received a DDS degree from Universidad Tecnologica de Mexico (UNITEC), a DMD from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) and her Pediatric Dental specialty training from Eastman Dental Center, University of Rochester. (funded by the Endowment for Health)

On the Frontlines Panel: Workforce Model Options and Opportunities   Panelists will speak on:

• NH HRSA Workforce Project with Certified Public Health Dental Hygienists (CPHDHs) and Expanded Function Dental Auxiliaries (EFDAs): Stephanie Pagliuca, Bi-State Primary Care Association and Hope Saltmarsh, Oral Health Program, Division of Public Health Services, NH Department of Health and Human Services
• Community Health Workers (CHWs) Training and Infrastructure: Annette Cole, and Amber Culver, North Country Health Consortium

Community-based Innovations: Creating Local Impact  (sponsored by NH Healthy Families)
Topics discussed will include:

• Workforce – Certified Public Health Dental Hygienists (CPHDHs) in Primary Care: Julie Phipps, Mid-State Health Center
• Workforce – CPHDHs in Senior Settings: Cindy Bishop-Alex, CPHDH
• HPV Toolkit Dental Office Implementation: Ardis Olson, MD, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth

AFTERNOON SESSION
ORAL DISEASE A PREVALENT COMORBIDITY WITH MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION: PROTECTING NH’S INVESTMENT IN RECOVERY

Emerging Topics: SUDS/Treatment/Recovery, Mental/Behavioral Health, and #WhyOralHealthMatters   (sponsored by Well Sense Health Plan)
Panelists will speak on:

• Bill Rider, CEO, Manchester Community Mental Health Center – “Serious Mental Illness and Oral Health”
• Peter Place, Ammonoosuc Community Health Services – Oral Health in Recovery Services
• Dr. Dennis Hannon, Oral Surgeon – Oral Health Treatment
• Dr. Keith Batchelder,  Saving People’s Smiles Dental Center-  Oral Health Treatment
• Anne Sleeper, CPHDH, Wentworth Health Partners Dental Center – Education and Referral in Sober Homes

CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS

The New Hampshire Dental Society has approved this program for 6.0 Dental CE credits

Program and Event Sponsors & Grantors:

	Component/Activity Sponsors	NH Healthy Families	Well Sense Health Plan

Special thanks for program and operating funding.