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National Primary Oral Health Care Conference Archive

Presentations and abstracts are posted from previous years:

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Contact Project Officer
Jay R. Anderson, D.M.D., M.H.S.A.
Chief Dental Officer
Division of Clinical Quality
Clinical Quality Improvement Branch
BPHC, HRSA
5600 Fishers Lane, Room 17-26
Rockville, MD 20857
Telephone: (301) 594-4295
E-mail: janderson@hrsa.gov

2006 Presentations
Camelback Inn
Scottsdale, Arizona

Sunday, December 10, 2006

Growing and Sustaining a Dental Clinic within the Primary Care “Safety Net”
Bob Russell, D.D.S., M.P.H.

Enhancing Oral Health Leadership and Management
John W. McFarland, D.D.S.

Monday, December 11, 2006

Welcome
John W. McFarland, D.D.S.

Eliminating Oral Health Disparities: Lessons Learned from the HRSA HDC Oral Health Pilot
Jay Anderson, D.M.D., M.H.S.A.
Irene Hilton D.D.S., M.P.H.
Colleen Lampron, M.P.H.

Findings from the Obstetrics and Periodontal Therapy (OPT) Multi-Center Randomized Clinical Trial
Dennis A. Mitchell, D.D.S., M.P.H.

HDC OHP Best Practices

Team 1: Salud Family Health Centers, Inc.
John McFarland, D.D.S.
Cecilia M. Edwards, D.D.S.
Susan Hansen, B.S., R.D.H.
Kelet Robinson, M.D.

Team 2: Community Health Partners, Inc.
Jane Gillette, D.D.S.

Team 3: High Plains Community Health Centers
Cecilia Bohl
Anne Gibbs, B.S.D.H.

Team 4: Sunrise Community Health Centers
Patrick Harrison
Joe Morado

Redesign Information Driven Clinical Leadership, Why Data is Our Friend
Martin Lieberman, D.D.S.

Tuesday, December 12, 2006

Early Childhood Oral Health Care
Francisco Ramos-Gomez, D.D.S., M.P.H.

Detroit Oral Cancer Prevention Project
Amid Ismail, Dr.P.H., M.P.H., M.B.A., B.D.S.

Predicting and Improving Dental Productivity
Margaret Drozdowski, D.M.D.
Stewart Joslin

The Transdisciplinary Group Visit: A Rewarding Way to Interact with Patients and Increase Access
Scott Wolpin, D.M.D.

USC + URM Dental Clinic: A Campus-Community Partnership to Provide Care for the Homeless
Niel Nathason, M.S., M.P.H.

Effective Clinical Management and Quality Improvement Strategies
Carolyn Brown, D.D.S.

Project Renewal, Inc. Fort Washington Dental Clinic
Hamad Skinner, D.D.S.

How to Make Your Oral Health Program Profitable: Simple Strategies that Promote Sustainability
Mark Doherty, D.M.D., M.P.H.

American Dental Association's Give Kids A Smile: How Your Community Health Clinic Can Participate in National Children's Dental Access Day
Brian Shue, D.D.S.

Galveston County Health District/4C's Dental Clinics
Beverly Foster, D.D.S.

Wednesday, December 13, 2006

Ergonomics and Other Associated Health Risks
Nancy Andrews, R.D.H., B.S.

Perinatal Oral Health Practice Guidelines
Mary E. Foley, R.D.H., M.P.H.

Closing the Gap for At-Risk Children: Building a World-Class Oral Health Program in Colleir County, Florida Through Establishment of a Pediatric Dental Residency Program
Steven Weinman

Determinants of Dental Care Visits of Low-Income African American Children
Woosung Sohn, D.D.S., Ph.D., Dr. P.H.

Digital Radiography: Advantages and Disadvantages of Digital Technique
Robert A. Cederberg, M.A., D.D.S.

Periodontal Disease and Systemic Disease Management for Primary Oral Care Providers
Marc Shlossman, D.D.S., M.S.

Thursday, December 14, 2006

Endodontic Technique
William B. Leibow, D.D.S., M.S.D.

Head Start — An Opportunity to Improve the Oral Health of Children
Valerie A. Orlando, R.D.H., B.S.

A New View of Caries Prevention for At-Risk Children: ForsythKids Demonstration Program Center for Evidence-Based Dentistry
J. Max Goodson, D.D.S., Ph.D.

Flowable Composites
Robert W. Hasel, B.Sc., D.D.S.

Pediatrics
Quentin Shaw, D.D.S., M.S.

2006 Abstracts
Camelback Inn
Scottsdale, Arizona

The Native American Health Center
Carolyn Brown

Utilization of Portable Dental Equipment to Serve Underserved Adult Populations

Margaret Drozdowski, DMD

Galveston County Health District/4Cs Dental Clinics
Beverly Foster

Detroit Oral Cancer Prevention Project
Amid Ismail

USC+URM Dental Clinic: A Campus-Community Partnership to Provide Care for the Homeless
Niel Nathason

Head Start — An Opportunity to Improve the Oral Health of Children

Valerie Orlando

Give Kids A Smile
Brian Shue

Project Renewal, Inc.'s Fort Washington Dental Clinic
Hamad Skinner

Closing the Gap for At-Risk Children
Steven Weinman

The Transdisciplinary Group Visit: A Rewarding Way to Interact with Patients and Increase Access
Scott Wolpin

2005 Presentations
Hyatt Regency Atlanta

Monday, August 8, 2005

Welcome
Jay Anderson, Chief Dental Officer, HRSA, Bureau of Primary Health Care, Division of Clinical Quality
John McFarland, President, National Network for Oral Health Access

American Dental Association Welcome
Tom Spangler, Manager, Legislative and Regulatory Analysis, American Dental Association

HRSA Health Disparities Collaboratives/Healthy People 2010 Oral Health Midcourse Review
Jay Anderson

Oral Health Disparities Research Presentation Part 1, Presentation Part 2
Irene Hilton, Dentist, San Francisco Department of Public Health

Oral Health Literacy for Health Center Populations
Mark Williams, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine
Alice Horowitz, Senior Scientist, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health

Weaving a Strong Safety Net: Health Centers and Oral Health Care Access Presentation
Donald Weaver, Deputy Associate Administrator, Health Resources and Services Administration, Bureau of Primary Health Care

CDC Oral Health Disparities Plenary
William Maas, Director, Division of Oral Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Muskegon Family Care: New Advances to Provide Access the Treatment of Adult Patients
Amy Lalick, Dental Director, Muskegon Family Care

Safety Net Dental Manual
Cathy Raymond, Oral Health Access Coordinator, Ohio Department of Health

CMS Smoking Cessation
Lana Dennis, Health Insurance Specialist, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Q&A: "Does the National provider Identifier (NPI) replace the Medicare UPIN?"
The answer is...
It Takes A Community to Raise a Dental Center

Jeff Reynolds, Dental Director, Lorain County Health and Dentistry
Stephanie Wiersma, Chief Executive Officer, Lorain County Health and Dentistry
Robert C. Skillicorn, Periodontist, Lorain County Health and Dentistry

Model for Successful Implementation of a Mobile Dental Program
Margaret Drozdoski, Dental Director, Community Health Center, Middletown, CT
Margaret Flinter, Vice President and Clinical Director, Community Health Center, Middletown, CT

Tuesday, August 9, 2005

Treating Sleep Apnea, The Dentist's Role
John Ivanhoe, Medical College of Georgia School of Dentistry

Oral Health Disparities Plenary
Huong Le, Dental Director, Asian Health Services
Colleen Lampron, Clinical Quality Division Director, Colorado Oral Health Network
Jane Grover, Dental Director, Center For Family Health

Easy Does It - Expansion of Services to Your Dental Program's Youngest Patients Linking with Dental School
Scott Wolpin, Dental Director, Choptank Community Health System, Inc.

Collaborative Effort to Expand Dental Services by Linking a Community Health Center with a General Practice Dental Residency - Planning and Startup
Maryann Bailey, Director of Dental Services, Westside Health, Inc.

A Systemic and Coordinated Approach to Offering Oral Health Care Services to Amish Population with High Incidence of Hemophilia
Tamar Diamond, Dental Director, Scenic Bluffs Community Health Center

Heartland Health Outreach - Health Care for the Homeless Oral Health Program
Milona Van Kanegan, Director of Dentistry, Heartland Health Outreach, City of Portland, ME Homeless Oral Health Program
Andrew Lumb, Acting Program Coordinator, City of Portland Oral Health

The Q- Appointment System: When The Next Appointment is Three Months Away
James Quartey, Dentist, Community Health Centers of South Central Texas, Inc.

Dental Licensure by Credential in California, A Health Disparities Successful Innovation
Brian Shue, Dental Director, Clinicas de Salud del Pueblo, Inc.

Linking Head Start with Health Center Dental Programs
Joe Alderman, Region IV Head Start Oral Health Consultant, ACF Regional IV Office
Mary Foley, Project Director, Improving Perinatal in Infant Oral Health, Children's Dental Health Project
Emanuel Finn, Chief, Oral Health Division, District of Columbia Department of Health

Wednesday, August 10, 2005

Pediatrics Handout
Kaneta Lott, Pediatric Dentistry, Lottseminars

Outcomes Research Presentation: Atraumatic Restorative Technique (ART) Part II
Kenneth Bolin, Assistant Professor, Baylor College of Dentistry

HIV/AIDS Update
David Reznik, Dentist, Grady Health System

CDC Infection Control Guidelines Presentation Part 1, Presentation Part 2
Raghunath Puttaiah, Associate Professor and Director, Baylor College of Dentistry

Thursday, August 11, 2005

Oral Surgery
Brett Ferguson, Program Director, University of Missouri Kansas City Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Graduate Training Program, Truman Medical Center

Oral Cancer, Detection and Treatment Considerations
John Gobetti, Professor, University of Michigan School of Dentistry

Closing Remarks and Planning for the 2006 National Primary Oral Health Care Conference
Jay Anderson

2004 Presentations

Sunday, December 12, 2004
Enhancing Oral Health: Leadership and Management
Steven P. Geiermann, Region V Dental Consultant, HRSA

Monday, December 13, 2004
The National Primary Oral Health Care Conference -- DALLAS 2004 -- Welcome Everyone
John W. McFarland, President, National Network for Oral Health Access, Dental Director, Salud Family Health Center

Quality Management Systems for Health Center Oral Health Programs
Juris M. Svarcbergs, Dental Director, CAMcare Health Corporation
Clifford Hames, Dental Director, Hudson River Community Health Center
Ronald P. Salyk, Dental Director, Morris Heights Health Center

Performance Review, A New Way To Look at Effectiveness of Care
Huong N. Le, Dental Director, Dental Department, Asian Health Services Community Health Center

Risk Management for Health Center Oral Health Programs and the Federal Tort Claims Act Review Process
Jay R. Anderson, Chief Dental Officer, Division of Clinical Quality, BPHC, HRSA

Private/Public Partnerships ... Sometimes They Work
Benjamin J. Yoder, Dental Director, Neighborhood Health Clinics, Inc.

Marillac Dental Clinic: Core Services Model
Robert A. Woods, Dental Director, Marillac Clinic, Inc.

Successfully Applying for Dental Support
David I. Rosenstein, Professor and Chair, Department of Community Dentistry, Oregon Health and Science University

Tuesday, December 14, 2004
Health Center and Dental School Service Education Program
Howard L. Bailit, Professor Emeritus and Director, Health Policy and Primary Care Research Center, University of Connecticut Health Center

The Dentist's Role in Bio-Defense
Hal S. Muller, Vice President, Corporate Accounts

Occlusionism: Beyond Acrylics, Alloys & Adjustable Articulators
David A. Anderson, Lawrenceville Smile Center

Training Program at Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic To Help Staff Programs With Quality -- Culturally Competent Workers
Mark Koday, Dental Director, Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic

Model for Treatment of Uninsured Adults
Amy R. Lalick-Tomes, Director of Dental Services, Muskegon Family Care Dental Services

Oneida Dental Dental: A Model of Excellence A Model of Excellence
Stephanie Burrell, Staff Dentist, Oneida Dental Clinic

Wednesday, December 15, 2004
BPHC Vision: Seeding Systems That Leverage Resources to Expand Access & Capacity
Suzanne L. Feetham, Director, Clinical Quality Division, BPHC, HRSA

The Key Strategies To Effective Practice Management Of Dental Clinics And Outreach Services
Mary E. Foley, Director, Office of Oral Health, Massachusetts Department of Public Health

Preterm Births and Periodontitis: Does Periodontal Therapy Work?
Marjorie K. Jeffcoat, Dean and Professor of Periodontics, Robert Schattner Center, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania

Expansion of Oral Health.Services in Hawai`i
Elizabeth Giesting, Executive Director, Hawai'i Primary Care Association

Oral Health Network of Missouri -- A Statewide Oral Health Access Program
Christine M. Stewart, Director, Oral Health Network of Missouri

Thursday, December 16, 2004
Atraumatic Restorative Technique: Dentin Caries, Its Progression, and How Best to Stop It
Adhesive Restorative Materials for Minimal Cavity Preparation and ART Restorations
Atraumatic Restorative Technique (ART) Step-by-Step

Kenneth A. Bolin, Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Baylor College of Dentistry

Oral Health in the Health Disparities Collaboratives!
Jacqueline A. Tallman, Dental Director, National Health Disparities Collaboratives, National Network for Oral Health Access

Health Center Experience
Whitney M. Moore, Dental Director, Citizens Health Center

New York State Oral Health Technical Assistance Center
Buddhi M. Shrestha
Director, New York State Oral Health Technical Assistance Center
Vice President, Oral Health Services, Rochester Primary Care Network

2004 Abstracts

Best Practices: Performance Review, A New Way To Look at Effectiveness of Care
Huong N. Le, Dental Director, Dental Department, Asian Health Services Community Health Center
New York State Oral Health Technical Assistance Center -- Assisting Communities to Develop Innovative Dental Programs in Upstate New York
Buddhi M. Shrestha
Director, New York State Oral Health Technical Assistance Center
Vice President, Oral Health Services, Rochester Primary Care Network
Oral Health Network of Missouri - A Statewide Oral Health Access Program

Christine M. Stewart, Director, Oral Health Network of Missouri
Quality Management Systems for Health Center Oral Health Programs
Juris M. Svarcbergs, Dental Director, CAMcare Health Corporation
Clifford Hames, Dental Director, Hudson River Community Health Center
Ronald P. Salyk, Dental Director, Morris Heights Health Center
Marillac Dental Clinic: Core Services Model
Robert A. Woods, Dental Director, Marillac Clinic, Inc.

2003 Presentations

Sunday, August 10, 2003
New Oral Health Program Leadership Orientation
John McFarland, President, National Network for Oral Health Access; Dental Director, Fort Lupton, CO
Steven P. Geiermann, Region V Dental Consultant, HRSA

Monday, August 11, 2003
Welcome to Sedona and to NNOHA
John McFarland, NNOHA President; Dental Director, Fort Lupton, CO

Best Practices for Health Center Oral Health Expansion -- Models for Developing New Dental Programs
Bob Russell, Dental Director, Hackley Community Care Center, Muskegon Heights, MI

Dental Expansion Projects: Bringing Oral Health to Rye Brook Open Door
Janet Bozzone, Director of Dentistry, Open Door Family Medical Centers, Inc., Ossining, NY

Online Safety Net Dental Manual, A Resource for New and Expanded Clinics
Beverly Isman, Dental Public Health Consultant

Interdisciplinary Approach to the Provision of Comprehensive Oral Health Care Services to HIV/AIDS Patients in a Community Health Center Setting
Lonny Gatlin, Chief Dental Officer, Community Health Net, Erie, PA

School-Linked Mobile Oral Health Prevention Program
Robyn E. Fargo, Director Public Affairs & Specialty Programs
Clinica Sierra Vista, Bakersfield, CA

Productivity Relative Value Units and Incentive Plans
David Rosenstein, Professor and Chair, Department of Community Dentistry, Oregon Health Sciences University

HIPPA Update
Jay Anderson, Chief Dental Officer, Division of Clinical Quality, BPHC, HRSA

Best Practices for Health Center Oral Health Expansion
“Service with a Smile”

Tim Verharen, Dental Director, Peninsula Community Health Services, Bremerton, WA

An Oral Health Needs Assessment for Primary Care Settings
J. Pat Harris, Dental Director, Los Barrios Unidos Community Clinic, Dallas, TX

Tuesday, August 12, 2003
Best Practices - Integrating Oral Health with Primary Care
Dan Brody, Dental Director, Valley Health Systems, Fort Gay, WV

Best Practices - Digital Practice Management Integrating Dental and Medical Information Systems
Frank Mazzeo, Vice President/Chief Dental Officer, Family Health Centers of Southwest Florida

Offering the Uninsured of Cabell County Healthcare
Lanie Masilamani, OUCH Project Director, Valley Health Systems, Huntington, WV

Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors Best Practices Project -- Responding to the National Call to Action to Promote Oral Health
Julie Tang, ASTDD Best Practices Project Director

Hands-On Training with the Oral Brush Biopsy
Randy Bird, CDX Laboratories

Wednesday, August 13, 2003
Is Contracting With Dentists in Private Practice A Viable Option For Health Center Oral Health Expansion?
Anne De Biasi, Washington Director, Children’s Dental Health Project

Contracting for Oral Health Services
Jacqueline C. Leifer, Senior Partner, Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell LLP, Washington, DC

Thursday, August 14, 2003
Advanced Open Access in Dentistry -- Same Day Appointments
Maria Khala, Clinic Coordinator, Community Health Association of Spokane, Spokane, WA

Tri-County Dental Access Program -- Model for New Dental Program
Gordon Empey, Dental Director, Multnomah County Health Department, Portland, OR

2003 Abstracts

Best Practices and Models That Work in Community, Migrant and Homeless Health Centers, and Healthy Schools/Healthy Communities Programs, Dallas, TX

Best Practices and Models That Work in Community, Migrant and Homeless Health Centers, and Healthy Schools/Healthy Communities Programs, Erie, PA

Dental Access Program, Multnomah, OR

Effective Oral Health Prevention Programs, San Diego, CA

Models for Developing New Dental Programs, Ossining, NY

Oneida Dental Clinic: Providing Care in a Rural Setting, Oneida Nation, WI

Open Access, Spokane, WA

Oral Health Prevention Program Dental Mobile, Kern County, CA

OUCH Program, Cabell County, WV

Partnerships: Collaboration, Cooperation, Coordination.Can It Work? The Case for Post-Doctoral Residency Training and Community Health Centers, Brooklyn, NY

Providing Oral Health Care to Homeless Populations, Kern County, CA

Service with a Smile, Bremerton, WA

Southern Ohio Health Services Network Dental Compensation Plan, Seaman, OH

2002 Abstracts

Baby Day, Multnomah, OR

Care for the Homeless Oral Health Program, New York, NY

Incorporating Relative Value Units into Production Measurement and a Salary Incentive Program, Salt Lake City, UT

Interfaith Community Health Center, Bellingham, WA

Mobile Dental Team, Grace Hill, MO

San Ysidro Health Center, Inc., San Ysidro, CA

2001 Abstracts

Dental Productivity Evaluation and Management Using Relative Value Units, Camden, NJ

Eastside Pediatric Dentistry Clinic, Riverside, CA

Healthy Schools! Healthy Kids! Oral Health Initiative, State Departments of Education and Health, RI

Medical-Dental Connection at a New York Community Health Center, Bronx, NY

Models for Developing New Dental Programs, Ossining, NY

MultiCare Dental Managed Care Organization, Multnomah, OR

Neighborhood Health Clinics, Inc., Fort Wayne, IN

Prevention of Low Birth Weight Babies Through Improving the Oral Health Care of Pregnant Women, Chinatown, NY

 

 

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