Registration:
Dentist or Physician with One Staff Person - $135
Dentist or Physician - $80
Other Health Professionals - $50
University of Colorado Denver Anschutz Medical Campus Faculty & Staff - FREE
Additionally, visitor parking on the University of Colorado Denver Anchutz Medical Campus is $1 per hour.
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Continuing Education:
Continuing education credit for Dentists, Dental Hygienists, Physicians, and Nurses will be available upon completion of the symposium.
Our Featured Speakers:
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Caswell Evans, DDS, MPH
University of Illinois at Chicago
College of Dentistry
Associate Dean of Prevention
and Public Health Sciences
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Paul Casamassimo, DDS, MS
The Ohio State University
Professor of Pediatric Dentistry and
Chief of Dentistry at Nationwide
Children’s Hospital |
The Frontier Center seeks to continue creating a new paradigm in health by optimizing the oral-systemic connection, effecting clinical change, creating an evolution of clinical behaviors and building enhanced health care teams for education, clinical research and clinical patient care.
Symposium Overview:
Oral health is an integral component of overall well being. Data continues to emerge linking oral infection and the inflammation of periodontal disease to increased risks for systemic illness.
This symposium will examine the connections between oral and physical health from pre-term low birth weight babies to conditions affecting seniors. Strategies for preventing oral and systemic disease will be offered, as well as opportunities to strengthen clinical skills for medical and dental practitioners.
Objectives:
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Understand the impact of oral diseases on on general health through the life cycle including pregnancy, youth, and adulthood. |
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Discuss the pathobiology and morbidity associated with conditions such as diabetes, vascular, and respiratory diseases; as well as opportunities for prevention. |
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Empower healthcare professionals to implement behavioral change techniques. |
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Expand screening and assessment skills associated with preventing and treating oral and systemic diseases in the clinical practice setting. |
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Appreciate the value of interdisciplinary health care and the implications for patient care. |
Agenda |
| 7:30 - 8 a.m. |
Registration and Continental Breakfast |
| 8 - 8:10 a.m. |
Welcome and Announcements
Denise Kassebaum, DDS, MS
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| 8:10 - 8:45 a.m. |
Keynote
Caswell Evans, DDS, MPH
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| 8:45 - 9:45 a.m. |
Oral Systemic Relationships Throughout the Life Span
Paul Casamassimo, DDS, MS |
| 9:45 - 10 a.m. |
Break |
| 10 - noon |
Oral Systemic Relationships throughout the Life Span (Con’t)
Lonnie Johnson, DDS, PhD
John McDowell, DDS, MS
Douglas Berkey, DMD, MPH, MS |
| Noon - 1 p.m. |
Lunch & Introduction to the Frontier Center
Denise Kassebaum, DDS
Mark Deutchman, MD |
| 1:15 - 3:30 p.m. |
Breakout Sessions
See Session Descriptions Below
1A - Oral and Systemic Preventive Healthcare for Medical and Dental Professionals
John McDowell, DDS, MS; and Mark Deutchman, MD
1B - Cavity Free at Three- An Oral Health Prevention Program for Professionals - Rich Call, DMS, MS; and David Gaspar, MD (Part 1 of 2)
1C - Interprofessional Education: The Role of Health Professionals in the 21st Century - Mark Earnest, MD |
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Session Descriptions |
Oral Systemic Relationships During the Life Span
This session examines preventable oral diseases that create risk for systemic disease. Renowned experts will highlight current research on the links between oral and systemic diseases from birth to adulthood. |
Oral and Systemic Preventive Healthcare for Medical and Dental Professionals
Communication between medical and dental providers assures appropriate overall care of the patient. There’s an “art” to that communication! Dr. Shetty and Dr. Deutchman will host an interactive and lively discussion, highlighting what each profession should be looking for in assessing a patient based on the patient’s age, gender, and risk factors. |
Cavity Free at Three - An Oral Health Prevention Program for Health Professionals
The session will highlight the Cavity Free at Three Program, an initiative of five Colorado foundations. Research and strategies will be presented for the primary prevention of oral disease for pregnant women and children three years of age or younger. All health professionals who see young children and pregnant women are encouraged to attend. This session has two parts. It is necessary to complete part 1 in order to participate in part 2. |
Interprofessional Education: The Role of Health Professionals in the 21st Century
Come explore the new paths the Anschutz Medical Campus is taking to involve all health professional students in interprofessional learning opportunities to prepare them for meeting the health care challenges in the decades to come, including medical home, rural practice, and health reform. |
Conference Location:
The conference will be held on the beautiful Anschutz Medical Campus in the state-of-the-art
classrooms in Education 2 South (see maps below), which are home to the Schools of Dental Medicine and Medicine.
The Frontier Center seeks to continue creating a new paradigm in health by optimizing the oral-systemic connection, effecting clinical change, creating an evolution of clinical behaviors, and building enhanced health care teams for education, clinical research and clinical patient care.
| University of Colorado Denver Anschutz Medical Campus Faculty |
Denise Kassebaum, DDS, MS, Dean, School of Dental Medicine
Douglas Berkey, DMD, MPH, MS, Professor, School of Dental Medicine
Mark Deutchman, MD, Professor, School of Medicine, Family Medicine; and School of Dental Medicine
John McDowell, DDS, MS, Professor, School of Dental Medicine
Rich Call, DMD, MS, Clinical Professor, School of Dental Medicin
Kishore Shetty, DDS, MS, Associate Professor, School of Dental Medicine
Lonnie Johnson, DDS, PhD, Professor, School of Dental Medicine
Mark Earnest, MD, Associate Professor, UCH University Medicine |
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