Listen to this great update on ECC with expert Dr. Francisco Ramos-Gomez. Hear important information on ECC as it relates to:

• Background of ECC -Clinical Trials Experience
• Journey of ECC Prevention Interventions
• Prevention-focused Caries Management
• Individualized Caries Management
• Accurate Early Detection of Lesions
• Efforts to Remineralize Non-cavitated Lesions
• Role of Oral Health Literacy and Motivational Interviewing

Tune in and be up to date today.

Bio:

Dr. Francisco J. Ramos-Gomez, (DDS, MS, MPH) is the Chair of the Division of Preventive and Restorative Oral Health Sciences at the UCLA School of Dentistry. He is also Professor of Pediatric Dentistry, Executive Director for the UCLA Center for Children’s Oral Health (UCCOH), and Director of the Community Access, Reach, & Education in Pediatric Dentistry (CARE-PD) Program. In over thirty years as a pediatric dentist, his research has focused on Early Childhood Caries (ECC) prevention, oral disease risk assessment, and community health participatory research with an emphasis on underserved populations. In addition to clinically based interventions, Dr. Ramos-Gomez has pioneered protocols in early detection, intervention, and prevention of ECC. He co-founded the Center to Address Disparities in Children’s Oral Health to identify the cultural, environmental, workforce, behavioral, and biologic factors associated with health disparities among ethnic/racial groups in order to enhance health professionals’ ability to target children likely to be at risk for dental caries. Dr. Ramos-Gomez is a Diplomate and a fellow of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry and a board member of the AAPD Council on Government Affairs, the Perinatal and Infant Oral Health Council, the Oral Health Action Coalition (OHAC), and the California State Dental Health Alliance. 

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Ms. Lilly Heath discusses the philosophy of health coaching and the personal or professional reasons dentists may wish to hire or partner with a health coach. Health coaches use the science of habit change to help their clients alter their lifestyle, especially for better managing chronic diseases such as obesity, type 2 diabetes, caries, and periodontal disease. Lilly is also a Gallup-Certified Clifton Strengths Coach and helps her clients leverage their strengths to accomplish their health-related goals. She has a special focus on pre-diabetes/type 2 diabetes and in helping healthcare providers manage lifestyle changes. Health coachesare in increasing demand and now used in many large medical organizations such as the Mayo Clinic and Kaiser Permanent Health Systems. Health coaches can become board certified through the National Board for Health and Wellness Coaching (NBHWC), which partners with the National Board of Medical Examiners.

Bio and other resources to post:

Lilly’s Website & Contact Info

https://www.lillyheathcoaching.com/

[email protected]

Resources

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/07/well/live/health-coach-benefits.html

Brody J. We Could All Use a Health Coach. The New York Times. 2021 June

https://nbhwc.org/

The National Board for Health & Wellness Coaching 

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9378928/

Cinar AB, Freeman R, Schou L. A new complementary approach for oral health and diabetes management: health coaching. Int Dent J. 2018 Feb;68(1):54-64. English. doi: 10.1111/idj.12334. Epub 2017 Sep 14. PMID: 28913928; PMCID: PMC9378928.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7509728/

Perlman AI, Abu Dabrh AM. Health and Wellness Coaching in Serving the Needs of Today's Patients: A Primer for Healthcare Professionals. Glob Adv Health Med. 2020 Sep 21;9:2164956120959274. doi: 10.1177/2164956120959274. PMID: 33014630; PMCID: PMC7509728.

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Learn about the meaning of mindfulness and how it can positively affect you, your practice and especially the care you provide for your patients.  There is a connection between mindfulness and minimally invasive dentistry and Dr. Taneja discusses how she connects these dots. Also Dr. Tanja has a practice model wherein she makes house calls for children with autism and those afraid of going to the dentist. In this inspiring podcast Nidhi discusses the intersection between mindfulness, minimal invasion and making house calls.

Bio:

Dr. Nidhi Taneja is a board-certified Pediatric Dentist, with a mission to eliminate dental fear and anxiety for every child. She is an advocate of prevention-focused, minimally-invasive dentistry. She wants to shift the paradigm of dentistry from a traditional drill, fill & bill model to a more integrative approach. In 2020, Dr. Nidhi received the prestigious honor of America's Top 40 under 40 Specialist Dentists by Incisal Edge Magazine. This award recognizes doctors renowned for their medical innovations, volunteer work and philanthropy, and their commitment to outstanding patient care. Dr. Nidhi specializes in treating children andindividuals with special needs, those who are scared of going to the dentist, or those who are interested in alternative and functional approaches to oral health. She was a dentist in India before moving to the United States in 2012 to train at UCLA's School of Dentistry. After completing her pediatric dental residency at the University of Connecticut, she became one of the 3% of active dentists in the U.S. that specialize in treating children. Dr. Nidhi has been in this field for over a decade and currently offers at-home and in-office dental services to patients in Orange Country, California. 

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Listen in to our expert colleague, Dr. Jeffrey Kahl, as he tells the story of his work combined with that of many in implementing massively improved OR access in the State of Colorado. For years we have struggled to get our most vulnerable patients into the OR and given the recent legislation success after years of work by the AAPD, the ADA and others, we have great results. Jeff tells the personal story and provides a guide for others to have similar success in their communities.

Bio:

Jeff Kahl is married to Dr. Carol Morrow (General Dentist). They live in Colorado Springs, Colorado with our four kids (age 18 to 12). Born and raised in Colorado. Undergraduate at Colorado State University and Dental School at University of Colorado. Dr. Kahl is a Navy Health Professions Scholarship recipient andcompleted a General Practice Residency at the National Naval Medical Center. He was a Navy General Dentist in California before returning to Colorado for a Pediatric Dentistry Residency at Children’s Hospital in Colorado. Jeff started a private practice with a co-resident in 2006 and practiced there for 17 years. Recently, he sold his part of the practice to become the program director for the new pediatric residency program at Denver Health Hospital - the 6th largest and second oldest Federally Qualified Health Center in the country.

Other things about Jeff and his expertise are:

• AAPD Public Policy Advocate for Colorado since the program started.

• Past President of the Colorado Academy of Pediatric Dentistry and the Colorado Dental Association 

• Past Chair of the ADA council on Membership.

• ADA 14th District Trustee Elect.

• On a lot of Governmental Relations, Medicaid Stakeholder, Telehealth, School Based Health, and Public Policy Committees.

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During the pandemic, we all learned how little the typical consumer/patient/parent knows regarding oral health, and particularly regarding oral health improvement.  Yet, there is a large body of literature on the topic of “health literacy” and its impact on general health improvement. Listen in to Dr. Jessica Lee, former AAPD President, and expert in the work in Oral Health Literacy. It might change the way you think about communication with your patients and their families.

Bio:

Dr. Lee is the Demeritt Distinguished Professor of Pediatric Dentistry and Chair of the Division of Pediatric and Public Health at the University of North Carolina. She is board certified Pediatric Dentist and an active member of the medical staff at UNC Hospitals and practices in the Dental Faculty Practice. She has authored over 100 peer reviewed manuscripts and held several grants from NIH for her work on health disparities and health literacy. Dr Lee has been very active in national leadership positions and served as the President for the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) from 2020-2021. She is the recipient of numerous teaching and research awards including the 2008 AAPD Jerome Miller “For the Kids” Award. In 2010, she received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientist and Engineers from President Barack Obama. In 2011, Dr Lee was named the ‘Pediatric Dentist of the Year” by the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry.

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Youth with a history of foster care report more oral health problems and less access to oral health care than their peers with no history of foster care. Dentists should recognize the oral health concerns of these youth in the context of their special health care needs and be prepared to render appropriate care. Future studies should explore barriers to oral health care among this vulnerable population. Youth in foster care have self-identified oral health care needs that should be assessed by dental professionals. Learn all about the needs of the foster community and important relevant aspects for your practice.

Bio:

Dr. Elise Sarvas completed her dental training at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Adams School of Dentistry and her residency at the University of Washington in Seattle. While in residency she earned concurrent Master of Science in Dentistry and Master of Public Health degrees. After almost seven years teaching dental students and pediatric dental residents full-time at the University of Minnesota she has recently taken a new position at the Mayo Clinic. Dr. Sarvas is the first pediatric dentist to be a staff consultant and works primarily with other dental specialties and pediatric clinicians to provide oral health care to children and adolescents with complex medical needs. In her spare time, she enjoys podcasts, supervised neglect of her garden, marathons of the TV show variety, and traveling with her husband. 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/elise-sarvas-85a27869

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Learn for Dr. Justin Welke, Pediatric Dentist, and entrepreneur why, how, and where he created a “tongue-tie” center. You will hear his story as to why he chose to develop a distinct brand, and separate patient facing presence in his practice. Listen in to hear of his journey to get there and how it’s going.

Bio: 

Experienced Board-Certified Pediatric Dentist, clinical professor, and practice owner with demonstrated excellence in the medical/dental practice industry. Skilled expert in practice management, clinical research, dental education, and delivery of comprehensive pediatric oral care including surgery under general anesthesia, conscious sedation, behavior management, preventative treatment, restorative treatment, and laser frenectomy.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jwelke

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Listen to this inspiring podcast by practice innovator and coach Allison Lacoursiere.  Allison is an expert in Clear Aligner systems and coaches practice teams on efficiency, productivity and growth. She helps create a team culture that sustains productivity and growth.   Be enlightened by Allison’s wisdom and insight into what creates successful outcomes.

Bio:

Allison Lacoursiere is an innovator in Clear Aligner Operations and the creator of the Clear Aligner Systemization methodology. As the founder of Clear Coaching, she is an expert in Clear Aligner Systems and helping Dentists streamline their efficiency and increase their production. She has a decade of dental experience, has a lifetime membership to AADOM, is certified as a Registered Dental Assistant, Orthodontic Assistant as well as Dental Office Management through the University of Toronto. Allison is a faculty member of Align Technology, Upgrade Dental, and the Dental Speakers institute.

Additionally she is a certified Professional Coach through IPEC and a member of the International Coaches Federation, UC Davis for Coaching as a Manager and is certified as a Transformational Trainer through Lionspeak.  Allison is also the co-founder of a bespoke social media marketing agency, Clearly.IG. that not only manages social accounts, but coaches teams on how to operate successful marketing campaigns. She has additionally trained hundreds of individuals to create an ROI on Instagram through her online courses and international speaking.

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Dr. Kristi Linsenmayer tells the story of her journey from practice general dentistry at the Seattle Indian Health Board for 10 years, after deciding to become a pediatric dentist. She also simultaneously trained to receive an MPH degree, sewing together academic training with the years of experience in her passionate area of interest. Kristi tells us how she built a practice first in the hospital, then in an outpatient setting, all organically for many years.  Be inspired by listening to Dr. Linsenmayer and her amazing journey.

Bio:

Dr. Linsenmayer is a board-certified pediatric dentist. She has practiced dentistry for almost 30 years. Raised in the Pacific Northwest she earned both a BS degree in Molecular Biology and a DDS degree from the University of Washington. After practicing dentistry as a general dentist for a decade at the Seattle Indian Health Board, an Urban American Indian/ Alaska Native (AI/AN) clinic, she returned to the University of Washington and completed training in Pediatric Dentistry. In conjunction with the pediatric dental residency program, she also received a Masters degree in Public Health (MPH). The program was part of the Maternal and Child Health Bureau’s leadership training in pediatric dentistry. She has established two busy pediatric dental offices that she owns in Seattle and Southeast Alaska.

Her practice now is in Ketchikan, a small Southeast Alaska community in the heart of the Tonguss National Rainforest. Geographically, it is north of Vancouver Island with similar weather to the Pacific Southeast, and very different from the snowy tundra of what we might picture Alaska to be.

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Want to get updated on syndromes, inherited or chronologicalconditions? Here is the chance to do so and to meet one of top experts on this subject. In the information-filled podcast, Dr. Schultz updates us on the most common and notable conditions we see as pediatric dentistsand organizes her approach to assessment regarding those conditionseffecting enamel, those about dentin and those about cementum. We can never get enough perspective on this important topic and Dr. Schultz gives us a succinct update on this important topic.

Bio:

Dr. Kathleen Schultz received her dental degree from the University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine. She completed a residency in oral and maxillofacial pathology and subsequently a residency in pediatric dentistry at Northwell Health in New York. She is dual board certified in both specialties. In addition to managing clinical practices in pediatric dentistry and pediatric oral pathology at Northwell Health, she also teaches residents in both disciplines and signs out histopathology under the microscope. She is a participant of the Hagedorn Cleft Palate and Craniofacial Team and has a personal interest in the dental management and prosthodontic rehabilitation of infants and children with cleft lip and palate, as well as oral manifestations of syndromes and complex medical conditions.

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