Current State of Children's Dental Health in New York Workshop

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Current State of Children's Dental Health in New York Workshop

By New York State Dental Foundation

Date and time

June 18, 2015 · 11am - June 19, 2015 · 2:30pm EDT

Location

Legislative Office Building

198 State Street Room 711A Albany, NY 12210

Description

The Current State of Children’s Dental Health in New York Workshop: Reviewing the Best Practices for Reducing and Treating Early Childhood Caries

10 CE Credits Available for Dental Health Professionals.

The New York State Dental Foundation will host “The Current State of Children’s Dental Health in New York: Reviewing the Best Practices for Reducing Childhood Caries” on Thursday, June 18 and Friday, June 19, 2015. The workshop will bring together dental professionals, policy makers, and others with a vested interest in children’s dental and overall health in order to discuss the current best practices for reducing and treating early childhood caries and to develop a state-wide approach to prevent and manage ECC.

The ADA recommends children visit the dentist for the first time within six months of their first tooth eruption and no later than their first birthday. Yet, infants enrolled in the Medicaid Program in New York are inadequately being seen. In 2013, 1 in 266 infants enrolled in the program received oral health services from a non-dental provider and even fewer, 1 in 355, received oral health services from a dentist. By the time these children are in Head Start, 2 in 5 have a history of tooth decay. ECC are preventable, yet with lack of treatment end up detrimental to the daily life of a child and their future dental and overall health.

Day one of the workshop will feature presenters Melinda Clark, MD, FAAP, from Albany Medical Center, Christie Custodio-Lumsden, PhD, MS, RD, CDN, of Columbia University College of Dental Medicine, Sirene Garcia and Dr. Anthony Mendicino, Jr. of Finger Lakes Community Health, Dara Rosenberg, DDS, MS, MPH, from the ECC Learning Collaborative, Bridget Walsh from the Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy, Kara Williams, MPH, from the Health Foundation for Western & Central New York.

Day two of the workshop will feature small group discussions on how interventions can be incorporated into communities throughout the state and a facilitator led large group discussion focusing on bringing together the ideas of the small groups and brainstorming an action plan.

The workshop will be held at the legislative office building, room 711A, NYS Empire Plaza in Albany, NY on Thursday, June 18 and Friday, June 19, 2015.

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