American Public Health Association
134th Annual Meeting
Nov. 4-8, 2006
Boston

 The Oral Health Section Program Summary: For more detailed info visit APHA http://www.apha.org/meetings

The Oral Health Section would like to thank

Colgate Oral Pharmaceuticals,

Dentsply Professional,

LCI, Ltd.,

and

OMNII Oral Pharmaceuticals

for their generous support of our annual meeting events.

Location: All Scientific Sessions sponsored by the Oral Health Section will be held at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center (BCEC), 415 Summer Street.

Local Arrangements:  Please see the Section Web site (http://www.apha-oh.org) for tips on getting around Boston during the APHA meeting and for more detailed information about the Monday night Award ceremony.  Section-wide e-mails will provide updated info as needed.

Exhibit/OH Booth Hours: Sun: 2-7, Mon: 9:30-5:30, Tue: 9:30-5:30, Wed: 9-12:30

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Sunday, Nov. 5, 2006
8:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m.

205.0 Oral Health Section Business Meeting I – BCEC

12:00-2:00 p.m.

APHA Opening General Session:

Keynote Speakers:  Paul E. Farmer, MD, PhD, & Helene D. Gayle, MD,MPH 

2:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.

250.0 Oral Health Section Business Meeting II - BCEC

Monday, Nov. 06, 2006
10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.

3080.0 Oral Health Poster Session I (Poster) - BCEC

3081.0 Oral Health Poster Session II (Poster) - BCEC

3082.0 Oral Health Poster Session III (Poster) - BCEC

Moderator:  Oscar Arevalo, DDS, ScD, MBA, MS 

12:30 p.m.-2:00 p.m.

3233.0 Access to Oral Health Care and the Alaskan Therapist (Oral) – BCEC

Moderator: Myron Allukian, DDS, MPH

2:30 p.m.-4:00 p.m.

3339.0 RWJF’s Pipeline Program: Where are we now and where do we go from here? (Oral) – BCEC

Moderator:  Oscar Arevalo, DDS, ScD, MBA, MS

4:30 p.m.-6:00 p.m.
3417.0 Workforce Issues (Oral) – BCEC

Moderator:  Kathy Lituri, RDH, MPH

7:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.  The APHA Knutson Award ceremony and a reception/buffet dinner to follow, at the "The Castle" on the Boston University Charles River Campus.  Please note that we will also present the first annual APHA Jong student awards that evening.  Please see the Web site for more info and watch for section-wide e-mails for updates.

12:30 p.m.-2:00 p.m. 
4151.0 Health Effects of Fluoride and Its Implications for Policy (Oral) - BCEC

2:30 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
4245.0 Connection Between Oral Health and General Health (Oral) - BCEC 
Moderator:  Woosung Sohn, DDS, PhD, DrPH

8:30 p.m. - Stay tuned: plans for a local social event forthcoming.