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SUNDAY, OCT. 30, 2011: 8:00 a.m.

150.0 Business Meeting: Oral Health Section Leadership
Grand Hyatt

SUNDAY, OCT. 30, 2011: 2:30 p.m.

206.0 Business Meeting: Oral Health Section Leadership
Hyatt

MONDAY, OCT. 31, 2011: 6:30 p.m.

295.0 Oral Health Section Awards Ceremony
Grand Hyatt

TUESDAY, NOV. 1, 2011: 6:30 PM

(Please note change in time: The business meeting will be held from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.)

346.0 Business Meeting: Oral Health Section
WCC

SUNDAY, OCT. 30, 2011: 4:30 p.m. 

2079.0 Oral Health Issues Among Vulnerable Populations
POSTER SESSION / WCC
Exhibit Hall D/E 

Moderator: K. Lituri, RDH, MPH

Board 1 — Prevention of Root Caries in Vulnerable Elders: A literature review R. Gluzman, DDS, MS; R. V. Katz, DMD, MPH, PhD; B. J. Frey, MA; R. McGowan, MLS

Board 2 — Breaking down the barriers: Increasing access to preventative oral health care for underinsured Latino children V. Mercado, MPH; E. Young, MPH; E. Eilkhani, MPH; D. King, MPH Candidate

Board 3 — Medical and oral health of working class residents of Providence Rhode Island O. Felemban, BDS; J. Boffa, DDS MPH; T. Scott, MPH

Board 4 — Cost-prohibitive dental care needs among Canadians C. Ramraj, MSc Candidate, BSc (Hons)

Board 5 — Oral health disparities in elementary school-aged children in the United States A. Scott, PhD; J. Yoon, PhD; R. Hotchkiss, PhD, MHSA

Board 6 — Self-reported oral cancer screening among Maryland men by race: Trends over time E. Steinberger, MD MS; J. Sorkin, MD, PhD; T. Kerns, MS; A. Viswanath, BDS, MSD; C. Groves, RN, MS; D. M. Dwyer, MD

Board 7 — Assessing Use of Dental Health Services by Young Adults in the US: Implications for National Morbidity and Mortality Rates W. Abara, MPH; A. Walker, MPH

Board 8 — Oral Health Status of Children Enrolling in Head Start Programs in Boston K. McManemin, MPH; K. Martirosyan, MD, MPH; J. Palladino, BSN; K. Lituri, RDH, MPH

Board 9 — Social determinants of self-perceived oral health in Colombia A. A. Agudelo-Suarez, PhD; E. Martinez; Y. Viñas-Sarmiento

Board 10 — Dentists Willingness and Comfort Level in Treating Children with Special Needs L. Jacob, DDS

2080.0 Oral-Systemic Health Linkages and the Impact of Behavior
POSTER SESSION / WCC
Exhibit Hall D/E

Moderator: K. Lituri, RDH, MPH

Board 1 — HPV vaccine and oral cancer: Barriers to prevention among oral health providers E. Daley, PhD; R. DeBate, PhD, MPH, CHES; C. Wheldon, MSPH, MEd; V. J. Dodd, PhD, MPH; S. A. Smith, MPH; H. L. Helmy, MA, MPH; H. J. Fuhrmann, MA; C. Vamos, MPH; K. Dyer, MA, MPH

Board 2 — Development of a Cultural and Linguistic Competency E-Learning Program: An HHS Office of Minority Health Initiative G. Pacheco, MSW; C. G. Jacobs

Board 3 — Oral Health and Pregnancy A. Oswal, BDS, MPH(C); K. Patel, BDS, MPH(C); D. L. Shearer, DrPh; M. C. Nagy, PhD

Board 4 — Assessing Barriers to Community Pediatric Dental Needs S. Couture; E. Anson; A. Burley; K. Irving; S. Morris; D. Whitney; P. Fenimore; J. Jemison; J. K. Carney, MD MPH

Board 5 — A study of the relationship between dental caries and childhood obesity M. Bell, DDS; C. K. Chen, EDD; D. Grows, BS, Meharry Medical College

Board 6 — Multi-disciplinary approach to wellness in Rhode Island J. Boffa, DDS MPH; M. Schwager, MD; P. Sud, MD

Board 7 — Blood pressure and tobacco use screening: Overview of a pilot training program in Iowa dental practices B. Pendharkar, BDS, MS; C. A. Squier, PhD; N. Slach, RDH, Tobacco Treatment Specialist

Board 8 — Oral Health Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors among College Students S. E. Shive, PHD, MPH; A. Shanmugavel

Board 9 — Demonstrating the oral-systemic link for cardiovascular disease in Maine: Strong association found between spending and periodontal care K. E. Ladenheim, PhD, MSPH; M. I. Gradie, PhD; K. E. Perkins, MPA

Board 10 — Is “Meth-Mouth” a Misnomer? Examining other confounding variables associated with poor oral health of chronic methamphetamine users M. Shaik, BDS; F. Ibrahim, MD; S. Pugliese, RN, DDS

2081.0 Reducing Risk, Expanding Prevention, and Enhancing Oral Health Promotion
POSTER SESSION / WCC
Exhibit Hall D/E

Moderator: K. Lituri, RDH, MPH

Board 1 — An evaluation of a School-Based Dental Health Clinic and review of literature A. Krusky, BS, RD; M. A. Valerio, PhD, MPH; A. Roffe, MPH

Board 2 — Should oral health promotion efforts be integrated into state tobacco quitline programs? A survey of callers to the Washington State Quitline K. Riggs, MSW; J. McClure, PhD; J. St. John, BS; S. Zbikowski, PhD; B. Cerutti, BA

Board 3 — Oral Health Education, PreventiveTreatment for the underserved in a medical settingPLUS outcomes L. Alvarez; S. Saucedo, MPH

Board 4 — Acceptability, feasibility and utilization of two automated formats for phone-based oral health education K. Hoeft, MPH; M. J. Gonzalez-Vargas, BA; Z. Roman, BA; C. Kavanagh, BA; J. Murray, RN; B. Heckman, RDH, MS; D. Schillinger, MD; M. Handley, PhD MPH; J. C. Barker, PhD; S. A. Gansky, MS, DrPH; M. M. Walsh, MS, EdD

Board 5 — Exploring oral health literacy messages among rural, low-Income mothers B. Braun, PhD; E. F. Maring, PhD; S. Mammen, PhD; Y. Sano, PhD; L. Aldoory, PhD

Board 6 — Cavity Free at Three: A Colorado based initiative to improve oral health in children K. Savoie, RDH, BS

Board 7 — Tracking behavioral change in community health center dental patients using the Solomon 4-Group Design M. Brown-Anderson, DMD, MPH; L. R. Gholston, DMD, MPH, MSD; D. Y. Appiah, MPH, CPH; J. Howard, MD, CMO PDCHC; L. Mayer, DMD, MS; B. L. Wainscott, MD, MPH

Board 9 — Effects of a Reminder Intervention for Dental Outpatients C. C. J. Cheng; S. M. Huang, Dentist; H. C. Shen, physician; Y. J. Hu

MONDAY, OCT. 31, 2011: 8:30 a.m.

3064.0 Addressing Oral Health Disparities to Improve Oral Health Equity for the Underserved
Grand Hyatt

Moderator: K. Lituri, RDH, MPH

8:30 a.m. — Oral health and access to care among persons with a disability E. A. Courtney-Long, MA, MSPH; B. S. Armour, PhD; A. Cyrus, MPH

8:50 a.m. — Influence of Social Capital on US Children's Oral Health and Use of Dental Care H. Iida, DDS, MPH; G. Rozier, DDS

9:10 a.m. — Oral health needs of persons living in the community with advanced HIV/AIDS V. H. Raveis, PhD; D. G. Karus, BA, MS; M. Carrero, MS; P. Selwyn, MD

9:30 a.m. — Effect of community water fluoridation on inequalities in oral health M. McGrady, BDS, PG Dip; R. Ellwood, BDS, MSc, MDS, PhD; A. Maguire, BDS, FDS RCS (Ed), PhD, FHEA; D. Tabari, BDS, DDPH (FRCS); M. Goodwin, BSc, MSc; N. Boothman, BA (Hons), MPhil; I. Pretty, BDS(Hons), MSc, PhD, MFDSRCS (Ed), MPH, FDS(DPH)RCPS

MONDAY, OCT. 31, 2011: 10:30 a.m.

3102.0 Epidemiology of Oral Diseases and Trends in Oral Health
POSTER SESSION / WCC
Exhibit Hall D/E

Moderator: K. Lituri, RDH, MPH

Board 1 — Trends in Caries Experience in Children in Nevada and the Effect of Water Fluoridation (2001 – 2010) M. M. Ditmyer, PhD, CHES; C. A. Demopoulos, DDS; C. Mobley, PhD, RD

Board 2 — County-level contextual factors related to dental care use for Medicaid-enrolled children with chronic health conditions: A multi-level analysis D. L. Chi, DDS, PhD; B. Leroux, PhD

Board 3 — TMJ Associated Pain: Baseline of the Osteoarthritis Initiative Study A. Chattopadhyay, PhD, FFPH-RCPUK, MPH, CPH, MDS, BDS, PGDHHM, PGDMLS, DipGlobalEthics, GCertID, GCertPHO, DipJourn, DcFM, MSASMS; A. Adams, PhD

Board 4 — Edentulism trends in the United States: 1996-2007 M. Adesanya, DDS, MPH; A. Adams, PhD; A. Chattopadhyay, PhD, MDS

Board 5 — Characteristics of Pediatric Patients Receiving In-Patient Dental Procedures in Children's and General Hospitals: An analysis of national data K. Hexem, MPH; C. Feudtner, MD PhD MPH; D. Dai, PhD; J. Kavanagh, BA; R. Lindemeyer, DMD; A. Pinto, DMD MPH

Board 6 — Contemporary profile of oral manifestations of HIV/AIDS and associated risk factors in a Southeastern US clinic I. Tami-Maury, DrPH, DMD, Msc; J. H. Willig, MD; S. Vermund, MD, PhD; P. Jolly, PhD, MPH; I. Aban, MS, PhD; J. Hill, DMD; C. Wilson, MD

Board 7 — Dental Caries Prevalence amongst Ruvuma School District Children, Songea; Tanzania, East Africa G. Shah, DDS,MPH

Board 8 — Dental Caries Prevalence amongst Gadhsisa School District Children, Kutch, India G. Shah, DDS,MPH

Board 9 — Pure juice consumption and ECC trends C. M. Vargas, DDS, PhD; B. A. Dye, DDS, MPH; D. Buckman, PhD; N. Tinanoff, DDS, MS

Board 10 — Evaluation of a Federally Qualified Health Center's (FQHC) oral health intervention program on preventable dental emergency department visits B. Smith-Campbell, PhD, RN; K. Anderson, MHS, RDH

3103.0 Expanding Workforce Models and Programs to Improve Oral Health
POSTER SESSION / WCC
Exhibit Hall D/E

Moderator: K. Lituri, RDH, MPH

Board 1 — Integrating Oral Health Prevention into a Community-Based Program through Community-Academic Partnership S. Johnson, PhD; C. Hamilton; T. Newby, MSN, PhD; C. Okunseri, BDS, MSc

Board 2 — Preparing for the boom! Oral health literacy of health professionals in efforts to meet the oral health needs of older adults and aging “boomers” E. T. Jurkowski, MSW, PhD; C. J. Lautar, RDH, PhD

Board 3 — Maryland dentists' knowledge of oral cancer prevention and early detection C. Maybury, MPH

Board 4 — A trans-disciplinary approach to implement a fluoride varnish protocol in a community health setting A. Khan, DMD, MA; C. Porter, MPH; C. Shahram, BS; D. Q. Pham, MPH; P. Sridhar, BA; C. Culler, RDH, DrPH

Board 5 — Role of the Dentist and Dental Hygienist in Disaster, Pandemic, and Forensic Surge Support M. Colvard, DDS, MTS, MS, PhD(Cand)

Board 6 — State-wide expansion of oral health into the medical home in Maine S. Cote, RDH MS; B. Crowley, MD; C. Culler, RDH, DrPH; D. Deatrick, MPH; B. McCormick; D. Skog, MBA

Board 7 — Assessing Supply and Demand for Oral Health Services in Rural Southwest Virignia T. Wanchek, PhD, JD; T. Rephann, PhD; W. Shobe, PhD, JD

Board 8 — “First Tooth”: Preventing early childhood caries through medical and dental provider education and collaboration G. Empey, DMD, MPH

Board 9 — Improving Access to Oral Health and Dental Care for Underserved Populations with Grant Making C. Wilds, DrPH, MPH, MEd, CHES; A. Fapohunda, DrPH, MPH, MS

Board 10 — Creating a Community of Oral Health Care for Very Young Children S. Shed, MS; B. Vaughan, RDH; M. I. Gradie, PhD; E. Lichter, ScD; J. Feinstein, MSPH

3104.0 Oral Health Promotion: Programs and Policies
POSTER SESSION / WCC
Exhibit Hall D/E

Moderator: K. Lituri, RDH, MPH

Board 1 — An Innovative Multi-Strategy Children's Oral Health Community Program in Ontario: A Program Planning and Evaluation Framework C. Vamos, PhD, MPH; J. Sinton, BDS, BMSc, DDPH

Board 2 — Impact of integrating medical and dental records on research, policy, and healthcare workforce S. Hester, PhD; W. A. Jones, MD, FAAFP

Board 3 — Chronic Disease in Urban Refugees: An Oral Health Pilot Study C. A. Orynich

Board 4 — Practitioner and practice-level predictors of participation in a study involving Implementation and effectiveness evaluation of alcohol screening and brief intervention techniques in dental practice J. A. Neff, PhD, MPH; A. L. Braitman, MS; M. Darby, MS, RDH; M. L. Kelley, PhD; J. F. Paulson, PhD; T. H. Brickhouse, DDS, PhD; J. C. Gunsolley, DDS, MS; S. T. Walters, PhD; M. M. Walsh, MS, EdD; M. Lemaster, MS; J. Dozier, MS; E. Waugh, BS

Board 5 — Oral Health Practices and Policies Among Family and Center-based Child Care Facilities J. Kim, ScD; J. E. Shim, PhD; J. Abdullh

Board 6 — Oral Health Policy Change Through Social Media in the State of Florida C. E. Fox, MD, MPH; D. Kerr, MA; C. Cabanzon, RDH; C. A. Serna, BDS,RDH,MPH

Board 7 — Establishing Accountability in the Dental Healthcare Industry to Promote Oral Health and Drive Utilization R. Kalra, MPH/MBA Candidate; F. Ferguson, DDS; N. Edelman, MD

Board 8 — Assuring Oral Health Programs and Essential Services: The Unique Role of the HHS Oral Health Coordinating Committee A. M. Lester, DDS, MPH; W. Bailey, DDS, MPH; R. Rollins, PhD, MPH

Board 9 — School Based Oral Health Program: Utilizing Data to Drive Policy, Program Planning and Funding Effort E. Finn, DDS,MS

MONDAY, OCT. 31, 2011: 12:30 p.m.

3258.0 Improving Access to Oral Health Services for Children through Successful School-Based Programs
Grand Hyatt
Organizer: K. Geurink, RDH,MA
Moderator: L. A. Bethel, RDH, MPH

12:30 p.m. — Components / Partnerships Crucial to Successful School- Based Oral Health Programs M. D. Bergren, DNS RN NCSN FNASN

12:50 p.m. — National Efforts to Increase Integration of Oral Health into School Health P. Vodicka, MS, RD

1:10 p.m. — School Based Health Centers Role in Improving Access to Oral Health for Children L. Brey

1:30 p.m. — New Hampshire School - Based Oral Health Program and Resources N. Martin, RDH, MS

MONDAY, OCT. 31, 2011: 2:30 p.m.

3368.0 Healthy Fluoridated Communities
Grand Hyatt
Organizer: H. F. Pollick, BDS, MPH
Discussant: H. F. Pollick, BDS, MPH
Moderator: H. F. Pollick, BDS, MPH

2:30 p.m. — Introduction and overview of the process of review J. N. Gracia, MD, MSCE

2:50 p.m. — Rationale for standardizing the recommended fluoridation level E. Beltrán, DMD, MPH, MS, DrPH

3:10 p.m. — Update of EPA Office of Water activities related to fluoride J. Donohue, PhD, RD

3:30 p.m. — Key messages to the public and stakeholders on fluoride in drinking water M. Jacob

MONDAY, OCT. 31, 2011: 4:30 p.m.

3447.0 Health Care Reform and Oral Health: What’s New?
Grand Hyatt
Organizer: M. Allukian, DDS, MPH
Moderator: M. Allukian, DDS, MPH

4:30 p.m. — USPHS and CDC Perspective W. D. Bailey, DDS, MPH

4:50 p.m. — Dental Education Perspective R. W. Valachovic, DMD MPH

5:10 p.m. — HRSA Perspective and the IOM Oral Health Reports T. Adirim, MD, MPH

TUESDAY, NOV. 1, 2011: 8:30 a.m.

4060.0 Building Capacity for Statewide Initiatives to Improve Health Literacy
Grand Hyatt
Organizer: G. D. Podschun
Moderator: G. D. Podschun

8:30 a.m. — Health Literacy Missouri A. Culbert, PhD

8:55 a.m. — Health Literacy Maryland B. Braun, PhD

9:20 a.m. — Health Literacy Minnesota A. Ellwood, MA, LMFT

TUESDAY, NOV. 1, 2011: 10:30 a.m.

4135.0 Improved Oral Health for the Older Adult: Recommendations and Approaches for National and State Action
Grand Hyatt
Organizer: S. M. Presson, DDS MPH
Moderator: S. M. Presson, DDS MPH

10:30 a.m. — Public health in an aging society: How can we improve the oral health of older adults? N. Pourat, PhD

10:50 a.m. — Coalition development to address the oral health of vulnerable older adults and persons with disabilities B. Smith, PhD, RDH, MPH

11:10 a.m. — State efforts to assess the oral health of older adults L. Ferraro, RDH, BS

11:30 AM — Policy approaches for increasing access to oral health prevention and care for the older adult R. Stone, DrPH

TUESDAY, NOV. 1, 2011: 12:30 p.m.

4230.0 Factors Affecting Oral Health Promotion
Grand Hyatt
Organizer: K. Lituri, RDH, MPH
Moderator: S. Cote, RDH MS

12:30 p.m. — Can caregiver tooth loss status be used to determine child's caries risk? B. Kingma; J. Willem, MS; W. Sohn, DDS, MS, PhD, DrPH

12:50 p.m. — Maryland Adults Knowledge of Fluoride and Use of Tap Water A. M. Horowitz, PhD; M. Q. Wang, PhD, MS; D. V. Kleinman, DDS, MScD

1:10 p.m. — Contra Caries: Acceptability of a theory-based, promotora-led educational program to prevent Early Childhood Caries among rural Latino children K. Hoeft, MPH; J. C. Barker, PhD

1:30 p.m. — Primary caries prevention in primary care medical and nurse practitioner clinics in Minnesota: Barriers and facilitators to adoption and implementation A. S. Deinard, MD, MPH; B. Johnson, PhD, MPH, RDH

TUESDAY, NOV. 1, 2011: 2:30 p.m.

4328.0 Public Health Influences on Community Oral Health
Grand Hyatt
Independence Ballroom B

Organizer: D. B. Clark, DrPH
Moderator: R. Nowjack-raymer, MPH, PhD and D. B. Clark, DrPH

2:30 p.m. — Influence of Behavioral and Social Intervention Research on Community Oral Health: Reaching Communities, Touching Lives C. Agyemang

2:50 p.m. — Influence of Social Networks on Community Oral Health M. E. Northridge, PhD, MPH

3:10 p.m. — Influence of Government and Policy on Community Oral Health P. Damiano, DDS, MPH

3:30 p.m. — Role of the Dental Care Delivery System on Access to Dental Care N. Pourat, PhD

TUESDAY, NOV. 1, 2011: 4:30 p.m.

4402.0 Mouths Matter: Maryland Leading the Way
Grand Hyatt
Latrobe

Organizer: A. M. Horowitz, PhD
Discussant: M. Brand, PhD
Moderator: A. M. Horowitz, PhD

4:30 p.m. — Maryland Leading the Way H. Goodman, DMD, MPH

4:50 p.m. — Making of the Maryland Dental Action Coalition P. Anderson, MSW

5:10 p.m. — Deamonte Driver Dental Project H. Harper, DDS, MPH Please note: Dr. Debony Hughes will be the speaker.

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 2, 2011: 8:30 a.m.

5077.0 Oral Health Policy and Effective Oral Health Programs
Grand Hyatt
Moderator: D. Cappelli, DMD PhD

8:30 a.m. — Reaching outcomes through state infrastructure development: Evaluation of CDC's national cooperative agreement program C. Martin Frazier, MPH, CHES; K. A. Williams, MPH, CHES

8:50 a.m. — A cost effectiveness analysis comparing brush biopsy to oral surgeons' conventional examination in oral cancer screening V. Bhoopathi, BDS, MPH, DScD; J. F. Burgess, MA, PhD; A. K. Mascarenhas, DMD, MPH, DrPH

9:10 a.m. — HIV saliva testing in the dental clinic setting: Challenges and facilitators to implementation M. K. Hutchinson, PhD, RN; N. VanDevanter, DrPH, RN; J. A. Phelan, DDS; D. Malamud, PhD; D. Shelley, MD, MPH; J. Combellick, MSN

9:30 a.m. — A public health cluster randomised control trial of the effectiveness of fluoride varnish delivered in the school setting M. Tickle, Professor

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 2, 2011: 10:30 a.m.

5142.0 Increasing Access to Oral Health Care for PLWHA: Results of the HRSA SPNS Multi-site Evaluation Project
Grand Hyatt
Organizer: H. S. Bednarsh, BS,RDH,MPH
Moderator: H. S. Bednarsh, BS,RDH,MPH

10:30 a.m. — Impact of oral care for PLWHA: Longitudinal results of the HRSA/SPNS Oral Health Initiative S. Rajabiun, MPH

10:55 a.m. — Need versus reality: Oral health care provided to PLWHA J. E. Fox, MPH

11:20 a.m. — Oral health standards of care, a baseline assessment of Phase I services H. S. Bednarsh, BS,RDH,MPH

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 2, 2011: 12:30 p.m.

5199.0 Healthy People: Future Directions
Grand Hyatt
Organizer: G. Thornton-Evans, DDS, MPH
Discussant: A. M. Lester, DDS, MPH
Moderator: G. Thornton-Evans, DDS, MPH

12:30 p.m. — HP 2020 Updates B. A. Dye, DDS, MPH

12:50 p.m. — HHS Oral Health Initiative W. Bailey, DDS, MPH

1:10 p.m. — OMH's Role in the HHS Oral Health Initiative R. Rollins, PhD, MPH