American Dental Association 2009 Access to Care Summit
Everyone’s invited: ADA leadership, dental specialty and special interest groups, federal agencies, health care policy-makers, the dental industry, advocacy groups, the education and research communities, financing communities including third party payers and philanthropy, safety net providers, non-dental health care providers, constituent and component dental volunteer leaders, and state dental society executive directors. Question to be addressed: “What are we going to do, in the short and the long term, both individually and collectively to assure optimal oral health through prevention and treatment for underserved people?” Click here for more information.
March 23-25, 2009
ADA Chicago Headquarters
www.ada.org
DHHS Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Town Hall Forum on Medicaid Oral Health Issues
To discuss access to dental care for Medicaid eligible children. Beneficiaries, providers, dentists, industry representatives, and other interested parties are invited to this meeting to present their views, concerns and recommendations related to oral health issues. Open to the public, but attendance is limited. April 1 deadline to register.
April 6, 2009
Baltimore
http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/E9-1294.htm
American Association of Community Dental Programs
To serve the oral health needs of vulnerable populations at the community level. Meets the day preceding the National Oral Health Conference.
April 19, 2009
Portland, Ore.
www.aacdp.com
National Oral Health Conference
Sponsored by ASTDD, AAPHD, Health Resources and Services Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A comprehensive program covering diversity in the workforce, school-based sealants, dental education, fluoridation, infrastructure, partnering, cancer detection, and even social responsibility for improving oral health, and much more.
April 20-22, 2009
Portland, Ore.
www.nationaloralhealthconference.com
USPHS Scientific & Training Symposium
The theme for the 2009 Symposium is "Leading a Strong Public Health Workforce for a Healthy America." The 3½ day conference will address emerging trends, research break-throughs and critical issues in public health.
June 1-4, 2009
Atlanta
www.phscofevents.org
American Dental Hygienists Association
The latest in clinical guidelines, infection prevention and control, anti-infection periodontal therapy and complicating medical problems.
June 17-23, 2009
Washington, D.C.
www.adha.org
National Dental Association
96th Annual Convention -
The mission of the National Dental Association is to represent the concerns of ethnic minorities in dentistry, to elevate the global oral health concerns of underserved communities, to enhance educational and financial opportunities, and public policy awareness, for its members, and to recruit underrepresented minorities into the profession through advocacy and mentorship.
July 24 - 29, 2009
Jacksonville, Fla.
www.ndaonline.org
World Congress on Preventive Dentistry
The 9th World Congress on Preventive Dentistry will be a major scientific meeting on preventive oral health care. Occurring only every four years, it is guaranteed to be a place where innovative ideas are shared and progress is made. The three-day congress will be centered around the theme, "Community Participation and Global Alliances for Lifelong Oral Health for All”. Sessions, symposia and poster presentations will be held to complement the theme and allow participants to develop community action plans. The meeting will culminate with a declaration, resulting from the ideas shared and progress made among participants. The World Health Organization will serve as a co-host of this congress, strengthening the post-meeting impact across communities, worldwide. (Abstracts Submission Deadline April 24, 2009)
Sept. 7-10
Phuket Thailand
www.iadr.com/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3777
American Dental Association
Annual Session
Leaders in dental practice, research, academics and industry present more than 180 continuing education courses over four days.
Sept. 30-Oct. 4, 2009
Honolulu, Hawaii
www.ada.org
National Rural Recruitment and Retention Network
3RNet Annual Conference and Meeting
Presentations will focus on pipeline development, dental recruitment, tracking systems, reaching medical students, and stretching state’s loan repayment dollars.
October 14-16, 2008
Omaha, Nebraska
www.regonline.com/3RNetAnnConf2008
Hispanic Dental Association
Annual Meeting
The Hispanic Dental Association, formed in 1990, is the only national organization of dental professionals dedicated to promoting and improving the oral health of the Hispanic community and providing advocacy for Hispanic oral health professionals across the United States.
Oct. 23-24, 2009
Houston, Texas
www.hdassoc.org
APHA
Annual Meeting
Water and Public Health: the 21st Century Challenge
[We should all drink to that, provided it’s fluoridated….editorial privilege]
Nov. 7-11, 2009
Philadelphia
www.apha.org