2022 Missouri Oral Health Policy Pre-Conference Webinars
Sponsored by the MO DHSS Office of Dental Health
There are no fees for CEs or attendance, but you must register for these webinars by sending your name, address and email address to info@oralhealthmissouri.org
Be sure to include the title of the webinar in the email subject line. Registrants will receive a link for the webinar a few days prior to the meeting. Please save the date on your calendar now.
Dental Sealants - On Point
Friday, February 4th, 2022
Speaker: Dr. Bill Maas
Course Description: The recently released report, Oral Health in America - Advances and Challenges, documents an increase in the number of children and adolescents receiving at least one sealant. In spite of this, there has been no change in the prevalence of dental caries and an increase in the disparity between lower-income adolescents and their more affluent peers. 1 in 6 adolescents have untreated decay, and almost 1 in 4 who are living in poverty. All oral health professionals would agree that preventing the onset of dental caries across the lifespan should be the primary goal of dental care. Unfortunately, for those serving communities at high risk of caries, disease is already present in many of their patients. Fortunately, we now have many more options to stop the consequences of the cariogenic process, without damaging sound tooth tissue and placing restorations. These can be applied at both the patient and lesion level. Recently, several initiatives have been started to support dentists committed to following up-to-date, evidence-based, tooth preserving preventive caries management strategies. Dental sealants remain underutilized in their role for arresting early carious lesions. This presentation addresses interventions that can be used to arrest or reverse existing caries lesions without picking up the dental handpiece, including those that do not generate aerosols and those that can be delivered at locations more convenient for patients, thus avoiding the non-productive “no show” appointments that are so costly for dental practices.
Objectives: At the end of this presentation, participants will be able to:
- Review the current evidence for managing caries as a chronic disease.
- Discuss the evidence-based clinical practice guideline on nonrestorative treatments for carious lesions: a report of the American Dental Association
- Discuss the current evidence and clinical practice guidelines for pit and fissure sealants and strategies to increase the number of children and adolescents receiving sealants.
William Maas, DDS, MPH, MS
Dr. Bill Maas is a dental public health consultant and has an appointment as Clinical Professor at the University of Maryland School of Dentistry. Since 2009, he has served as an advisor to the dental campaign of the Pew Charitable Trusts, an effort to change state and federal policy to improve dental health of disadvantaged children. During 36 years of federal service, Bill served in the Indian Health Service, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, where he directed the oral health division for 10 years. In each agency, he identified, developed and disseminated science-based, policy-relevant information needed by patients, clinicians, health plans, purchasers, and policy makers to make better oral health care decisions. From 1997-2001, he served as the chief dental officer of the U.S. Public Health Service as an Assistant Surgeon General and was a member of the project team that prepared the first-ever Surgeon General’s report on oral health in America. Bill has a particular interest in the delivery of preventive services to individuals in underserved communities. Since 2016, he has served on faculty of the Sealant Improvement Collaboratives of the National Network for Oral Health Access (NNOHA). Bill is board-certified in dental public health. He earned his dental degree from The University of Michigan and public health degrees from Harvard University.
This speaker has declared no commercial conflict of interest relative to this presentation.
Community Water Fluoridation - On Point
Friday, February 18th, 2022
Speaker: Dr. John Dane
Course Description: This webinar will provide the attendee with a information to help them advocate for Community Water Fluoridation (CWF). The webinar will provide general information about fluoridation, benefits and it's history, information to answer questions about fluoridation to help advocate for CWF in your community, information about current CWF activities in Missouri and strategies to fight a rollback in your community.
Objectives: At the end of this presentation, participants will be able to:
- After the presentation the listener will be able to discuss the history and general information about Community Water Fluoridation
- After the presentation the listener will be able to discuss resources available to advocates and recommendations for education of the general public about Community Water Fluoridation
- After the presentation the listener will be able to discuss the current Community Water Fluoridation efforts in Missouri.
John N. Dane, DDS, FAAHD, DABSCD
Dr. Dane retired from the position of Missouri State Dental Director in 2021. He continues to remain active in oral health policy and work to improve public oral health. He previously was Dental Director for Truman Medical Center Lakewood, Kansas City, MO, for the Independence, MO, school-based dental program, and for the Missouri Elks Mobile Dental Program. He was an associate professor for the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) School of Dentistry from 1977 to 2002. For almost 10 years, Dr. Dane was the chief dental consultant for Swope Ridge Geriatric Center in Kansas City, and he has been a staff member at John Knox Village Care Center in Lee’s Summit, MO. He has taught continuing education courses and has co-authored works on community health and specialty care programs for both the American Dental Association and the Missouri Dental Association (MDA). In 2014 Dr. Dane received MDA’s Distinguished Service Award in recognition of his long history of exemplary service and dedication to the dental profession and to organized dentistry. In addition to the American Dental Association, the Missouri Dental Association, and the Greater Kansas City Dental Association, Dr. Dane is a member of the American Society for Geriatric Dentistry and the Academy of Dentistry for the Persons with Disabilities. He is a graduate of the UMKC School of Dentistry.
This speaker has declared no commercial conflict of interest relative to this presentation.
Opioids and Dentistry - On Point
Friday, February 25th, 2022
Speaker: Dr. William Kane
Course Description: The opioid epidemic in Missouri has not gone away. The epidemic continues in the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic. Today, the epidemic and the pandemic cross paths with dire consequences for Missourians, healthcare providers and, in particular, dental professionals.
This online training will revisit the opioid epidemic and the response of dentistry to this crisis. Understanding and identifying patients with addictive diseases (Substance Use Disorders/SUD’s) and how this relates to dentistry will be discussed. The pandemic has led to complications in this work. People with addictive diseases seem to be more vulnerable to the COVID-19 virus and may have more severe symptoms. In addition, safe and effective prescribing practices for acute dental pain will be discussed. Dental treatment for patients in active addiction, recovery, and medically assisted recovery (MAT) will be presented.
Objectives: At the end of this presentation, participants will be able to:
- Review how the Covid Pandemic has contiuned to fuel the Opioid Epidemic
- Undertand the terms Use Misuse, Abuse, and Addiction or Substance Use Disorders in our patients
- Know how to treat patients who are taking Opioids currently and treating those patients who are in recovery from Opioid Use Disorders or other Addictions.
William T, Kane, DDS, MBA
William T, Kane, DDS, MBA graduated from the University of Missouri – Kansas City School of Dentistry in 1980. He maintains a general practice in rural Dexter, Missouri. In addition to practicing dentistry, Dr. Kane’s interest and passion have been in the area of recovery and wellness. Dr. Kane served as Chairman of the Dental Well-Being Committee for the Missouri Dental Association from 1987 to 2016. Additionally, Dr. Kane served as a member of the Dental Wellness Advisory Committee (DWAC) with the American Dental Association. Dr. Kane is very familiar with issues facing dental professionals and patients with addictive diseases . He also completed an MBA in 1992 from Southeast Missouri State University. In 2013, Dr. Kane was selected by the Missouri Dental Association as “Missouri Dentist of the Year” In May of 2016, Dr. Kane was appointed to serve on the Missouri Dental Board, he served as President in 2018 and 2019. Currently he is the Representative of the Missouri Dental Board on The Prescription Drug Monitoring Task Force. Dr. Kane co-founded The Smiles of Hope Clinic in Dexter, Missouri in 2010 that provides emergency dental care for individuals who have difficulty accessing care.
This speaker has declared no commercial conflict of interest relative to this presentation.
There are no fees for CEs or attendance, but you must register for this webinar by sending your name, address and email address to info@oralhealthmissouri.org
Be sure to include the title of the webinar in the email subject line. Registrants will receive a link for the webinar a few days prior to the meeting. Please save the date on your calendar now.
This continuing education activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the standards of the ADA Continuing education recognition program (ADA CERP) through joint efforts between Missouri Primary Care Association and the Missouri Coalition for Oral Health. The Missouri Primary Care Association (MPCA) is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider. ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry. MPCA designates this activity for 4.5 continuing education credits. Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the provider or to ADA CERP at www.ada.org/cerp. For further information contact Karen Dent, Oral Health Network of Missouri Director, 3325 Emerald Lane, Jefferson City, Missouri 65109, 573-636-4222, kdent@mo-pca.org.
