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American Public Health Association
133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition
December 10-14, 2005
Philadelphia, PA
APHA 2005
 
Session: Reducing Oral Health Disparities
3378.0: Monday, December 12, 2005: 4:30 PM-6:00 PM
Oral
Reducing Oral Health Disparities
As described in the “Oral Health in America: A Report of the Surgeon General” oral, dental and craniofacial diseases and disorders are among the most common health problems affecting the people of the U.S. Eliminating oral health disparities requires an understanding of the biology and lifestyle of an individual; it also must take into account the political, social and cultural environment where an individual lives. The panel will report on current research aimed at reducing oral health disparities, with special emphasis on children's oral health.
Learning Objectives: 1. Describe current research to reduce oral health disparities in children and their caregivers. 2. Identify strategies to translate research findings into practice. 3. Discuss cognitive-behavioral intervention strategies designed to reduce the public health burden of oral health disparities.
Panelist(s):Michelle M. Henshaw, DDS, MPH
Moderator(s):Raul Garcia, DMD, MMedSc
4:30 PMReducing Oral Health Disparities: From Research to Evidence-based Policy and Practice
Raul Garcia, DMD, MMedSc, Francicso Ramos-Gomez, DDS, MPH, Michelle M. Henshaw, DDS, MPH
4:50 PMNIDCR: Addressing Oral Health Disparities through Research
Ruth Nowjack-Raymer, MPH, PhD
5:10 PMSocial cognitive, behavioral, and psychosocial predictors of young African American children’s oral health
Tracy L. Finlayson, BS, Kristine Siefert, PhD, MPH, Amid Ismail
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Organized by:Oral Health
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing, Oral Health

The 133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition (December 10-14, 2005) of APHA