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American Public Health Association
133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition
December 10-14, 2005
Philadelphia, PA
APHA 2005
 
Session: Oral Health Poster Session II
3073.0: Monday, December 12, 2005: 10:30 AM-11:30 AM
Poster
Oral Health Poster Session II
Ten posters, selected from submitted abstracts will be available for viewing and discussion to individuals interested in oral health.
Learning Objectives: 1. Recognize the important role of dentists in the provision of adequate nutritional education for their patients. 2. Relate overall perceptions of health relate to perception of oral quality of life. 3. Describe oral health status and practices of underserved populations.
Moderator(s):Clemencia M. Vargas, DDS, PhD
Board 1Role of dentistry in childhood obesity prevention: Knowledge and attitudes of dental students concerning nutritional counseling in dental settings
Bettina M. Beech, DrPH, MPH, Waletha Wasson, DDS, Kristen W. Kovach, MPH, Mary Read, MS, RD
Board 2Assessing and addressing early childhood caries [ECC] risk factors for children enrolled in a pre and post natal home-visiting program
Brenda Heaton, MPH, Michelle M. Henshaw, DDS, MPH, Corinna S. Culler, RDH, MPH, Kathy M. Lituri, RDH, MPH, Harpreet K. Singh, RDH, MS, Rosie Munoz-Lopez, MPH, Heavenly Mitchell
Board 3Utilization of dental services by diabetics in colonias on the Texas-Mexico border
Martha Conkling, MSPH
Board 4Oral health status and utilization of oral health services among African immigrants in West Philadelphia
Naty Lopez, BSN, MEd, PhD, Rose Wadenya, BDS, MS, DMD, Peter Berthold, DDS, PhD, DMD
Board 5Association of self reported general health and oral health after controlling for co-morbidities
Susan O. Griffin, PhD, Kari Jones, PhD, Paul M. Griffin, PhD, Jeff Etchason, MD
Board 6Dentate status and oral health-related quality of life of African American adults in Central Harlem
Barbara B. Andoh, DDS, MPH, Karolynn Siegel, PhD, Eric W. Schrimshaw, MA (PhD cand), Carol Kunzel, PhD, Dennis A. Mitchell, DDS, MPH
Board 7Association of oral health beliefs with oral hygiene practices among African Americans in Central Harlem
Carol Kunzel, PhD, Eric W. Schrimshaw, MA (PhD cand), Dennis A. Mitchell, DDS, MPH, Barbara B. Andoh, DDS, MPH, Karolynn Siegel, PhD
Board 8Oral health for child care health consultants: A comprehensive program
Abbey Alkon, RN, PhD, Lynda Boyer-Chu, RN, MPH, Rahman Zamani, MD
Board 9Collaboration to address children’s oral health disparities: Massachusetts Society for the Prevention for Cruelty to Children (MSPCC) and Boston University School of Dental Medicine (BUSDM)
Michelle M. Henshaw, DDS, MPH, Corinna S. Culler, RDH, MPH, Julie Farber, MSW
Board 10Racial and socioeconomic differences in predictors of dental care use
Jennie Jacobs Kronenfeld, PhD, Sam S. Kim, MA, Patrick A. Rivers, PhD, MBA
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Organized by:Oral Health
CE Credits:Oral Health

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