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CMS perspectives: Changing landsacpes on disease management
Learning Objectives:
Describe approaches for detection and risk assessment that will lead to diagnoses that define the severity of caries and risk status of patients.
Recognize key parameters for judging when to surgically intervene and when to arrest or remineralize early non-cavitated lesions.
Understand and describe the implementation of the CaMPs strategy
Identify potential barriers that may hinder implementation of minimal restorative techniques for caries management globally.
Keywords: Access and Services, Prevention
Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: With 16 years of private dental practice experience, 22 years in dental public health leadership at the state level, multiple faculty appointments in dentistry, dental hygiene and public health, and now as Chief Dental Officer of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, I possess a unique frame of reference on dental disease management from the clinical, academic, administrative, community and policy perspectives.
Any relevant financial relationships? No
I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.