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Pregnancy is one of the highest risk times in life for women’s oral health. Oral disease in pregnant people not only affect their overall health, but also pose risks to their growing baby. Furthermore, after the baby is delivered, the mother’s oral health continues to affect the new baby. In this presentation, Dr. Tim Ricks, DMD, MPH, FICD, FACD, FPFA, Dental Public Health Specialist with the IHS Division of Oral Health, discusses the importance of oral health [dental] care in pregnancy and postpartum, how to screen pregnant people and babies for oral disease, when it is appropriate for the pregnant person to receive dental care, and good oral hygiene practices in pregnancy, post-partum, and for the newborn infant. Then Dr. Miranda Davis, DDS, MPH, Prevention Consultant for the Northwest Tribal Dental Support Center and Director of the Northwest Dental Health Aide Program at the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board, and Pamela Ready, RDH, Dental Health Aide Education Manager for the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board, share how Dental Health Aides [DHAs] are serving an essential role to provide oral healthcare services to the pregnant and post-partum person and the newborn child. The new Care and Access for Pregnant People ECHO Program includes an opportunity to engage in a didactic presentation, gain insight on how I/T/U facilities may effectively integrate timely pregnancy care, and become part of a learning community.

Upon completion of this webinar, participants should be able to:
1.   List at least five [5] systemic complications from oral disease;
2.   Describe the safety of dental procedures during each trimester of pregnancy; and
3.   List at least four [4] good oral hygiene practices for the pregnant and post-partum person and the newborn child

Timothy Ricks — Director, Office of Public Health and Area Dental Officer For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at tim.ricks@ihs.gov.

Miranda Davis — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at mirandaedavis@gmail.com.

Pamela Ready — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at pready@npaihb.org.

The speaker has no conflicts of interest to report. Tim Ricks, DMD, MPH, FICD, FACD, FPFA serves as the Acting Director of the IHS Division of Oral Health, a division of the IHS Office of Clinical and Preventive Services. Ancillary roles include IHS Oral Health Promotion/Disease Prevention Consultant, Oral Health Surveillance Program Co-Coordinator, Expanded Function Dental Assistant Program Director, IHS Continuing Dental Education Coordinator, IHS Community Dental Health Program Director, and IHS dental lead for the Government Performance and Results Act [GPRA]. Dr. Ricks has led almost every IHS national oral health initiative for the past two decades including the Early Childhood Caries Collaborative, Periodontal Treatment Initiative, eight different oral health-primary care-behavioral health initiatives, and more. A Diplomate of the American Board of Dental Public Health, Dr. Ricks has lectured extensively internationally and nationally. A 35-year veteran of the U.S. Army National Guard and the U.S. Public Health Service [USPHS], Dr. Ricks served as the 20th Chief Dental Officer of the USPHS from 2018 to 2022, representing the U.S. on the international stage. He has served as a staff dentist [Pyramid Lake], service unit dental director [Schurz], clinical director [Schurz], and Area Dental Officer [Nashville and Albuquerque] prior to his IHS Headquarters position. Dr. Ricks is the recipient of numerous awards including the HHS Secretary’s Award, the Surgeon General’s Exemplary Service Award, the American Dental Association’s Distinguished Service Award, the National Dental Association’s Distinguished Service Award, the Hispanic Dental Association’s Distinguished Service Award, the Global Health Institute’s Leader of the Year, several IHS Director awards, multiple Area Director awards, and 40 USPHS honor awards including the Distinguished Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, and Outstanding Service Medal. He also has received the IHS Dental Clinical Excellence Award four times and his clinical programs have been named Prevention Program of the Year three times. Dr. Miranda Davis, DDS, MPH, has worked at the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board [NPAIHB] since 2019 where she serves as the Prevention Consultant for the Northwest Tribal Dental Support Center. She also directs the Northwest Dental Health Aide Program at NPAIHB, which includes the Native Dental Therapy Initiative, assisting Tribes in implementing innovative workforce models to address social determinants of health and expand access to high quality oral health care. Miranda has over twenty years of experience in the dental field. She earned a DDS from the University of the Pacific School of Dentistry in San Francisco, and a MPH from the University of Washington School of Public Health. Pam is a member of the Puyallup Tribe of Indians and the Dental Health Aide Education Manager for the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board [NPAIHB]. Pam has been a clinical dental hygienist for 18 years as well as an adjunct dental hygiene professor and will graduate from Easter Washington University with her Master in Science in Dental Hygiene in May 2022. Pamela’s focus and passion are recognizing the origin of oral health disparities for Indigenous people and providing pathways to overcome and heal; creating culturally-responsive, trauma-informed and holistic oral- health care curriculum. Pam is working with the Tribal Community Health Provider Project [TCHPP] Team designing and implementing the Dental Health Aide education training program under the Community Health Aide Program [CHAP].

It is the policy of the Indian Health Service, Division of Oral Health, that faculty/planners disclose any financial or other relationships with commercial companies whose products may be discussed in the educational activity. The Indian Health Service, Division of Oral Health, also requires that faculty disclose any unlabeled or investigative use of pharmaceutical products and medical devices. Images that have been falsified or manipulated to misrepresent treatment outcomes are prohibited.

None of the faculty/planners for this activity has a conflict of interest, and there is no use of unlabeled or investigative pharmaceutical products or medical devices. No images have been falsified or manipulated to misrepresent treatment outcomes.The educational objectives, content, and selection of educational methods and instructors are conducted independent of any commercial entity.

The IHS Division of Oral Health is an accredited sponsor of continuing education under the American Dental Association Continuing Education Recognition Program (CERP). 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. Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the IHS at IHS CDE Coordinator or to the Commission for Continuing Education Provider Recognition at CCEPR.ada.org

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