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DE0037: 2017 IHS Dental Updates Meeting
The premier meeting of the IHS Division of Oral Health, Dental Updates aims to provide dental staff from IHS, Tribal, and Urban dental programs with clinical best practices, camaraderie between colleagues, and promotion of national initiatives. The dates for this year's meeting have not been determined, but the meeting will most likely be held between April and July 2017. At this time the agenda has not be set.
The intent of this meeting is to present the best of clinical, preventive, and administrative practices to staff who work in I/T/U dental programs. The overarching goals of Updates are to offer applications of new technologies, materials, and practices to advance the clinical treatment of patients, and improve the effectiveness of day-to-day operation of dental programs.
The anticipated outcomes are for participants to be able to:
1. Apply new technologies, materials, and practices for treating patients;
2. Improve the effectiveness day-to-day management of dental programs;
3. Implement next steps in Early Childhood Caries [ECC] Initiative, the IHS Periodontal Treatment Initiative, and other national initiatives;
4. Monitor oral health status to identify trends and determine appropriate preventive clinical and community interventions; and
5. Network with other dental professionals to leverage resources to improve oral health status of American Indian/Alaska Native communities.
Stanley Malamed — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at maalmed@usc.edu.
Steve Tetrev — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at tetrev@msn.com.
Richard Champany — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at sr_champany@msn.com.
James Osaki — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at james.osaki@ihs.gov.
Kenneth Moran — Personal Description / Biography not available. For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at kenneth.moran@tchealth.org.
John Zimmer — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at john.zimmer@ihs.gov.
Tony McClure — Personal Description / Biography not available. For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at tmcclure@southcentralfoundation.com.
Paul Hordes — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at nmchiro24@yahoo.com.
Vincent Verderosa — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at vincent.verderosa@gmail.com.
Jen Butler — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at Jen@jenButlerPartners.com.
Jeremy Horst Keeper — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at jahorst@gmail.com.
TIMOTHY LOZON — Personal Description / Biography not available. For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at Timothy.Lozon@ihs.gov.
janna vallo — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at jvallo@aaihb.org.
CHRISTOPHER HALLIDAY — Personal Description / Biography not available. For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at christopher.halliday@ihs.gov.
Cynthia Chennault — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at CChennault@hrsa.gov.
MARY BETH KINNEY — Personal Description / Biography not available. For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at marybeth.kinney@ihs.gov.
Amy Suhr — Personal Description / Biography not available. For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at amy.suhr@tchealth.org.
Maxine Janis — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at maxine.janis@nau.edu.
Kathy Phipps — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at kathyphipps1234@gmail.com.
Timothy Ricks — Director, Office of Public Health and Area Dental Officer For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at tim.ricks@ihs.gov.
James Schaeffer — Personal Description / Biography not available. For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at james.schaeffer@ihs.gov.
Nathan Mork — Personal Description / Biography not available. For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at nathan.mork@ihs.gov.
Travis Fisher — MT/WY Dental Support Center, Director For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at travis.fisher@ihs.gov.
Bonnie Bruerd — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at Bonnie.Bruerd@gmail.com.
Joseph Park — Personal Description / Biography not available. For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at joseph.park@srmt-nsn.gov.
Chandima [Chad] Deegala — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at chandimd.deegala@ihs.gov.
Mitchell Wilkinson — Personal Description / Biography not available. For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at mitchell.wilkinson@ihs.gov.
Justin Sikes — Personal Description / Biography not available. For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at Justin.Sikes@ihs.gov.
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Theresa Romero — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at theresa.romero@aol.com.
Douglas McKendry — Personal Description / Biography not available. For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at Douglas.McKendry@ihs.gov.
Gregory Smith — Periodontal Consultant For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at tsmith@southcentralfoundation.com.
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Cheryl Sixkiller — Personal Description / Biography not available. For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at cheryl.sixkiller@ihs.gov.
Eric Jewell — - Commissioned Corps entry date 8/2/2004 - Area and national Perio consultant. Sells Service Unit, IHS Sells Indian Hospital PO Box 548, Sells, AZ 85634 - pedodontist [rotates between Sells & San Xavier] For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at Eric.Jewell2@ihs.gov.
Mary Williard — Personal Description / Biography not available. For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at mwilliard@ctclusi.org.
Terry Haney — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at haney@sisna.com.
Damon Pope — Deputy Project Manager for the IHS Electronic Dental Record IHS DOH National Infection Control Consultant For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at damon.pope@ihs.gov.
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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Tribal programs that have taken their HQ dental shares should send $200.00 per student to
IHS Division of Oral Health, ATTN: CDE Coordinator, 5600 Fishers Lane, Mail Stop 08N34 A, Rockville, MD 20857.
Tuition is required only for staff from Tribal programs who have taken their HQ dental shares, and is required at least 8 weeks prior to the course.
Tuition must be paid in full 8 weeks prior to the start date of any course. Request for refunds must be received in writing at least two weeks before the course begins. For each refund request, there will be an administrative charge of $100. No refunds will be made to registrants who fail to attend a course. If IHS CDE program cancels a course, then 100% of the tuition will be refunded.