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Full Schedule

  • Saturday, April 5, 2025
  • 7:30 AM – 3:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Registration Desk
  • 8:00 AM – 10:30 AM East Coast USA Time
    Is Global Health Public Health? Resident Perspectives and Recommendations
  • 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    AAPHD Board Meeting
  • 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    Starting Strong: Building a Foundation for Useful Evaluation
  • 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    ASTDD & AAPHD Board Luncheon Meeting
  • 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    ASTDD Board Meeting
  • 1:00 PM – 4:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Recognize, Respond, Refer: A Domestic Violence Workshop for Dental Professionals
  • 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    A New Way Forward: Refining Message Strategies for Water Fluoridation
  • Sunday, April 6, 2025
  • 7:30 AM – 6:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Registration Desk
  • 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    AAPHD Board Meeting
  • 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    ASTDD Board Meeting
  • 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    Community Participation and Evaluation in Dental Outreach Intervention Among Immigrant Population
  • 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Onsite: Tour of a Local Water Plant and an Actively Fluoridating System
  • 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Policy and Advocacy in Oral Health – Experience a Mock Bill Hearing
  • 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    DPH Residency Directors Meeting
  • 1:00 PM – 3:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Student Chapter Roundtables: Revitalizing, Energizing & amp; Launching AAPHD Chapters on Your Campus
  • 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Antibiotic Stewardship Programs and Policies for the Safest Dental Visit
  • 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    The Use of Advanced Behavior Techniques to Create a Patient-Centered Care Environment
  • 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    ANOHC Annual Meeting
  • 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    AAPHD Business Meeting & Awards
  • 4:15 PM – 6:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    ASTDD Awards Ceremony
  • 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Opening Reception
  • Monday, April 7, 2025
  • 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors
  • 7:30 AM – 3:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Registration Desk
  • 8:00 AM – 8:15 AM East Coast USA Time
    Welcome
  • 8:15 AM – 9:15 AM East Coast USA Time
    Mental Health is Part of Overall Health:  A Personal Journey and Call to Action
  • 9:15 AM – 9:45 AM East Coast USA Time
    Break
  • 9:45 AM – 11:15 AM East Coast USA Time
    Championing Minimally Invasive Care: Aligning Advocacy to Transform Dental Health
  • 9:45 AM – 11:15 AM East Coast USA Time
    Integrating Oral Health in Long-Term Care Settings: Three State Workforce Approaches
  • 9:45 AM – 11:15 AM East Coast USA Time
    Oral Presentation Session #1
    Moderator: Sohini Dhar, DDS, MPH – UT Health San Antonio
     Earn 1.15 CE Credit
  • 9:45 AM – 11:15 AM East Coast USA Time
    Understanding and Accommodating Neurodivergent Conditions in Oral Health Settings
  • 11:15 AM – 12:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    AAPHD Student Chapter Meeting/Lunch
  • 11:15 AM – 12:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Networking Lunch
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Developing a Culture of Patient Safety in Dentistry and Why It Matters
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Implementation of Dental Diagnostic Codes in the Safety-net Clinic of Virginia: A Pilot Program
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Oral Presentation Session #2
    Moderator: Josefine O. Wolfe, PhD, MBA, MPH, RDH (she/her/ella) – CareQuest Institute for Oral Health
     Earn 1.5 CE Credit
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Potential and Barriers to Novel Preventive Agents for Dental Caries: Why Are Options Limited?
  • 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Break
  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    10,000 People Turn 65 Every Day: What Oral Health Policies Are Needed?
  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    A Dental Hygienist Role in Enhancing the Oral-Systemic Awareness within Inpatient Hospital Setting
  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Dental Caries and Oral Health Disparities Among Adolescents: A Tale of Second Molar Sealants
  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Pathways to Bright Futures & Planet Smilez: Working to End the Dental Workforce Shortage in Maryland
  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Poster Session #1
  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Reception with Exhibitors
  • 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Community Water Fluoridation Updates
  • Tuesday, April 8, 2025
  • 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors
  • 7:30 AM – 3:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Registration Desk
  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM East Coast USA Time
    The Invisible Population: Oral Health Care in U.S. Correctional Facilities
  • 9:30 AM – 10:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    Break
  • 10:00 AM – 11:15 AM East Coast USA Time
    Round Tables (3) 20-min. Sessions
  • 11:15 AM – 12:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Networking Lunch
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Building Advocacy Power: A Toolkit for Medicaid Dental Advocacy for People with Disabilities
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    How to Write a Manuscript in Under One Hour: A Hands-On Workshop
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    New Tools, Tips, and Tricks for School Sealant Programs
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Oral Presentation Session #3
    Moderator: Meghan E. Wendland, DDS, MPH – UMKC School of Dentistry
     Earn 1.5 CE Credit
  • 2:00 PM – 2:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    Break
  • 2:15 PM – 3:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    Addressing Non-Traumatic Dental Pain in Emergency Departments (ED) and Urgent Care Centers (UCC)
  • 2:15 PM – 3:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    Catalyzing Systems Change to Realize Integrated Healthcare
  • 2:15 PM – 3:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    Live Launch of the National Oral Health Data Portal 2.0
  • 2:15 PM – 3:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    Promoting Oral Health Literacy, Access, and Coverage within Immigrant and Refugee Communities
  • 3:15 PM – 3:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Break
  • 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Colorado Oral Health Priority Community Index
  • 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Connecting the Public Health to the Public, How Communications Campaigns Advance your Programs
  • 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Power in Partnerships: Collaborating to Expand Dental Care Access for People with Disabilities
  • 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Vaccinations in FQHC Dental Clinics: An Upstream Approach to Reducing HPV-Related Cancers
  • 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Poster Session #2
  • 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Reception with Exhibitors
  • Wednesday, April 9, 2025
  • 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    Continental Breakfast
  • 7:30 AM – 11:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    Registration Desk
  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    Centering Lived Experience: Shaping Health Equity through Inclusive Policy and Program Planning
  • 9:00 AM – 9:30 AM East Coast USA Time
    Break
  • 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM East Coast USA Time
    Community Older Adult Dental Program
  • 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM East Coast USA Time
    It’s Not Just About the Money: Medicaid Rates & Challenges to Increase Access & Provider Participation
  • 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM East Coast USA Time
    Optimizing Recruitment and Retention of Oral Health Providers in Safety-Net Settings
  • 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM East Coast USA Time
    Tiny Teeth, Big Smiles: Gold Standard Interactional Skills with Child Dental Patients
  • 10:30 AM – 10:45 AM East Coast USA Time
    Break
  • 10:45 AM – 11:45 AM East Coast USA Time
    Making Oral Health Fun, Easy And Popular: How to Use Behavioral Science to Move People to Act
  • 10:45 AM – 12:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    Fluoridation: Empowering Advocacy Through Education; Health Impacts, Economics, Media, and ACTION