AIDPH hosted its annual colloquium "Confronting Inequity Through Oral Health Policy" on January 14 and 15, 2020. This year's colloquium featured expert speakers from diverse backgrounds to lead the discussion around inequities in public policy and how clinicians, policy makers and leaders can affect change. In this keynote address, Dr. Lois Cohen, … [Read more...]
2020 AIDPH Colloquium Spotlight— Keynote: Confronting Inequity Through Global Health Policies
2020 AIDPH Colloquium Spotlight— Rural Oral Health Care Access: A National Policy Perspective
AIDPH hosted its annual colloquium "Confronting Inequity Through Oral Health Policy" on January 14 and 15, 2020. This year's colloquium featured expert speakers from diverse backgrounds to lead the discussion around inequities in public policy and how clinicians, policy makers and leaders can affect change. Alan Morgan, CEO of the National Rural … [Read more...]
2020 AIDPH Colloquium Spotlight—Healthy People 2020 And Beyond— New Directions
AIDPH hosted its annual colloquium "Confronting Inequity Through Oral Health Policy" on January 14 and 15, 2020. This year's colloquium featured expert speakers from diverse backgrounds to lead the discussion around inequities in public policy and how clinicians, policy makers and leaders can affect change. Dr. Gina Thornton-Evans, Director of … [Read more...]
2020 AIDPH Colloquium Spotlight — Social Mission: The Role of Health Workforce in Addressing Health Equity
AIDPH hosted its annual colloquium "Confronting Inequity Through Oral Health Policy" on January 14 and 15, 2020. This year's colloquium featured expert speakers from diverse backgrounds to lead the discussion around inequities in public policy and how clinicians, policy makers and leaders can affect change. Dr. Candice Chen of … [Read more...]
Resource Round Up: Teledentistry
Many states have shifted resources toward exploring teledentistry options as offices postpone dental procedures in response to COVID-19. Despite this ongoing health crisis, the oral health workforce remains responsive to the needs of their patients and teledentistry remains a model that could facilitate improved access to care. Each state … [Read more...]
SPOTLIGHT: Oral Health Workforce Making a Difference in Their Community
Earlier in March, the American Dental Association and the Surgeon General requested all elective procedures- including dental procedures- be postponed until the COVID-19 outbreak was more controlled. Given the nature of many oral procedures, dental clinicians are at a higher risk of both spreading and contracting the novel corona virus. As … [Read more...]
CDC Releases New Guidance for COVID-19 in Dental Settings
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released new guidance today for infection prevention and control as it relates to COVID-19. Key points of guidance are below: Dental settings have unique characteristics that warrant additional infection control considerations. Postpone elective procedures, surgeries, and non-urgent dental … [Read more...]
State and Federal Policy Response to COVID-19: Resources and Upcoming Webinar
As part of our core values, AIDPH supports connection to evidence-based resources and collaborations with national partners- core values that resonate more deeply as we navigate this international crisis as a community. Our partners at Families USA and Community Catalyst have compiled resources for the oral health and broader public health … [Read more...]