al Health: A Go
Keynote Speaker:
Dr. Barry Bloom, Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor. A leading scientist in the areas of infectious diseases, vaccines, and global health and former consultant to the White House, Dr. Barry Bloom continues to pursue an active interest in bench science as the principal investigator of a laboratory researching the immune response to tuberculosis, a disease that claims more than two million lives each year. He has also been extensively involved with the World Health Organization (WHO) for more than 40 years.
Featured sections include:
Dr. Allen Finklestein, CEO/Bedford HealthCare Solutions & former Chief Dental Officer of AmeriChoice/United: CAMBRA- "The future dental insurance model"
Dr. Jane L. Forrest/Section Chair, Behavioral Science, Director, Nat'l Center for DH Research & Practice, Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC: “Keeping Current: Resources for Managing Information”
Dr. Scott Ratzan, Vice President of Global Health, Johnson & Johnson: Health Literacy Advancing Prevention in Oral Health
Dr. Barbara Gooch, Dental Officer, Centers for Disease Control
CDC Update: Promoting Community Prevention
Dr. Iain Pretty, Director Graduate Education, The School of Dentistry, The University of Manchester (UK): Detection and monitoring of early caries lesions and the link to prevention in practice.
Dr. Marita Inglehart, Adjunct Associate Professor of Psychology & Associate Professor of Dentistry, University of Michigan: Oral Health-related Quality of Life and Oral Health
Forsyth scientists including: Drs. Max Goodson, Hatice Hasturk, Bruce Paster and Mary Tavares, will discuss future directions in science that will develop and promote prevention.
Panel discussion of alternative delivery systems and improving children's oral health.
Register at www.forsyth.org/sym.
We hope to see you this spring for what is sure to be an exciting and productive Symposium! Contact Rachel Coburn at rcoburn@forsyth.org with any questions.
Seven continuing education credits will be provided by The Forsyth Institute.
The Forsyth Institute is an ADA CERP recognized provider.
