Global Oral Health Leadership Program – Class of 2024

Course Webinars:

Webinar #1: September 26, 2023 @12pm EST

Presenter: Professor Neil Myburgh, Academic Oral Health Centre, Western Cape Department of Health
Title: Ethical Engagement in Dentistry: Clinics, Consent, Collaboration, Community
Overview: After briefly looking at some general principles of ethics in health care, some real world examples of ethical challenge will be explored. The ethical implication of practicing dentistry in diverse communities and settings will be considered, particularly with reference to issues like collaboration and consent.

Presenter: Dr. Margaret Wandera, Uganda Christian University/ Makerere University
Title: Preparing a Project with Publishable Data and Ethical Considerations of Community Outreach
Overview: An introduction on the components that are important in developing an idea to a project. The focus of the presentation is on items that make up a Project proposal.
Recommended Reading:
1.      Dr. Qadar Baloch (2000). Writing a research proposal. Abasyn Journal of Social Sciences; Vol. 4 No.1
2.       Chapter 1. Public Health. Principles of Dental Public Health. 4th Edition, James Dunning. Harvard University Press.

Webinar #2: October 10, 2023 @12pm EST

Presenter: Dr. Jaime Edelson, Fundacion ADM, IAP
Title: “Prevention in Oral Health is not enough”
Overview: We will examine the role of prevention in Dentistry and why it hasn’t being effective over the past 100 years. We will explore new angles to promote Oral Health.

Presenter: Dr. Tessa Waldhart, Humble Smile Foundation
Title: Marketing and Communications to Promote your Project Ethically
Overview: Ethically tactics for promoting a community-based project.
Recommended Reading:
1. http://www.mrss.com/guide/
2. https://storytelling.comnetwork.org/explore/103/seeing-is-believing-the-power-of-visual-communications

Webinar #3: November 14, 2023 @12pm EST

Presenter: Dr. Holli Seabury, Executive Director, Delta Dental Foundation
Title: Oral Health Promotion Program Development
Overview: In this presentation we will learn about the role of motivation in oral health promotion; how we learn and commit knowledge to memory; and how to design and implement community-based oral health programs. We will be using a case study of a real-life oral health intervention.

Presenter: Dr. Fernando Hugo, Associate Professor at the Department of Preventive and Social Dentistry at the Faculty of Dentistry of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Title: Global Oral Health: Challenges and Priorities
Overview: This presentation will focus on the current evidence on the global burden of oral diseases, using estimates of the Global Burden of Disease Study.

Webinar #4: January 16, 2024 @12pm EST

Presenter: Dr. Lois Cohen, Consultant & Paul G. Rogers Ambassador for Global Health Research
Title: Interview with Dr. Lois Cohen by Deborah Weisfuse
Overview: A discussion with Sociologist Dr. Lois Cohen regarding her distinguished and highly acknowledged career in global oral health. Understanding her viewpoints for the future.

Reading Materials: The Emergence of the Social and Behavioral Sciences in Dentistry: Lois Cohen as Principal Architect – Samuel F. Dworkin, 1999 (sagepub.com)

Presenter: Dr. Marko Vujicic, Chief Economist & Vice President, Health Policy Institute
Title: Global Oral Health Agenda: Some Early Evidence on ‘Promising Practices’
Overview: Oral health is increasingly recognized as integral to overall health in both developed and developing countries. Yet in most health systems, dental care is delivered and financed separately from broader health care services, leading to more barriers to access. In this webinar, we will review some comparative data on dental care systems across the world, exploring some early analysis that helps shed light on which countries are doing well in terms of ensuring access to dental care for their citizens. There will be plenty of time for discussion, as this is exploratory work. But it will be heavily data driven so get ready for charts and graphs!

Webinar #5: February 13, 2024 @12pm EST

Presenter: Dr. Peter Milgrom, University of Washington
Title: “Wanting to Have A Career That Counts: Combining Public Health Practice and International Research”
Overview: The sponsor of Silver Diamine Fluoride and innovator programs in the United States and Internationally talks about his career in Dentistry and Public Health
Recommended Reading:

Presenter: Matilde Hernandez, Colgate Palmolive
Title: Changing Perceptions & Improving Oral Health for People with Disabilities
Overview: Explore innovative approaches and initiatives aimed at transforming perspectives and enhancing oral health outcomes for individuals with disabilities in this presentation. Gain insights into strategies that bridge accessibility gaps and promote inclusivity within oral health and wellbeing.

Webinar #6: March 12, 2024 @12pm EST

Presenter: Dr. Joseph Greenberg, Prosthodontics Provider in Villanova
Title: Delivering Effective Presentations
Overview: An underlying theme here is that “esthetic” or “smile” dentistry is an important health service for those of any age and any socioeconomic status. 

Webinar #7: April 9, 2024 @12pm EST

Presenter: Dr. Habib Benzian, Research Professor, Department of Epidemiology & Health Promotion, College of Dentistry, New York University, and Co-Director of the WHO Collaborating Center for Quality Improvement & Evidence-based Dentistry
Title: Global Oral Health in Transition: Opportunities and Challenges for Advocacy and Leadership
Overview: A look at global oral health from a beginner student’s eye. First an understanding of the stakeholders as well as the “players” Lancet, WHO, and FDI. Then, an understanding of the development of oral health discussion in Lancet and how it has come to pass. Finally, information on the future interplay of the institutions and parties involved.

Presenter: Dr. Priyanka Gudsoorkar
Title: Bridging Gaps in Global Oral Health: A Multidimensional Approach

Webinar #8: May 21, 2023 @12pm EST

Interview with Dr. Lois Cohen, Consultant, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research National Institutes of Health

Student Poster Presentations – Part 1

Webinar #9: May 28, 2023 @12pm EST

Student Poster Presentations – Part 2

Poster Submissions