Student Leadership in Global Oral Health Class of 2025

Webinar Dates

Webinar #1: September 19, 2024 @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.

Webinar #2: October 24, 2024 @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 2: 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 Burden of Oral Disease

Webinar #3: November 21, 2024 @12pm EST

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: Best Practices in Data Organizing

Presenter: Anubhuti Shukla, Assistant Professor, Director, Community based Dental Education  Diplomate, American Board of Dental Public Health Department of Cariology, Operative Dentistry and Dental Public Health, Indiana University School of Dentistry
Title: Social and Environmental Determinants of Health

Webinar #4: December 12, 2024 @12pm EST

Presenter 1: Dr. Cherae Farmer Dixon
Title: Health Equity and Social Justice

Presenter 2: Dr. Tessa Waldhart
Title: Marketing and Communications to Promote your Project Ethically
Overview: TBA

Webinar #5: January 16, 2025 @12pm EST

Presenter: Dr. Priyanka Gudsoorkar
Title: Capacity Strengthening

Presenter: AnaKarina Mascarenhas
Title: Program Management

Webinar #6: February 13, 2025 @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.

Presenter: Dr. Marko Vujicic, Chief Economist & Vice President, Health Policy Institute
Title: TBA

Webinar #7: March 13, 2025 @12pm EST

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.

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.

Webinar #8: April 10, 2025 @12pm EST

Presenter: Peter Mossey
Title: Decolonizing Global Health

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 #9: May 8, 2025 @12pm EST

Presenter:  Julian Fisher
Title: Planetary Health
Overview: TBA

Student Poster Presentations

Webinar #10: May 15, 2024 @12pm EST

Student Poster Presentations

In Person Conference: June 5-8, 2025 (select students)

Office Hours Dates

September 12, 2024

October 10, 2024

November 7, 2024

December 5, 2024

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