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December 3, 2010

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Beyond Sugar: Contemporary Nutrition in Oral and Systemic Health December 3-4, 2010

Overview Course Summary Speakers and Schedule Hotel and Travel Registration Invited Faculty: Paul S. Casamassimo, D.D.S., M.S. Amr M. Moursi, D.D.S., Ph.D. Catherine M. Flaitz, D.D.S., M.S. Martha A. Keels, D.D.S., Ph.D. Teresa Marshall, Ph.D., R.D. Robert Murray, M.D. Marion Nestle, Ph.D., M.P.H. Michael Weitzman, M.D. Schedule (tentative): Friday, December 3 7:15 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast 8 a.m. Welcome and Program Orientation 8:15 a.m. Keynote Address - Contemporary Pediatric Nutritional Issues From policy to problems, the full gamut of pediatric nutrition issues in the United States 9:15 a.m. Pediatric Diet in 2010 America What are children eating and why? What can we do? What does this mean for systemic and oral health? 10:15 a.m. Break 10:30 a.m. Oral Manifestation of Nutritional, Dietary and Medical Conditions Beyond obesity, caries and eating disorders, the full range of nutritional diseases and their oral manifestations 12 p.m. Lunch 1 p.m. The Effect of Maternal Diet and Nutrition and Perinatal Nutrition on Oral Health, Growth and Development and Function We are what we and our mothers eat! Learn the effects of diet and nutrition on the oral cavity. 2 p.m. The State of the Science of Diet and Nutrition in Early Childhood Caries Think you know all there is about caries and diet? Guess again! 3:15 p.m. Break 3:30 p.m. Diet and Nutrition Management in Pediatric Diseases How are other health professionals changing diet in pediatric disease states and its significance for pediatric dentistry. 4:30 p.m. Adjourn for the day Saturday, December 4 8 a.m. Continental Breakfast 8:30 a.m. Welcome and Logistics 8:45 a.m. The Role of the Pediatric Dentist in Care of the Child with Systemic Illness How does the pediatric dentist interface with other professionals when illness changes diet? 9:30 a.m. Management of Eating Disorders in Children From obesity to diabetes and bulimia, the full range of what are considered eating disorders, their treatment and implications for pediatric dentistry. 10:15 a.m. Break 10:30 a.m. The Role of the Pediatric Dentist in the Care of Patients with Eating Disorders Managing the effects of eating disorders in pediatric dental practice. 11:15 a.m. Effective Nutritional Counseling in Pediatric Dental Practice Can we change behavior and make a difference? Learn how! 1 p.m. Adjourn This course is eligible for 11 hours of continuing education credit.