conference education ence dental programs. She is affiliated with the University of Minnesota School of Den - tistry as an Adjust Assistant Professor, educating dental students and dental therapy students during their rural public health rotations with Apple Tree. Breakout Session: Alaska Dental Therapy Educational Program Updates Friday, October 6, 2023 | 3:35 pm - 4:35 pm (.75 CDE) Presenters: Leandra Beech & Erin Giauque The Alaska Dental Therapy Educational Program is the oldest program in the United States. The first students began classes in January 2007. In August 2020, the Alaska Dental Therapy Educational Program became the first dental therapy program accred - ited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation. ADTEP educates dental health aide therapists through a partnership between Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium and Ilisagvik College. Students graduate with an associate’s degree in dental therapy in a three academic year program. The goal of the presentation would is to share a current update on the program. Highlighting improvements that are being made to provide a more interprofessional educational experience for students so they can improve oral health in their communities. Attendees will learn a current overview of the program mission, curriculum, staffing and students. Share work that has been completed on improving inter-professional educa- tion experiences for students. And, explain how community-based prevention programs are evolving since the Covid-19 pandemic caused a halt in providing services.
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Erin Giauque was born and raised in Anchorage, AK. She attended Washington State University for her undergraduate degree and received her Doctor of Dental Medicine and Master of Public Health from A.T. Still University in Mesa, AZ. Upon graduation, she worked for several Tribal Health Organizations as a general dentist, including Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation in Bethel, Alaska, for three years and Southcentral Foundation in Anchorage, AK, for three years. She recently started work- ing for the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium with the Alaska Dental Therapy Education Program as an instructor and dentist. She loves serving her Alaska Native community and is excited to have joined ADTEP to train highly qualified and skilled Dental Health Aide Therapists to improve access to dental care in Alaska.
Breakout Session: It’s All Fine with Povidone Iodine Friday, October 6, 2023 | 3:55 pm - 5:10 pm (1 CDE) Presenter: Hayley Buckner, RDH, BS
Dental caries in young children has a multifactorial etiology; therefore, preventive mea- sures usually involve a combination of dietary counseling, oral hygiene, and fluoride application. None of these interventions specifically targets Streptococcus mutans, the chief pathogen for caries. Furthermore, children who have had a one-time restorative treatment completed under general anesthesia (GA) often quickly develop new caries following treatment. Therefore, current methods of caries management that are limit- ed to traditional preventive approaches in combination with restorative treatments have proved inadequate to control the disease. Chlorhexidine and Sodium fluoride have tra - ditionally been used as antibacterial agents. However, both agents contain limitations in the pediatric population. Chlorhexidine uptake and release is highly pH dependent and requires frequent application with an unpleasant taste. Fluorides have had problems with ingestion and toxicity. While critical in the prevention of dental caries for decades, topical fluoride by itself may not be effective enough to prevent tooth decay in high-risk populations. Iodine, a necessary nutrient, has some positive oral implications. Iodine solutions are well known for their ability to suppress ms (Streptococcus mutans) dental populations when topically applied to the teeth. Several studies have reported suppres- sion of S. mutans or plaque reduction by PVP-I (Povidone Iodine) in children with severe early childhood caries (S-ECC). The addition of PVP-I to a NaF containing tooth varnish and its application to not-yet carious teeth prevented new lesions significantly better in a population of children at high risk for caries than a comparator varnish containing NaF
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Leandra Beech (she/her) is originally from St. Lawrence Island located on the Northwest coast of Alaska. She has been in the dental field for 14 years. In 2008, she began her dental career with Southcentral Foundation as a dental assistant. She graduated from the ADTEP program in 2018 and went to serve the Matanuska Susitna Community at the Valley Native Primary Care Dental Clinic as well as multiple villages in Alaska. In Janu- ary 2022, she joined the ADTEP program as a dental health aide therapist instructor/practitioner.
Annual Conference Guide 2023
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Annual Conference Guide 2023
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