conference education tion would benefit from improved understanding of the United Nations Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the lessons from former residential school students specifically to oral healthcare experiences. Moving forward requires not only increased appreciation to levels of distrust of oral and medical providers, but reinforces the need to expand the number of Indigenous oral health professionals into the workforce. This session will review experiences of residential school students regarding traumatic injury and oral health treatment. Following this program attendees will appreciate Indigenous patients’ concerns regard- ing trust to medical and dental providers outside of their immediate community, recognize that workforce expansion must involve encouragement and expansion in the number of Indigenous health care providers, and acknowledge that recent historic harms continue to significantly impact subsequent generations. Dr. Sujay Mehta (he/him) has a BA in History from John Muir College at UC San Diego, a DMD from Tufts University School of Dental Medicine in Boston, and a Master in Public Health degree from Johns Hopkins Univer- sity. He has completed residency training in Hospital Dentistry at a Veter- ans Affairs Medical Center and an Orofacial Pain residency from UCLA. He has been a part-time faculty member involved with clinical teaching as well as lectures in topics of oral medicine and orofacial pain to dental students and residents as well as for pharmacy students. He continues to consult and manage patients in his private office and has provided expert witness testimony for the Supreme Courts of British Columbia and Ontario in Canada. He is cur- rently co-chair of the Scientific Planning Committee of the American Public Health Asso - ciation’s Oral Health Section. He most recently organized and moderated an inaugural Global Oral Health Symposium at Johns Hopkins University’s School of Public Health.
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General Session: The Future of the Dental Therapy Movement Saturday, October 7, 2023 | 8:30 am - 9:45 am (1 CDE) Presenter: Laura Hale Brannon
Since the first class of Alaska dental therapists began training in New Zealand in 2003, the dental therapy movement has emerged as a transformative force in not just expand - ing access to care, but re-envisioning what an anti-racist healthcare system could look like. To date, 13 states have legislatively authorized the practice of dental therapy and the base of supporters continues to grow. The trajectory of the dental therapy movement is incredibly positive and strengthened by new infrastructure and new voices. At the same time, it is critical now to understand the role that we all can play as dental thera- pists, dentists, policymakers, advocates, community members to ensure the success of dental therapy in the U.S. and its part within a broader health justice movement. In this presentation, Community Catalyst will reground ourselves in how we got to this point, leverage the context of where we are now, and have a focused discussion on the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead. We will focus on an understanding of what has worked well in dental therapy policy campaigns, how those lessons can be lever- aged for current policy opportunities, and discuss strategies for continuing the strength of the movement into the future. Participants will leave with a better understanding of where we have come, what got us here, and what we can do to propel the dental therapy movement forward. As a result of this session, participants will gain a comprehensive understanding of the dental therapy movement, its history and its significance within a broader health justice context. Explore what has contributed to policy and regulatory advancements, current and future potential challenges, and what policy opportunities are on the horizon. Iden- tify activities that each participant can engage in, whether at the clinical, local, state, or federal level, to contribute to the trajectory of the dental therapy movement. Intended audience: Dental Therapists, dentists, other care providers, tribal partners, pol- icymakers, tribal and state officials, advocates
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