RHIP-TIDES Agenda & Speakers

Agenda

Friday, June 10, 2022

12 to 1 p.m.: Welcome & Introductions, Amy Martin, DrPH & Deirdre Williams, DDS
1 to 2 p.m.: Medicaid 101 (1.0 CEU), Gerta Ayers, BSD, MPH
2 to 2:30 p.m.: Behavior Guidance: Non-Pharmacologic Approach Updates (0.5 CEU), Deirdre Williams, DDS
2:30 to 2:45 p.m.: Break
2:45 to 3:45 p.m.: Sim Lab - Restorative Procedures (1.0 CEU), Deirdre Williams, DDS
4 to 5 p.m.: Small Grant Application and Wrap-Up/Announcements, Amy Martin, DrPH & Deirdre Williams, DDS

Saturday, June 11, 2022

8 to 8:30 a.m.: Welcome Continental Breakfast
8:30 to 10:30 a.m.: Keynote - Managing the Early Childhood Patient: Non-Surgical Intervention for Caries Management (2.0 CEU), J. Timothy Wright, DDS
10:30 to 10:45 a.m.: Break
10:45-11:45 a.m.: Panel Discussion - Caries Management and Delivery Systems (1.0 CEU), Amy Martin, DrPH, Joni Nelson, PhD, & Bethany Carlos, MD
11:45 a.m.to 12:30 p.m.: Lunch
12:30 to 2 p.m.: Sim Lab - Pulp Therapy and Sim Lab Exercises Assessment (1.5 CEU), Deirdre Williams, DDS
2 to 2:30 p.m.: Course Review, Evaluations, and Wrap-Up , a.m.y Martin, DrPH & Deirdre Williams, DDS

Speakers

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Tim Wright

Dr. Tim Wright is a pediatric dentist and a James W. Bawden Distinguished Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Adams School of Dentistry. He also serves as the Editor in Chief of the Journal of the American Dental Association (JADA). He previously served as Chair of the Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Interim Chair of the Department of Endodontics, and Director of Strategic Initiatives. Dr. Wright has held offices of national distinction, having served as Vice President and then President of the American Association for Dental Research (AADR). A three-time recipient of AADR’s prestigious Gies Award, Dr. Wright has also received the Distinguished Science Award presented by the International Association of Dental Research. He currently serves the ADA as a member of the ADA’s Dental Quality Alliance and previously served as chair of the ADA Council on Scientific Affairs. Dr. Wright studied chemistry at West Virginia University (WVU), received a D.D.S. from the WVU School of Dentistry, and an M.S. certification from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He obtained board certification from the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry in 1990.

Dr. Amy Martin

Dr. Amy Martin is Professor and Chair for the Department of Stomatology and the Director for the Division of Population Oral Health at the James B. Edwards College of Dental Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina where she also has a secondary appointment in the College of Medicine, Department of Public Health Sciences.

Dr. Deirdre Williams

Dr. Deirdre Williams is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatric Dentistry at the James B. Edwards College of Dental Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina.

Dr. Joni Nelson

Dr. Joni Nelson is an Assistant Professor and Deputy Director in the Division of Population Oral Health at the James B. Edwards College of Dental Medicine and also serves in a dual appointment role in the Department of Public Health Sciences, College of Medicine.

Mrs. Gerta Ayers

Mrs. Gerta Ayers currently serves as a Senior Consultant with the Division of Dental Services at the SC Department of Health and Human Services (SCDHHS).

Dr. Bethany Carlos

Dr. Bethany Carlos is a Pediatrician from South Carolina who completed her medical training at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC). She is serving in the National Health Service Corps at a community health facility in Washington, DC.

If you have any difficulties the day of the course, please reach out to the course co-Director, Dr. Williams. Her mobile number is 843-222-7332 or via email willdeir@musc.edu.

Looking forward to seeing you in June.

Program Support

This program is partially supported by a cooperative agreement between the Division of Population Oral Health and the South Carolina Center for Rural and Primary Health Care at the University of South Carolina.

The James B. Edwards College of Dental Medicine is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider. ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry. Any concerns or complaints regarding this course should be directed to James B. Edwards College of Dental Medicine, Continuing Education Committee, 173 Ashley Ave., Charleston, SC, 29425.