Committee:
Chair: Dr. Michael Glick
Dr. Maxine Feinberg
Dr. Allen Finkelstein
Dan Perkins
Dr. Deborah Weisfuse
In an effort to provide a forum on current issues and challenges, i. e. COVID -19, the Alliance for Oral Health Across Borders, in collaboration with Aegis Communications has developed:
“Continuing Conversations”
This initiative will create a vehicle for the global dental community to exchange ideas on specific current critical topics.
All programming will be overseen by our founding member Dr. Michael Glick, Immediate Past Editor of the Journal of the American Dental Association.
Attendees on the original date of the “Continuing Conversation” airing will receive one continuing Education Credit.
Subsequently, all “Continuing Conversations” will be available On Demand through the Alliance for Oral Health Across Borders website with credit for three years from the date of broadcast.
These webinars are produced by Dan Perkins, CEO of AEGIS Communications, another founding member of our organization.
Should you be pleased with our offering, a contribution through our website to support these good works will be greatly appreciated.
AOHAB On Demand Webinars
On Demand Webinar #1: “Achieving Social Equity and Justice: A Call to Action of Oral Healthcare Leaders”
Broadcasted on Tuesday, June 30, 2020 • 7 PM ET (4 PM PT)
Our inaugural topic is focuses on the burden of health inequity—particularly in light of the recent events reshaping the social justice conversation.
Presenters: Michael Glick, DMD; Deborah Weisfuse, DMD, MS and Cherae Farmer-Dixon, DDS| Provider: Dental Learning Systems, LLC
Commercial Supporter: Alliance for Oral Health Across Borders
CE Credits: 1 Self Study
Cost: $0.00
August 24th, 2020 – Aug 31st, 2023
Learning Objectives:
- Discuss the impact of social injustices on healthcare delivery
- Describe barriers to care and health equality
- Review strategies to increase health equality for underserved population
On Demand Webinar #2: “Aerosols in Clinical Dentistry Post COVID-19”
Broadcasted on Wednesday, October 7, 2020 • 7 PM ET (4 PM PT)
The global COVID-19 pandemic continues to be the dominant topic of discussion and debate in the oral healthcare community and the world at large. The virus’ impact on clinical dentistry has been profound; it has also been fraught with changing and often conflicting information, particularly in regard to patient and practitioner safety during aerosol-generating procedures.
Join Michael Glick, DMD, and special guests Mark Wolff, DDS, PhD, Dean of the University of Pennsylvania School of Dentistry; and Richard Niederman, DMD, professor and chair, Department of Epidemiology & Health Promotion at New York University College of Dentistry, and Co-Director of the World Health Organization Collaborating Center for QED as they address and discuss the available information and sift through the chaff to illuminate best practices.
Learning Objectives:
- Review scientific research on aerosols pertaining to dentistry.
- Discuss the conflicting opinions of the WHO, the CDC, and the ADA regarding utilization of this science within the profession of dentistry.
- Describe the approach in critical thinking that must be utilized in this situation in order to form your own opinion regarding this global controversy.
Agenda:
- Introduction – Deborah Weisfuse, MS, DMD
- Aerosols in Clinical Dentistry Panel Discussion – Michael Glick, DMD; Mark S. Wolff, DDS, PhD; and Richard Niederman, DMD
- Audience Q&A
Commercial Supporter: Alliance for Oral Health Across Borders
CE Credits: 1 Self Study
Cost: $0.00
August 24th, 2020 – Aug 31st, 2023
Suggested Reading:
- “A Dental Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic – Safer Aerosol- Free Emergent (SAFER) Dentistry”, by Benzian & Neiderman
- “SDCEP-Mitigation of Aerosol Generating Procedures in Dentistry – Rapid Review”, by Scottish Dental Clinical Effectiveness Program
On Demand Webinar #3: “Seeing is Not Always Believing”
Professor Michael Glick
Originally broadcasted on Tuesday, August 3 at 8:00 pm EST
Critical thinking is a subject matter that has been discussed by philosophers and scientists for thousands of years.
Many definitions have been proposed to describe this concept, which ultimately is a process of recognizing how and why we believe what we see, hear, and read. Included in a critical thinking process is being cognizant of different sides of an argument, and being able to apply an analytical, logical, and systematic approach to new and old ideas, all while being both inquisitive and curious.In today’s world, where we are inundated with health information from sources ranging from social media to reputable biomedical journals, being able to parse the truth from the hype is more important than ever. In this course, participants will be presented with different ways of approaching ideas and claims, be introduced to common statistical concepts and an appreciation of scientific literacy, as well as be shown how to recognize biases and misinformation in the scientific literature. Incorporating principles of critical thinking into clinical care will greatly benefit our patients and ultimately improve health in our own communities and beyond.
Participants will learn:
- to understand how critical thinking can affect and enhance decision making
- to recognize the presence of one’s own biases and misconceptions
- to interpret common biostatistical concepts
- to identify biases and misinformation perpetuated in the news and the scientific literature
