90 Minute Seminar

Vaping, Opioids and Methamphetamine Abuse: Impact and Prevention in Children's & Teen's Oral Health

Friday, June 12, 2020

12:45 PM – 2:15 PM Eastern

CE: 1.5

Speaker(s)

Sarah Wovcha, JD, MPH

Executive Director
Children's Dental Services

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Eileen Crespo, M.D., FAAP

Pediatrician, Vice President of Medical Services
Hennepin County Medical Center Department of Pediatrics, Delta Dental of Minnesota

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Nancy Franke Wilson, MS

Executive Director
Minnesota Oral Health Coalition

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Session Description: This session will explore the timely but often-overlooked impact of the chemical abuse epidemic on children's and teen's oral health, as well as prevention tools being successfully utilized in diverse public health medical, dental and educational settings in Minnesota. Research and strategies will be shared that are designed to change practice behaviors including patient-focused, clinical medical, clinical dental and public health educational perspectives. Successful interventions will be explored taking into account the psychology of youth to engage in risky health behaviors, mass marketing campaigns targeting youth to engage in substance abuse behaviors, oral health disparities existing among various communities, and the availability of public and private resources to address prevention, education and related dental diseases.

Learning Objectives:

Define the risks and oral health impacts to children and teens resulting from vaping, opioid, methamphetamine and other substance abuse.
Conduct an environmental scan of risks contributing to the youth substance abuse epidemic, and identify ways to ameliorate these in school, community and other public health settings.
Describe strategies for successful prevention of substance abuse and treatment of resulting dental disease, including examples of medical and dental collaborative efforts.
Discuss health disparities among various communities, and targeted intervention strategies.
Identify sources of funding and other support for addressing child and teen chemical abuse and its oral health impact.