Please join us on April 22nd, 2014 as we collaborate with the UCSF Center for Children’s Oral Health Research to improve child health in developing countries!
The UC Berkeley Center for Global Public Health and the UCSF Center for Children’s Oral Health Research, with generous funding from Health Roots, invites you to attend the 2014 Global Children’s Oral Health and Nutrition Symposium: Addressing Public Health Challenges Through Transdisciplinary Approaches on Tuesday, April 22, 2014 (9-5pm) at Sutardja Dai Hall at UC Berkeley.
This inaugural collaborative symposium between UC Berkeley and UCSF will bring together policy makers, practitioners, advocates, and researchers from transdisciplinary sectors to move forward on a call of action to improve global children’s oral health as part of a comprehensive approach to improving children’s overall health, nutrition, and wellbeing. This event is free and open to all.
SEE OUR FINAL AGENDA: 2014 UCB-UCSF Symposium AGENDA_FINAL
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AGENDA OVERVIEW
Morning session (led by UC Berkeley): Global Children’s Oral Health and Nutrition: Addressing Global Public Health Challenges in Developing Countries
Keynote lecture I: Dr. Saskia Estupinan, Regional Advisor for Oral Health, Pan American Health Organization, World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO)
“Voices from the Field” panel: Visiting directors from country programs in Latin America, SE Asia, South Asia, and Africa will discuss oral health promotion and nutrition
Keynote Lecture II: Dr. Habib Benzian, Director, The Health Bureau; Co-Founder, Fit for School International; Co-author, Oral Health Atlas
Afternoon session (led by UCSF): Research and Clinical Initiatives to Improve Children’s Oral Health: Focus on Dental Caries
Keynote lecture III – The Oral Biology of Misfortune: Dr. Thomas Boyce, Professor of Pediatrics and Psychiatry, Division of Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics, UCSF School of Medicine
Presentations and panels: Transdisciplinary Approaches to Dental Caries Assessment and Prevention
– Integrating oral health into prenatal care to improve maternal and infant oral health
– Collaborations in nursing and dentistry to reduce childhood oral health inequities…and much more!
REGISTER at: https://cgph-childoralhealth.eventbrite.com
Details and agenda will be sent prior to the event for those who register. Questions? Email cgph@berkeley.edu. We hope to see you on April 22nd!
