World-wide Context of Early Childhood Caries
Speaker
Norman Tinanoff, DDS, MS received his dental degree from the University of Maryland in 1971. After receiving his certificate and Masters Degree in Pediatric Dentistry at the University of Iowa, he spent another year at the V.A. Hospital in Iowa City in a research fellowship. Dr. Tinanoff's two-year military service was at the Army Institute of Dental Research at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. For 23 years he was at the University of Connecticut Health Center where he was director of the Pediatric Dentistry graduate program for 16 years. From 1999 to 2016 he was Chairman of the Department of Pediatric Dentistry and the Department of Health Promotion and Policy at the University of Maryland. Dr. Tinanoff has authored or co-authored over 215 publications, primarily on fluoride mechanisms, antimicrobials, caries risk factors, early childhood caries and prevention. His current interests are concerned with preventing dental caries, oral health access for underserved child populations, and developing clinical policies and guidelines.
Disclosure: Dr. Tinanoff has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Course Description
This lecture will address the global impact of early childhood caries (ECC), that includes how rampant caries in children under age 6 is defined throughout the world, what is the impact of this disease in various countries, and what are the standardized methods of reporting ECC. Lastly, the recent Bangkok Declaration on ECC will be discussed.
Educational Objectives
- Define ECC globally
- Discuss the impact of ECC globally
- Understand the issues with current measures of epidemiology of ECC
Contact
PDMContinuingEd@dental.upenn.edu