Minimally Invasive Dentistry: Patient Behavior Change – When and how do you decide to restore and provide definitive treatment-PART II | September 14, 2022
Date of Presentation: September 14, 2022
Type: Past Presentation
Program: Oral Health
Keywords: #behavior #caries #connection #dentist #dentistry #mid #oral #teeth
In this series of presentations, Dr. Sean Kelly, DDS, MSc, and Pam Ready, RDH review Minimally Invasive Dentistry concepts, discuss patient caries risk assessments, discuss behavior changes to improve patient connections and dental health, and when and how to decide when to restore teeth and provide definitive treatment.
Recording:
Presented by:
Dr. Sean R. Kelly, DDS, MsC | Pam Ready, RDH
Dr. Sean R. Kelly, DDS, MsC, served as a Commissioned Corps Officer within the Indian Health Service of the United States Public Health Service from 2003 to 2017. Starting as a Staff Dentist for the Puyallup Tribal Health Authority Dental Clinic, Sean became the Dental Director in 2008. Sean graduated from the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry with Cum Laude honors in 1990. In 1991 he completed the Advanced Education in General Dentistry program at the University Of North Carolina School of Dentistry, Chapel Hill. Prior to the USPHS, Sean served over 11 years in the United States Navy Dental Corps.
Sean has worked with numerous other tribes throughout Washington, Oregon, and Idaho with the “Baby Teeth Matter Collaborative” directed by the Northwest Tribal Dental Support Center and the Arcora Foundation. The group has actively pursued and successfully found ways to improve access to dental care and reduce general anesthesia treatment referrals for children 0-5 years of age through implementing minimally invasive dentistry and case management models of care. In 2020 Dr. Kelly joined the Northwest Tribal Dental Support Center as Clinical Consultant.
Pam Ready is a member of the Puyallup Tribe of Indians and the Dental Health Aide Education Manager for the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board (NPAIHB). Pam has been a clinical dental hygienist for 18 years as well as an adjunct dental hygiene professor and will graduate from Easter Washington University with her Master in Science in Dental Hygiene in May 2022. Pamela’s focus and passion are recognizing the origin of oral health disparities for Indigenous people and providing pathways to overcome and heal; creating culturally-responsive, trauma-informed and holistic oral- health care curriculum. Pam is working with the Tribal Community Health Provider Project (TCHPP) Team designing and implementing the Dental Health Aide education training program under the Community Health Aide Program (CHAP).
Resources Provided:
- Connection: How Do We Relate with Our Patients (Presentation Slides)
- Minimally Invasive Dentistry and Case Presentation (Presentation Slides)
Date added: September 11, 2022