Minimally Invasive Dentistry: The Case For Selective Caries Removal | October 9, 2024
Date of Presentation: October 9, 2024
Type: Past Presentation
Audience: Clinical
Program: Oral Health
Keywords: #caries #dentist #dentistry #minimally invasive dentistry #oral #selective #teeth
In this presentation, Dr. Sean Kelly, DDS, MSHS, and Dr. Miranda Davis, DDS, MPH, reviews the case for selective caries removal. Then, Dr. Matthew Wolpert serving at the Sophie Trettevick Health Center (Makah Tribe), and Dr. Taylor Wilkens serving at the Marimn Health & Wellness Center (Coeur D’Alene Tribe) provide a case discussion.
The one-hour Oral Health ECHO virtual clinics offer clinicians an opportunity to present cases, receive recommendations from peers and an interprofessional team of specialists working in Indian Country, engage in a didactic presentation, obtain CDE, and become part of a learning community. Together, we will manage patient cases so that every patient gets the care they need.
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Dr. Sean Kelly
Lead Faculty
Dr. Sean R. Kelly 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.
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Dr. Miranda Davis
Faculty
Dr. Miranda Davis, DDS, MPH, has worked at the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board (NPAIHB) since 2019 where she serves as the Prevention Consultant for the Northwest Tribal Dental Support Center. She also directs the Northwest Dental Health Aide Program at NPAIHB, which includes the Native Dental Therapy Initiative, assisting Tribes in implementing innovative workforce models to address social determinants of health and expand access to high quality oral health care. Miranda has over twenty years of experience in the dental field. She earned a DDS from the University of the Pacific School of Dentistry in San Francisco, and a MPH from the University of Washington School of Public Health.
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Date added: October 9, 2024
