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Recorded Annual Meeting Presentations (RAMP) are now available for purchase.
Only $90 for presenters, $140 for registered attendees and $200 for non-attendees.

Online Program

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Global imperative of tooth preservation


Tuesday, November 5, 2013 : 3:15 p.m. - 3:25 p.m.

Roger Ellwood, BDS, MDS, MSc, PhD, FFPH, Colgate Palmolive Dental Health Unit, Colgate Palmolive Dental Health Unit, Manchester, United Kingdom
     
The need to focus on the prevention rather than treatment of dental caries is clear. This presentation will provide a global perspective on the need for preservation of hard and soft oral tissues with a focus on dental caries.

Learning Areas:

Administer health education strategies, interventions and programs

Learning Objectives:
Describe what at least two counties have initiated in connection with the CaMPs model.

Keyword(s): Access and Services, Prevention

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am an internationally known researcher in caries prevention who is a professor at the University of Manchester, UK. I have many years experience in the field of caries prevention and management.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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