160 - AAP Section on Oral Health: Adolescent Health - Working Together to Provide Trauma Informed Care and Support Adolescent Mental, Oral, and Overall Health

Friday, May 24, 2024

1:30 PM – 4:30 PM EST

Location: MTCC, South Building - Room 801

CE: 3 CE Hours

Speaker(s)

Khadijia T. Tribie Reid, MD MPH (she/her/hers)

Pediatric Medical Director
MedNorth Health Center
University of North Carolina School of Medicine
Brian Pitts, MD (he/him/his)

Physician
Children's Hospital Colorado
University of Colorado School of Medicine

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Susan A. Fisher-Owens, MD, MPH, FAAP (she/her/hers)

Clinical Professor of Pediatrics; Clinical Professor of Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences
University of California, San Francisco
University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine and School of Dentistry

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Many pediatric dentists want to support teens as they build confidence and independence. This session will promote inter-professional collaboration in the areas of trauma-informed care, adolescent mental health, and oral health. Attendees will explore ways that dental practices can support teens and their families as they endure adversity, experience challenging emotions and learn to manage their own health. Attendees will leave this engaging session with practical skills to optimize health outcomes for their adolescent patients.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of this session, participants will be able to describe strategies to make the pediatric office more trauma-informed.
Upon completion of this session, participants will be able to draw upon systems that align pediatric dentists with medical providers to support adolescent health.
Upon completion of this session, attendees will be able to describe the current state of adolescent mental health and the many resources that exist for families.