Mouth Matters: Civil Society Drives Health Through Oral Health

UN Civil Society Organizations (CSO) Organizers:

  • Alliance for Oral Health Across Borders (AOHAB)
  • World Federation of Public Health Associations (WFPHA) Oral Health Working Group

UN CSO Collaborators:

  • Special Olympics International
  • Public Health Foundation of India
  • SEAR NCD Alliance
  • HRIDAY
  • Healthy India Alliance (India NCD Alliance)
  • Fairleigh Dickinson University
  • New York University (NYU)

Other Collaborators:

  • Colgate-Palmolive, USA
  • People Advocating for Optimal Health (PAOH)
  • American Academy of Developmental Medicine & Dentistry (AADMD)
  • Paul G. Rogers Ambassador for Global Health Research, Bethesda, MD
  • American Public Health Association Student Assembly (APHA SA)
  • New York Country Dental Society (NYCDS)

Agenda

10:30 AM – Registration and Continental Breakfast

11 AM – Opening Remarks

  • Dr. Deborah Weisfuse

§  President and UN Representative, Alliance for Oral Health Across Borders (AOHAB)

§  Commissioner, Commission of Dental Accreditation (CODA)

11:05 AM – Welcome Remarks 

  • Dr. Charles Bertolami

§  Dean, New York University College of Dentistry (NYU COD)

  • Dr. Fernando Hugo

§  Chair, Department of Epidemiology and Health Promotion, NYU COD

11:15 AM – Presentations

  • Dr. Steve Perlman

§  Founder of the Special Olympics Healthy Athlete Program and Global Clinical Advisor of Special Olympics Special Smiles for over 30 years

§  President, People Advocating for Optimal Health (PAOH)

§  Co-Founder, American Academy of Developmental Medicine and Dentistry (AADMD)

  • Dr. Maria Ryan

§  Executive Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer, Colgate-Palmolive Company

§  Past President, American Association for Dental, Oral and Craniofacial Research (AADOCR)

  • Dr. Monika Arora

§  Vice President, Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI)

§  Past President, NCD Alliance

§  Founding & Past Chairperson, South East Asia Region NCD Alliance (SEAR NCDA)

§  Executive Director, HRIDAY

§  Founding Governing Board Member, Healthy India Alliance

12:30 PM: Panel Q&A

Panelists:

Dr. Deborah Weisfuse, Dr. Steve Perlman, Dr. Maria Ryan, Dr. Monika Arora

  • Dr. Abiola Adeniyi

§  Chair, World Federation of Public Health Oral Health Workgroup (WFPHA OHWG), Geneva, Switzerland

§  Assistant Professor, School of Policy and Global Affairs, Fairleigh Dickinson University (Vancouver Campus)

  • Dr. Kiran Nagdeo

§  Vice Chair, WFPHA OHWG, Geneva, Switzerland

§  Alumni Board Member and UN Representative, AOHAB

§  Education Board Representative, American Public Health Association Student Assembly (APHA SA)

§  PhD Epidemiology Candidate, New York University School of Global Public Health (NYU GPH)

  • Moderator:   Dr. Vera Tang

§  President, New York County Dental Society

§  Clinical Assistant Professor, Periodontology and Implant Dentistry, NYU COD

1:15 PM: Closing Remarks

  • Dr. Lois Cohen

§  Paul G. Rogers Ambassador for Global Health Research, Bethesda, MD

Hosted by NYU College of Dentistry & School of Global Public Health