In this October 18, 2016 presentation, our two presenters delved into refugee oral health, both in children and adults. Content covered key findings from Manitoba and Saskatchewan, including the oral health needs of immigrants and refugees in Winnipeg and the coverage offered by IFHP (Interim Federal Health Program), and a large scale refugee oral health program offered by the University of Saskatchewan.
For an archived version of this webinar, contact NCCID Project Manager Zeeshan Qadar at qadarsmz@umanitoba.ca.
SPEAKERS
Dr. Robert Schroth
Dr. Schroth, DMD, MSc, PhD, is an Tenure Associate Professor and Clinician-Scientist, Department of Preventive Dental Science and Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Associate Professor, Department of Oral Biology, Department of Community Health Sciences, Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba. In addition, he is a member of the Children’s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba (CHRIM) and also presently holds a CIHR embedded clinician researcher. His main research interests include Early Childhood Caries (ECC) and the role that nutrition and prenatal factors have on infants and preschool oral health. Two major studies investigating the relationship between vitamin D deficiencies and both enamel hypoplasia and ECC in an urban Aboriginal population. He has also been involved in other ECC epidemiological work involving Aboriginal, rural, and Hutterite preschool populations. Dr. Schroth is a key participant in the Healthy Smile Happy Child Project (The Manitoba Collaborative Project for the Prevention of Early Childhood Tooth Decay), a Manitoba Health grant funded project guided by the pillars of community development, oral health promotion/education, and research/evaluation.
Dr. Alyssa Hayes
Dr. Hayes, BDENT (HONS), MSC, FRCD(C), is an Assistant Professor in the College of Dentistry at the University of Saskatchewan. During her work as Dental Officer in rural New South Wales (NSW) she worked closely with dental assistants, dental therapists and students (both locally and foreign-trained) to deliver care to marginalized populations. She had been active in Community Dental Health Services Research Unit (CDHRSU) in Toronto. She is also the recipient of the Canada Health Infoway Faculty Inter-professional E-Health Award.
Note: Funding for the series was provided by the Public Health Agency of Canada. The opinions expressed are those of the speaker(s) and do not necessarily reflect the official views of the Agency or NCCID.