Statewide Nurses Meeting - Special Smiles: Dental Care For Special Needs Individuals
Where
This is an online event.The Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA) Regional Nurses invite the DDA nurses (RN CM/DNs), for a Statewide Nurse Meeting and training on "Special Smiles: Dental Care For Special Needs Individuals" on December 16, 2021 from 10am - 2pm.
Program sponsored by: DDA Regional Nurses & Eastern Shore Area Health Education Center
Goal: To work together as an interprofessional team to understand the importance of good oral health as it relates to individuals with special needs.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand that individuals with special needs have more oral health issues than the general population
- Understand the correlation between oral and systemic health
- Be able to list ways to help prevent oral disease
- Recognize signs of oral abuse
- Help special needs individuals access dental care and establish a dental home
Presenters
- Caitlin Donohue-Vega, RDH, BS, Oral Health Outreach Coordinator with Eastern Shore Area Health Education Center
- Arlene Guagliano, DHSc, RDH, Regional Coordinator Eastern Shore Oral Health Education with the Maryland Office of Oral Health
- Mary Backley, Executive Director with Maryland Dental Action Coalition
Caitlin Donohue-Vega, RDH, BS is the Oral Health Outreach Coordinator with the Eastern Shore Area Health Education Center (ESAHEC) Mrs. Donohue-Vega is a 2009 graduate from Salisbury University with a major in Biochemistry and a minor in Spanish. She pursued her dental hygiene degree from the University of Maryland School of Dentistry where she graduated in 2013. Mrs. Donohue-Vega has worked in both general and specialty dental practices as well as the public health sector for a total of 19 years in the dental field.
Arlene Guagliano, DHSc, RDH – Dr. Guagliano is a Regional Oral Health Coordinator for the Office of Oral Health with Maryland’s Department of Health. She received an AS degree in dental hygiene at Farmingdale State College, earned a Bachelor of Science degree with certificates in gerontology, home care administration and family counseling at St. Joseph’s College. She continued her education earning a MS degree from the State University of New York at Stony Brook, majoring in healthcare policy and management. Then received her degree as Doctor of Health Science from Nova Southeastern University specializing in interprofessional healthcare delivery with a concentration on vulnerable populations.
Mary Backley is Chief Executive Officer of the Maryland Dental Action Coalition (MDAC). She has more than thirty years of nonprofit leadership experience, including more than two decades serving the field of health philanthropy, and more than a decade serving veterans and their families.
If you have any questions about the event or how to register, please feel free to reach out to, Michelle Pigford-Bishop at michelle.pigford@maryland.gov.
All nursing related questions should be directed to Naomi Holochwost at naomi.holochwost1@maryland.gov.
Regional Nurses Contact:
Central Maryland Regional Office
Southern Maryland Regional Office
Eastern Shore Regional Office
Western Maryland Regional Office
Thank you for your attention and response, and we look forward to having you on the webinar.
All nurses should plan to attend.
By registering for this training, you agree to the following:
As an attendee, I understand that I must be actively logged on the webinar and responding to questions when prompted. I also understand I cannot attend the webinar solely via audio and must attend the webinar via video. Attending solely via audio will not count towards my required training. I understand this is a 3 hour training and I must commit to attending for the entirety of the session.