Winter 2012-13 - College of Dental Medicine - Columbia University

Macy Foundation Funds Symposium
on Interprofessional Education and Practice
on their findings and a plan for
bringing them into education and
practice. A publication date has
not yet been set.
With the Macy Foundation’s
support as a springboard,
CDM hopes to sponsor activities
that will move beyond a stereotypical
division of the health
care professions and the culture
of hierarchy.
On June 14 and 15, the College of
Dental Medicine hosted Integrating
Oral and Overall Health Care:
On the Road to Interprofessional
Education and Practice, a symposium
funded by the Josiah Macy
Jr. Foundation. Dean Ira Lamster,
Division of Periodontics Professor,
Evanthia Lalla, and New York
Academy of Medicine President
Jo Ivey Boufford, MD, welcomed
approximately 40 invited guests
and speakers for the two-day
session at the Columbia University
Faculty House. Executive Director
of the American Dental Education
Association (ADEA) and President
of the ADEAGies Foundation
Richard Valachovic, DMD, MPH,
gave the keynote address:
“Building a foundation for interprofessional
education and practice.”
Dr. Valachovic has led ADEA’s
work in integrating dentistry with
interprofessional education and
practice, and represents ADEA
on IPEC, the Interprofessional
Education Collaborative.
Mounting Evidence of Oral and
Overall Health Link.
Symposium participants from education
and research, professional
associations, government agencies,
and the insurance industry
heard discussions on the role of
oral health care professionals in
managing patients with complex
chronic conditions, including HIV,
pre-diabetes and diabetes, as well
as existing or potential problems
arising from tobacco use. Other
topics covered the prevention
and recognition of oral disease in
non-dental care settings, including
the application of topical fluoride
for children, and treatment of
adults with dry mouth.
CDM Looks Ahead to New
Cooperative Strategies
in Education and Practice.
On the second day of the
symposium, small groups met
to consider steps for introducing
and promoting the symposium’s
overall objective of increasing
interprofessional practice. An advisory
board is preparing a report
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