1. health and fitness
2. dental care

The 9th Annual Robert J. Feigal Symposium
Pediatric Dentistry & Medicine—A Dynamic Synergy
6.5 credit hours ✧ Friday, September 18, 2015 ✧ Continuing Education & Conference Center ✧ University of Minnesota ✧ St. Paul Campus
Benefits of Attending
You will receive clinically relevant updates on the connection between
oral health and systemic health in children, along with dental treatment
recommendations for children with bleeding disorders and those undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. In addition, you will
be shown useful interventions to help patients with autism spectrum
disorders achieve optimal oral health.
Join us and discover how to:
• recognize common oral hard and soft tissue lesions associated with
systemic and cutaneous diseases in pediatric patients.
• recognize important questions that help connect oral findings with
general health problems.
• assess patients for possible bleeding disorders prior to dental
treatment.
• identify therapies to control bleeding when treating a child with a
significant bleeding disorder.
Conference Agenda
8:30 Open Wide and Detect Important Clues
Associated with Systemic and Cutaneous
Diseases
Catherine Flaitz, DDS, MS
1:00 Pediatric Hematopoietic Stem Cell
Transplantation: Oral Health Implications
Marcio da Fonseca, DDS, MS
•common oral lesions associated with systemic and
cutaneous diseases
•overview of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
•important jaw lesions connected with systemic diseases
•dental and oral care for children undergoing
hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
•key questions that help link general health problems with
oral findings
•long-term effects of hematopoietic stem cell
transplantation in the craniofacial complex
•laboratory studies to determine if a systemic disease is a
consideration
10:30 Networking/Refreshment break
10:45 Bleeding Disorders in Children: Implications for Pediatric Dentistry Margaret Heisel Kurth, MD
• manage the oral health of the pediatric stem cell transplant patient
before and after transplantation.
•overview of the coagulation system
• apply effective strategies to support the oral health of patients with
autism spectrum disorders.
•overview of inherited and acquired bleeding disorders
that will likely be encountered in pediatric dentistry
Who Should Attend
•current treatment recommendations including medications, factor concentrates and local measures for dental
procedures in children with bleeding disorders
This clinically focused course is designed to benefit pediatric
dentists, general dentists and dental team members
who treat children.
12:00 Minipanel - Question & Answer Session
Drs. Flaitz & Heisel Kurth
12:15 Luncheon (included)
2:30 Networking/Refreshment break
2:45 Helping Individuals with Autism Spectrum
Disorders Achieve Successful Oral Health
Jody Van Ness, MEd
•defining autism spectrum disorders (ASD) as it relates to
dental professionals
•behavioral concerns related to ASD
•useful interventions and coping mechanisms to support the
oral health of ASD patients
3:45 Minipanel - Question & Answer Session
Dr. da Fonseca & Jody Van Ness
4:15 Adjourn
This program is partially supported by the Robert J. Feigal
Lectureship in Pediatric Dentistry, a fund established with
the University of Minnesota Foundation with the purpose
of promoting an annual symposium in Dr. Feigal’s name
covering contemporary pediatric dental topics. Lectureship
funding this year will support resident attendance.
Continuing Education Credits
This course is designed to provide 6.5 hours of continuing education credit.
Minnesota credits: 6.5 fundamental credits. However, credit given depends on
hourly attendance (1 hour = 1 credit.)
Eligibility
All dental team members are eligible and encouraged to attend this program.
Registration Fees
All registration fees include tuition, course materials, refreshments, luncheon,
and parking. Dentists must pay the full fee of $285. Senior citizen dentists
(age 65 and older) may attend the program at $165. Dental therapists, dental
hygienists and dental assistants pay the individual team member tuition of $165;
second and each additional dental therapist, dental hygienist or dental assistant
pays the reduced fee of $145. Dentists, dental therapists and dental hygienists
who are members of the School of Dentistry Alumni Society may deduct 10%
from their tuition fee: member dentists pay $256.50 and member therapists and
hygienists pay $148.50.
Refund Policy
A full refund will be made if you cancel at least one week (five working days)
prior to the program. If you cancel less than one week prior to the program a
$50 processing fee will be deducted from your refund.
How to Register
• Register online via our secure web site at www.dentalce.umn.edu.
• Mail in your registration form along with your check or credit card
information. (VISA, MasterCard, Discover or American Express)
About the Speakers
• Call (800) 685-1418 or (612) 625-1418 and use your credit card to register.
Marcio da Fonseca, D.D.S., M.S., Associate Professor, Head of the Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Director of Oral Health for Special Needs Children, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry; Diplomate,
American Board of Pediatric Dentistry. Dr. da Fonseca has extensive clinical experience in dental care for medically compromised children and adolescents.
Catherine M. Flaitz, D.D.S., M.S., a dual trained pediatric dentist and oral and maxillofacial pathologist, holds the combined appointment of Professor and Chair, Department of Pediatric Dentistry at The Ohio State University
and Chief of Dentistry, Nationwide Children’s Hospital. Dr. Flaitz has an adjunct appointment at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Department of Head and Neck Oncology. She maintains an active consultation service treating children
and adolescents with a wide range of oral lesions and complex medical conditions. Dr. Flaitz is board certified in oral and maxillofacial pathology and participates in the surgical pathology service.
Margaret Heisel Kurth, M.D., Medical Director of Children’s Center for Bleeding and Clotting Disorders, Children’s of Minnesota, Minneapolis from 1992-2014. Dr. Heisel Kurth joined the hematology/oncology program at
Children’s of Minnesota in 1982. Her areas of interest include pediatric bleeding disorders, bleeding disorders in women, and pediatric thrombosis.
Jody Van Ness, M.Ed., CEO of Eye Box Tools, providing a product line, professional training, coaching/consulting and resourcing to address the needs of individuals living with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Jody holds an
autism certificate and is Mom to an adult son living with autism. She has served as Executive Director of a charter school focused on the needs of individuals with ASD, and as a psychoeducational consultant for a regional center
for autism.
This program is funded in part by an unrestricted educational grant from
Mayclin Dental Studio, Inc.
• Fax your registration and credit card information to us at (612) 624-8159.
Parking
Parking is included. Information on parking will accompany your course
registration.
To request disability accommodations, please contact Continuing Dental Education: (800) 685-1418 or (612) 625-1418.
University of Minnesota School of Dentistry is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider.
ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in
identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve
or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours
by boards of dentistry.
The University of Minnesota School of Dentistry designates this activity for 6.5 hours of
continuing education credits.
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9th Annual
Annual Robert J. Feigal Symposium
Pediatric Dentistry & Medicine
A Dynamic Synergy
Friday, September 18, 2015 ✧ CE & Conference Center ✧ St. Paul, Minnesota
Receive expert advice on the oral health management of children with
special health care needs.
Please share with your office staff.
Register by September 4, 2015.
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Pediatric Dentistry & Medicine­—A Dynamic Synergy
September 18, 2015  ✧ CE & Conference Center ✧ St. Paul, Minnesota
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A Dynamic Synergy
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Experts in the fields of pediatric dentistry,
medicine and autism education will share
current insights on providing oral health
care to children with special health care
needs.