Presentations and Abstracts

2014

“Conference on Innovation in Prevention and Treatment of Early Childhood Caries”, October 23-24, 2014 at Turf valley Conference Center, Ellicott City, MD – This conference was supported by the NIDCR and was a follow-up to the ECC Conference that was held in Bethesda in 1997, sponsored by NIDCR, CDC, HRSA and the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry.  The proceedings of that conference were published in Commun. Dent. Oral Epi. Vol. 26: Supplement 1, 1998.  (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/cdoe.1998.26.issue-S1/issuetoc)

The 2014 Conference Proceedings are published in Pediatric Dentistry, Volume 37, Number 3, May/June 2015.  http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/aapd/pd/2015/00000037/00000003

2013

“Oral Health Advocates in Public Housing: Addressing Oral Health Disparities Where People Live”       M. Henshaw, May 21, 2013, Bethesda, MD – “NIDCR – National Advisory Dental and Craniofacial Research Council”  NIDCR council Presentation May_2013

2012

Michelle Henshaw Presentation at 2012 NIH Disparities Summit

(NIH Disparities Summit 2012 Presentation)

2011

“Community Engagement and Oral Health Disparities Research”                                                              M. Henshaw, December 6, 2011, Washington, DC – “Friends of the NIDCR” Annual Conference FNIDCR Presentation 2011

2010

“The CREEDD”                                                                                                                                                        M. Henshaw,  April 27, 2010, St. Louis, MO – “National Oral Health Conference” NOHC Presentation 2010

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2009

“Integrating Oral Health into the Pediatric Medical Home”                                                                              R. Garcia, December 11, 2009, Freeport, ME –  “From The First Tooth” Conference FTFT Presentation 2009

2009 International Association for Dental Research – Miami, FL

“Psychometrics of the POHQOL: Children 8 Years to 8th Grade”
J.A. Jones, A. Spiro, III, N. Huntington, D. Spetter, S.E. Rich, C. Wehler, and R.I. Garcia, Boston University, Boston, MA, Harvard University, Boston, MA

“Oral Health-Related QOL in Children/Adolescents from Schools and Health Centers”
A. Swenson, E. Kullberg, L. Reategui-Sharpe, C. Wehler, S. Rich, R.I. Garcia, and J.A. Jones, Boston University, Boston, MA

“Low Income Children Have Poor Oral Health-related Quality of Life”
M.K. Sinnott, S. Rich, M.M. Henshaw, R.I. Garcia, M. Monopoli, and J. Jones, Boston University, Boston, MA, Delta Dental of Massachusetts, Boston, MA

“Chips Intake a Possible Determinant for Early Childhood Caries”
I. Johansson, University of Umea, Umea, Sweden, P. Lif Holgerson, Umea University, Umea, Sweden, N.R. Kressin, Boston University Medical School, Bedford, MA, M.E. Nunn, Boston University, Boston, MA, and A.C. Tanner, The Forsyth Institute, Boston, MA

“Dental Care Improves BUGSDM Patients’ Oral Health-related Quality of Life”
J. Kim, P. Matin, S. Dhawan, S. Rich, and J. Jones, Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA, Boston University School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA, Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine and Department of Veterans Affairs, Boston, MA, Boston University, Boston, MA

2008

2008 International Association for Dental Research Meeting – Toronto, Canada

“Caries Severity Affects Quality of Life in 3-4 Year Olds”
R. MILLER, S. RICH, N. KRESSIN, and J.A. JONES, Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine, MA, USA, Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine and Department of Veterans Affairs, MA, USA, Boston University Medical School and VA Medical Center, Bedford, MA, USA

“The Effect of S-ECC on Growth in Young Children”
C. HAYES, P.S. CASAMASSIMO, A. TATE, S. WILSON, J.E. JOHNSON, and R. GARCIA, Tufts University, Boston, MA, USA, Ohio State University, Columbus, USA, Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA, Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA, Boston University, MA, USA

2007

2007 International Association for Dental Research Meeting – New Orleans, LA

“Dietary Assessment in Young Children: FFQ vs. 24-Hour Recall”
C. Hayes, C. Palmer, A. Must – Tufts School of Dental Medicine

“Gingivitis and Periodontitis Associated Species in Young Children”
E. Kanasi, S.C. Lu, H.K. Singh, C. Cadoret, N.R. Kressin, M.E. Nunn, R. Garcia, A.C. Tanner – Forsyth Institute, BU School of Dental Medicine

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2006

2006 American Association for Dental Research Meeting – Orlando, FL

“Policy Implications of Children’s Oral Health-Related Quality of Life”
J.L. Bohlke, A. Spiro, N.L. Huntington, D. Spetter, L. Reátegui-Sharpe, J.E. Johnson, S.E. Rich, J.A. Jones – BU School of Dental Medicine, BU School of Public Health, Harvard School of Medicine

“Quality of Life Differences of ECC Children versus Caries-Free Children”
D. Cunnion, C.P. Papageorgiou, J. Jones, R. Garcia, S. Rich, A. Tate, J. Graham, A. Cha, M. Haynes, P. Casamassimo, C. Haye – BU School of Dental Medicine, Children’s National Medical Center, Ohio State University, Harvard School of Dental Medicine

“Oral Health Related Quality of Life in Adolescents”
J.E. Johnson, W.G. Wright, S.E. Rich, L. Reátegui-Sharpe, R.I. Garcia, A. Spiro III, J.A. Jones – BU School of Dental Medicine, BU School of Public Health

“Cross-Cultural Adaptation: The Spanish Pediatric Oral-Health Related Quality of Life”
L. Reátegui-Sharpe, R. García, N. Huntington, J. Bohlke, J. Johnson, D. Spetter, A. Spiro III, S. Rich, W. Wright, J. Jones – BU School of Dental Medicine, BU School of Public Health

“Consistency of Survey Response Patterns Varies by Layout”
S.E. Rich, A. Spiro III, J.A. Jones, N.L. Huntington, D. Spetter, J.L. Bohlke, W.G. Wright, J.E. Johnson, L. Reategui-Sharpe, R.I. Garcia – BU School of Dental Medicine, BU School of Public Health, Harvard School of Medicine

“Oral health-related Quality of Life in Adolescents: Concordance in Parent-Teen Reports”
W.G. Wright, J.A. Jones, J.E. Johnson, S. Rich, L. Reategui-Sharpe, R.I. Garcia, A. Spiro III – BU School of Dental Medicine, BU School of Public Health

“Oral flora of caries-free 1-to-4-year-old children”
M.E. Nunn, A.C.R. Tanner, S.C. Lu, E. Kanasi, N.R. Kressin, H.K. Singh, R.I. Garcia – BU School of Dental Medicine, Forsyth Institute, BU School of Public Health

“Behavioral and sociodemographic factors associated with early childhood caries”
N.R. Kressin, M.E. Nunn, H.K. Singh, M. Orner, M.M. Henshaw – Department of Veterans Affairs, BU School of Public Health, BU School of Dental Medicine

“S. mutans detection in a pediatrician office population”
E. Kanasi, A.C.R. Tanner, E. Cipes, N.R. Kressin, H. Singh, R. Garcia, M.E. Nunn – The Forsyth Institute, University of Connecticut, BU School of Public Health, BU School of Dental Medicine

“Nutrient Intake of Children with Severe Early Childhood Caries (S-ECC)”
C. Hayes, Z. Fida, J. Graham, A. Cha, J. Johnson, R. Garcia – Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Children’s National Medical Center, Washington DC, BU School of Dental Medicine

“Oral Health Intervention Improves Quality of Life in Children”
C.P. Papageorgiou, D. Cunnion, J. Jones, R. Garcia, S. Rich, A. Tate, J. Graham, A. Cha, M. Haynes, P. Casamassimo, C. Hayes – BU School of Dental Medicine, Children’s National Medical Center, Washington DC, Ohio State University, Harvard School of Dental Medicine

2006 American Public Health Association Meeting – Boston, MA

“Children have the right to oral health”
S.E. Rich, A. Spiro, N.L. Huntington, D. Spetter, J.L. Bohlke, W.G. Wright, J.E. Johnson, L. Reátegui-Sharpe, J.A. Jones – BU School of Dental Medicine, BU School of Public Health, Harvard School of Medicine

“Oral health status of Asylum Seekers”
H.K. Singh, M. Henshaw, T. Scott, L. Piwowarczyk, M. Grodin, S. Crosby – BU School of Dental Medicine, Boston Medical Center, The Boston Center for Refugee Health and Human Rights

“Oral Health Equity Project”
M. Sesma, C. Hayes, S. Jenkins, K. Lituri, G. Thomas, H. Tillman, M. Turnier – Boston Public Health Commission, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Forsyth Institute, BU School of Dental Medicine, Tufts School of Dental Medicine

“Perceptions of racial differences in oral health amongst African-American men ”
P.D. Smith W. Wright, A. Deshmukh, A.K. Mascarenhas – Harvard School of Dental Medicine, BU School of Dental Medicine

“Early childhood caries: Sociodemographic factors”
C. Hayes, C. Tsai, J.E. Johnson, M. Haynes, J. Graham, A. Cha – Harvard School of Dental Medicine, BU School of Dental Medicine, Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH, Children’s National Medical Center, Washington DC.

“Dental sealant retention in a school-based program: Comparison of two different materials and techniques” C.S. Culler, M. Tabares, M. Henshaw – BU School of Dental Medicine

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2005

2005 International Association for Dental Research Meeting – Baltimore, MD

“Developing an Oral Quality of Life Instrument for Adolescents”
W.G. Wright, J. Jones, K. Lituri, R. Garcia – BU School of Dental Medicine

“ECC in Boston children aged 1 to 3 years”
H.K. Singh, N.R. Kressin, M.E. Nunn, C. Hayes, C. Culler, M.M. Henshaw – BU School of Dental Medicine, Harvard School of Dental Medicine

“Can Training Increase Pediatric Medical Providers’ Counseling About ECC Risk?”
N.R. Kressin, M.E. Nunn, C. Hayes, H. Singh, C. Culler, M.M. Henshaw – BU School of Public Health, BU School of Dental Medicine, Harvard School of Dental Medicine

“Mutans streptococci in Hispanic children in a school dental clinic”
J.A. Soncini, S.C. Lu, M.M. Henshaw, M.E. Nunn, A. Tanner, R. Garcia, T. Scott, S. Freilich – BU School of Dental Medicine, Forsyth Institute

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2004

2004 International Association for Dental Research Meeting – Honolulu, HI

“School-Based Dental Sealant Retention Checks: Comparison Between Two Methods”
C. Culler, M.M. Henshaw – BU School of Dental Medicine

“The Healthy Eating Index (HEI) and Dental Caries in Children”
M.E. Nunn, E.A. Krall Kaye, R.I. Garcia – BU School of Dental Medicine

2004 American Association of Public Health Dentistry Meeting – Los Angeles, CA

“Dental Screening and Referral: Program Outcomes After Two Years”
C. Culler, M.M. Henshaw – BU School of Dental Medicine

“Early Childhood Caries and the Healthy Eating Index (HEI)”
M. Henshaw, R. Garcia, E. Krall Kaye, M. Nunn – BU School of Dental Medicine

“Early Childhood Caries in 1- to 3-Year-Old Boston Children”
H. Singh, N.R. Kressin, M. Nunn, C. Hayes – BU School of Dental Medicine

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2003

2003 American Association for Dental Research Meeting – San Antonio, TX

“Alleviating oral health disparities through educational and clinical interventions”
M. Romero, G. Arciniegas, R. Campbell, C. Castillo, M. Henshaw, T. Martinez – BU School of Dental Medicine, South End Community Health Center, Boston, MA

“Quality of Orthodontic Treatment Between Orthodontists and Pediatric Dentists”
A.K. Mascarenhas, B.H. Joo, K.W.L. Vig – BU School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea, Ohio State University College of Dentistry, Columbus, OH

“The Oral Health Status of Survivors of Torture ”
K.M. Lituri, H. Singh, M.M. Henshaw, L. Piwowarczyk, M. Grodin, S. Crosby – BU School of Dental Medicine, BU School of Medicine, BU School of Public Health, Boston, MA

2003 International Association for Dental Research Meeting – San Antonio, TX

“Dental Caries of Newly Arrived Refugee Children Compared to U.S. Children”
S. Cote, P. Geltman, M. Nunn, K. Lituri, M. Henshaw – BU School of Dental Medicine

2003 American Public Health Association Meeting – San Francisco, CA

“Oral health promotion: Where does social work stand?”
B.J. Ruth, K.A. Davis, K.M. Lituri, S.M. Geron, R. Garcia – BU School of Social Work, Boston, MA, NYC Dept. of Health and Mental Hygiene, NYC, NY, BU School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA

“Social impact of oral disease and the role of the social worker”
K.M. Lituri, B.J. Ruth, K.A. Davis, S.M. Geron, R. Garcia – BU School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA, BU School of Social Work, Boston, MA, NYC Dept. of Health and Mental Hygiene, NYC, NY

“Reducing Disparities in Early Childhood Caries”
R. Garcia – Panelist, BU School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA

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2002

2002 International Association for Dental Research Meeting – San Diego, CA

“Evaluating dental access and utilization using geographical information systems (GIS)”
L.W. Susi, A.K. Mascarenhas – Ohio State University, BU School of Dental Medicine

“Special Olympics, Special Smiles (SOSS): Oral health status of the SOSS Athletes”
K.M. Lituri, S. Corbin, S. Perlman – BU School of Dental Medicine, Special Olympics

2002

“Program for refugee oral health”
S. Cote, P. Geltman, K. Lituri, E. Barnett, M. Henshaw – BU School of Dental Medicine, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA
Presentation at the 2002 National Oral Health Conference, Boston, MA

“Community Outreach”
M. Henshaw – BU School of Dental Medicine
Presentation to BU School of Dental Medicine Faculty and Staff Meeting

“Dental Screening Results for Children enrolled in Head Start using a modified BSS instrument”
C. Culler, M. Henshaw, K. Lituri, J. Stone-Libon – BU School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA
Presentation at the 130th meeting of the APHA, Philadelphia, PA

“Taking Preventive Dentistry from Classroom to Clinical Practice”
M. Henshaw – BU School of Dental Medicine
Presentation at the Clinical Preventive Dentistry Leadership Conference, Cincinnati, OH, December, 2002

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2001

“School-Based Dental Programs”
M. Henshaw – BU School of Dental Medicine
Presentation for School Update, Chelsea Cable Television, Chelsea, MA, June, 2001

“Trends in School-Based Dental Programs”
M. Henshaw – BU School of Dental Medicine
Presentation at the Massachusetts Public Health Hygienists Biannual Meeting, Worcester, MA, October, 2001

“Summer Adventures in Learning Health Initiative (SAIL HI): Lessons Learned”
M.M. Henshaw, K. Lituri, G. Arciniegas, K. Held, A.J. Bolden – BU School of Dental Medicine
Presentation at the 2001 National Oral Health Conference

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