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APRIL Schools and Oral Health Literacy e Changing Demographics Journal Improving Literacy Oral Health Literacy Lindsey A. Robinson, DDS Blackboard_journal1_12.pdf 1 1/16/12 1:41 PM Getting all of your insurance through the most trusted source? C M Good call. Y CM MY Protect your business: Protect your life: CY CMY TDIC Optimum bundle • Life/Health/Disability K • Professional Liability • Long-Term Care • Building and Business • Business Overhead Personal Property Expense • Workers’ Compensation • Home and Auto • Employment Practices Liability Protecting dentists. It’s all we do.® 800.733.0633 tdicsolutions.com CA Insurance Lic. #0652783 Coverages specifically written by The Dentists Insurance Company include Professional Liability, Building and Business Personal Property, Workers’ Compensation and Employment Practices Liability. Life, Health, Disability, Long-Term Care, Business Overhead Expense and Home and Auto products are underwritten by other insurance carriers and offered through TDIC Insurance Solutions. Blackboard_journal1_12.pdf 1 1/16/12 1:41 PM April 12 cda journal, vol 40, n 4 º departments Getting all of your 286 Guest Editorial/To Teach, Perchance to Learn 291 Impressions 299 CDA Presents insurance through 365 Classifieds 376 Advertiser Index the most trusted 378 Dr. Bob/Going Postal 291 source? features 312 ORAL HEALTH LITERACY An introduction to the issue. Lindsey A. Robinson, DDS C M Good call. 317 NATIONAL PLAN TO IMPROVE HEALTH LITERACY IN DENTISTRY Y This article provides an overview of the National Advisory Committee on Health Literacy CM in Dentistry and describes the basic elements of the American Dental Association’s plan to improve oral health literacy. MY Protect your business: Protect your life: CY Gary D. Podschun CMY TDIC Optimum bundle • Life/Health/Disability 323 ORAL HEALTH LITERACY: AT THE INTERSECTION Of k–12 EDUCATION AND K • Professional Liability • Long-Term Care PUBLIC HEALTH Schools are the intersection of public health programs, dental care, and self-care. This paper explores • Building and Business • Business Overhead the potential of schools and the dental profession to address oral health literacy, and, in so doing, provide Personal Property future participants with essential skills to promote their oral health. Expense Bonnie Braun, PhD; Alice M. Horowitz, PhD; Dushanka V. Kleinman, DDS, MScD; • Workers’ Compensation Robert S. Gold, PhD, DrPH; Sarah D. Radice, BA; and Catherine Maybury, MPH • Home and Auto • Employment Practices 331 CREATING A HEALTH LITERACy-BASED PRACTICE Liability The purpose of this article is to provide suggestions and recommendations for creating and maintaining health literacy-based practices in private practice, public clinics, and dental schools. Alice M. Horowitz, PhD, and Dushanka V. Kleinman, DDS, MScD 341 MARYLAND DENTISts’ KNOWLEDGE OF ORAL CANCER PREVENTION AND EARLY DETECTION Discussion of increasing oral cancer health literacy among dental professionals may lead to increased Protecting dentists. oral cancer health literacy among the public because dental professionals are a key source of oral health ® information for the public. It’s all we do. Catherine Maybury, MPH; Alice M. Horowitz, PhD; Alice F. Yan, PhD; Kerry M. Green, PhD; and Min Qi Wang, PhD 800.733.0633 tdicsolutions.com CA Insurance Lic. #0652783 continues on 285 Coverages specifically written by The Dentists Insurance Company include Professional Liability, Building and Business Personal Property, Workers’ Compensation and Employment Practices Liability. Life, Health, Disability, Long-Term Care, Business Overhead Expense and Home and Auto products are underwritten by other insurance carriers and offered through TDIC Insurance Solutions. april 2012 283 cda journal, vol 40, nº 4 CDA Journal Volume 40, Number 4 Journal april 2012 Courtney Grant communications Reader Guide: administrator Upcoming Topics Letters to the Editor may: Dental Student Kerry K. Carney, DDS Thank you Crystan Ritter Research [email protected] Journal of the California administrative june: Dental Labs to our Dental Association assistant july: Virtual Dental Home Subscriptions The subscription rate is published by the Advertising Manuscript Submissions $18 for all active members California Dental Corey Gerhard Patty Reyes, CDE of the association. The sponsors. Association advertising manager assistant editor subscription rate for 1201 K St., 14th Floor [email protected] others is as follows: Sacramento, CA 95814 Jenaé Gruchow 916-554-5333 Non-CDA members and 800.232.7645 project/traffic Author guidelines institutional: $40 cda.org administrator are available at Non-ADA member cda.org/publications/ dentists: $75 Management Production journal_of_the_california_ Foreign: $80 Kerry K. 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Robinson, DDS 916-554-5330 Healthcare Products president-elect Medical Products Laboratories Cathy Mudge [email protected] Modesto Centre Plaza vice president, Journal of the California Dental Association (issn Modesto Farm Bureau community affairs James D. Stephens, DDS 1043-2256) is published monthly by the California Dental Premier Dental vice president Association, 1201 K St., 16th Floor, Sacramento, CA 95814, PureLife Dental Alicia Malaby [email protected] 916-554-5330. Periodicals postage paid at Sacramento, communications Calif. Postmaster: Send address changes to Journal Salvation Army director of the California Dental Association, P.O. Box 13749, Securitas Walter G. Weber, DDS secretary Sacramento, CA 95853. Stanislaus Dental Society Jeanne Marie Tokunaga [email protected] The Journal of the California Dental Association is published Star Group publications manager under the supervision of CDA’s editorial staff. Neither the TDIC Clelan G. Ehrler, DDS editorial staff, the editor, nor the association are responsible Ultra Light Optics Jack F. Conley, DDS treasurer for any expression of opinion or statement of fact, all of United Rentals editor emeritus [email protected] which are published solely on the authority of the author Waste Stream Solutions CA whose name is indicated. The association reserves the Editorial Alan L. Felsenfeld, DDS right to illustrate, reduce, revise, or reject any manuscript Robert E. Horseman, DDS speaker of the house submitted. Articles are considered for publication on contributing editor [email protected] condition that they are contributed solely to the Journal. Lindsey A. Robinson, DDS Andrew P. Soderstrom, DDS Copyright 2012 by the California Dental Association. guest editor immediate past president Patty Reyes, CDE cdafoundation.org/cdacares [email protected] assistant editor 284 april 2012 april 12 contents cda journal, vol 40, nº 4 contents, continued from 283 features 352 DENTAL HEALTH LITERACY AND CALIFORNIA’S CLARION CALL A multicultural paradigm shift is occurring that will lead to changes in the demographics and the manner in which oral health care is provided. This paper presents a toolbox of interventions and resources to assess and address health literacy. Linda Centore, PhD, ANP 361 BUILDING PATHWAYS OF TRUST A letter to the editor on the importance of community health workers to help increase access to care, improve health outcomes, and promote and sustain healthy communities. Susan Bauer, MA, MPH We’re all part of the solution. CDA and the CDA Foundation, together with national partner Missions of Mercy, are launching CDA Cares, free dental clinics to provide oral health services and education to the state’s most vulnerable citizens who, for many reasons, lack access to dental care. Providing treatment to thousands of people in one weekend requires an army of volunteers as well as the generosity of corporations both large and small. We’d like to thank those who understand the need and have stepped up to answer it. To donate, volunteer or learn more: cdafoundation.org/cdacares april 2012 285 Editorial cda journal, vol 40, n 4 º T o Teach, Perchance to Learn alan l. felsenfeld, dds he completion of my term as the editor of the Journal of the Cali- To watch the residents or students fornia Dental Association several years ago gave me the opportuni- transition from inexperienced first-year ty to reflect on an experience that Tvery few of us have enjoyed. I was able to students to young practitioners is gratifying. immerse myself in an area that was chal- lenging, allowed me the opportunity to make new friends and, unfortunately, irri- tated some of our members. It was a time If we think about our profession, there loads and the desire to practice the skills of growth, development
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