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Welcome Session

9:00am ET - 9:15am ET

Melissa Turner, CHO, BASDH, RDHEP, EFDA

Jessica Woods, MPH, RDH, FADHA

Welcome to The Oral Health Prevention Summit!

Keynote

9:15am ET - 10:15am ET

Speaker Announcement Coming Soon...

 

The Convergence of Prevention

The future of oral health is no longer built in silos. Caries and periodontal disease are increasingly understood through shared biofilm ecology, host response, behavioral determinants, and systems-based care models.

 

This is not a summit about adding more tools to old workflows—it is about rethinking the system itself.

Attendees won’t just hear about products or protocols—they will explore:

✔ Prevention as an ecosystem, not a procedure
✔ Science translated into scalable systems
✔ Cross-disciplinary ideas rarely discussed in the same room
✔ Practical innovation, not theoretical futurism
✔ A new operating model for oral health

 

Prevention Panel

10:15am ET - 11:00am ET

TBD - Moderator

Understand the Emerging Science Reshaping Prevention

Exhibitor Break

11:00am ET - 11:15am ET

Thank you to our generous supporters!

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Workshop

11:15am ET - 1:00pm ET

Melissa Turner - Moderator

The Prevention Ecosystem

Practical Implementation of Tools, Products, & Tech

Step into a dynamic, fast-paced showcase where leading product innovators share cutting-edge solutions that redefine what’s possible in preventive dental care. This interactive, hands-on session brings together short, high-impact presentations from top companies whose technologies are transforming how we prevent, detect, and manage oral disease.

Participants will discover new tools and strategies to elevate their preventive practice—from the chairside to population-level care. Featured topics include:

  • AI for Patient Communication & Scheduling – Streamlining engagement and improving access.

  • Salivary Diagnostics – Unlocking insights from genome-based cancer screening to caries- and perio-related biomarkers and flow-rate testing.

  • Teledentistry Platforms – Expanding prevention reach beyond the operatory.

  • Airway Assessment & Early Intervention – Linking breathing health with preventive care.

  • Caries Biomarker Detection – Enabling early, non-invasive action.

  • Periodontal Innovation – Guided biofilm therapy, desiccation approaches, and novel medicaments.

  • Remineralization Science – Advances in silver fluoride, self-assembling peptides, and more.

  • Minimally Invasive Restorations – From chemo-mechanical caries removal to glass ionomers.

  • Patient Behavior Change & Motivation – Harnessing motivational interviewing, habit physiology, and digital engagement.

  • Care Integration – Building seamless medical-dental collaboration.

  • Boosting Patient Compliance – Leveraging digital referrals and tools for treatment acceptance and adherence.

 

Attendees will leave inspired and equipped with a forward-looking view of how emerging innovations can build a more connected prevention ecosystem—one that enhances clinical outcomes, improves efficiency, and strengthens patient trust.

Lunch & Exhibits

1:00pm ET - 2:00pm ET

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CAMBRA Update

2:00pm ET - 2:30pm ET

Brian Novy, DDS

Is CAMBRA a Noun or a Verb?

More than 20 years ago, when the end of caries seemed to be on the horizon, CAMBRA was just a glimmer in a few eyes of cariologists. Therapies were limited to fluoride foam, some new varnish, and antibacterial mouthwash that only the tasteless would use, but clinicians pressed on. Today the National CAMBRA Coalition stands as THE liaison between the science pillars of academic cariology and real-world clinical practice.  Managing the disease of dental caries requires tooth based efforts, working in mouths, attached to people, within the population. What began as a short risk assessment form has become the buzz-word for managing the most prevalent preventable disease on earth, but where are the instructions for how to do CAMBRA to someone?

Session

2:30pm ET - 3:30pm ET

Speaker Announcement Coming Soon...

One Biofilm, Two Diseases

Shared ecological understanding of caries and periodontal disease.

Exhibitor Break

3:30pm ET - 3:45pm ET

Session

3:45pm ET - 4:45pm ET

Speaker Announcement Coming Soon...

The Economics of Convergence

Where prevention innovation meets sustainable business models

Closing Session

4:45pm ET - 5:00pm ET

Melissa Turner, CHO, BASDH, RDHEP, EFDA

Jessica Woods, MPH, RDH, FADHA

Thank you for attending The Oral Health Prevention Summit!

Networking/Exhibits

5:00pm ET - 5:30pm ET

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