Community Access, Reach and Education in Pediatric Dentistry (CARE-PD)

UCLA CARE-PD PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Over the last 10 years, the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Dentistry has implemented Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) funded programs to prepare dentists for the complex and comprehensive needs of pediatric patients within rapidly changing demographics and a paradigm shift in dentistry.

The overall purpose of the Community Access, Reach and Education in Pediatric Dentistry (CARE-PD) program is to enhance residency training to more effectively prepare dentists to meet the growing oral health needs of children from underserved and high-need vulnerable populations in Los Angeles and beyond.

CARE-PD will support continual updates to the innovative curriculum and enhance integration of pediatric dentistry concepts in pediatric medical and nursing education. Partnerships with community health clinics and Head Start/Early Head Start programs will be strengthened, especially with those serving rural and migrant families, to improve pediatric oral health outcomes through prevention education and early detection of dental issues. 
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COVID-19 Recommendations for Pediatric Dentistry

Follow the links below for up-to-date guidelines and protocols for pediatric dentistry in light of COVID-19. 
Click here for updates from the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD)
Click here for updates from the American Dental Association (ADA)
​Click here for updates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Visit our Children's Health Policy and Advocacy Center

CARE-PD, the interprofessional training for our Pediatric Residency Program, strengthens and supports the vision of the UCLA Center for Children's Oral Health (UCCOH).  
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​UCCOH is a multidisciplinary initiative utlizing evidence-based research translated to clinical care in order to achieve policy developments and advocacy in the interest of improving children's oral health around the world.  

Visit our UCCOH page at www.UCCOH.org to learn more!

NEWS & UPDATES

Evaluation of an Interprofessional Education Program in Pediatric Dentistry, Medicine, and Nursing

Click here to read the Journal of Dental Education paper about the SPICE IPE program

Pediatric Oral Health Education & Telehealth
​Dr. Ramos-Gomez presents at the Annual Illinois Head Start Conference 

Improving Health Equity and Dental Utilization through Beneficiary Performance Incentives
Dr. Ramos-Gomez speaks at the MSDA 2020 Symposium

PROGRAM TIMELINE