SPICE-PD
​Strategic Partnership for Interprofessional Collaborative Education in Pediatric Dentistry 

SPICE-PD PROGRAM OVERVIEW
The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Dentistry is implementing a Health Resources and Services Administration-funded program 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 ​Strategic Partnership for Interprofessional Collaborative Education in Pediatric Dentistry (SPICE-PD) is to augment and advance the training provided through the UCLA Community Health and Advocacy Training in Pediatric Dentistry (CHAT-PD) residency program to more effectively prepare dentists to meet the growing oral health needs of children from underserved and high-need vulnerable populations in the Los Angeles area.
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SPICE-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

  • SPICE-PD Poster Presentation at NAMME Conference in Long Beach, CA  
    ​    ​September, 2017
    Hamida Askaryar, Program Manager, conducted a poster presentation titled "Innovative Interprofessional Pediatric Dentistry Curriculum & Infant Oral Care Program Address Disparities in Oral Health" at the annual National Association of Medical Minority Educators (NAMME).  

    Check it out here! 
  • Congratulations to our 2017 SPICE-PD Sponsored DDS/MPH Dual Degree Recipients!!
    ​    ​June, 2017
    Dr. Anna Chamberlain, Pediatric Dental Resident and Dr. Brian Ly, AEGD Resident have completed their MPH degree sponsored by SPICE-PD.  

    To learn more about the Dual Degree Option we offer, Visit our MPH/Residency Program Page.  
  • Pediatric Dentistry Alumni Danny Kalash, DDS, MPH, is recipient of the United States Fulbright Scholarship Program. 
    ​May, 2017
    Dr. Kalash is conducting very exciting research in the country of Jordan at the Jordan University of Science and Technology.  

    ​His research, "Oral Health Survey of Child Refugees: Children's Oral Health Status, Mothers Oral Health Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors, and Pediatric Oral Health Quality of Life" focuses on characterizing the oral health and malocclusion status of child refugees, understanding how knowledge, attitudes, and behavior of mothers influences child oral health outcomes and evaluates quality of life measures with oral health status. 

    We are excited to have Dr. Kalash as an Assistant Project Scientist for UCLA as he conducts his research in Jordan!
  • Residents conduct Community Practicum Activity at a local church! 
    ​April, 2017
    Dr. Usarez-Oji, Dr. LaMantia, and Dr. Rivera provided pediatric oral health education and outreach to over 300 attendees at a local church. 
  • Oral Health in the New Health Care Reality 
    December 12th, 2016 
    Oral Health in the New Health Care Reality webinar presentation by Ashley Blackburn, Colin Reusch, and Emily Polak.  
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    Click Here to view a PowerPoint copy of the presentation. ​
  • Updated SPICE-PD Curriculum Now Available!
    ​September 2016 
    The UCLA SPICE-PD Curriculum for the 2016-2017 academic year has been updated.

    Visit our     curriculum page to view the most current SPICE-PD curriculum.  
  • SPICE-PD First Annual Retreat 
    ​June 2016
    UCLA SPICE-PD conducted its first annual faculty, resident, and staff retreat on June 21st, 2016.  
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    The overall goal of the retreat is to involve 40+ CHAT/SPICE faculty, residents, and staff in year one of the grant to define a pathway for SPICE-PD over the next four years, including reviewing/revamping the curriculum.  

    ​Please     click here to view the event's agenda.  
  • UCLA School of Dentistry Awarded HRSA Funding to Implement SPICE-PD
    ​July  2015 
    Take a look!
    ​"Creating a New Generation of Pediatric Dentists: A Paradigm Shift in Training"

     Available through: Journal of Dental Education 
  • CHAT-PD Article Published in the CDA Journal 
    ​October 2014 
    Community Health and Advocacy Training in Pediatric Dentistry Program (CHAT-PD) publishes:
    ​"Changing the Education Paradigm in Pediatric Dentistry" in the California Dental Association Journal.  

    Available through: California Dental Association Journal 
  • Dr. Francisco Ramos-Gomez leads development of FDI Policy Statement
    September 2014 
    "It is a Matter of Social Justice and Human Rights"
    Professor Francisco Ramos-Gomez, DDS, MS, MPH leads the development of the FDI policy statement for perinatal and infant oral health.  

    Read the Policy: ENGLISH | SPANISH 

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