OPENWIDE
LEARNING FROM DATA IN DENTISTRY

OpenWide: Learning from Data in Dentistry Symposium was held on Oct 12, 2022.

The overarching goal of the scientific symposium is to introduce the concept of learning health systems to the practicing dental community, and to identify and discuss cutting edge research and strategies using data for improving quality and patient safety in the dental care setting.

A series of talks from thought leaders in dentistry discussed:

• Best practices in the measurement of quality and safety, and the technology infrastructure needed.
• How to use design thinking to turn knowledge into strategies for improving dental quality and safety, and
• How to implement and evaluate improvement strategies into dental practice.

OpenWide Agenda Event Photos

Watch recordings from the OpenWide Symposium:

• Welcome and Introductions

• Opening Keynote - Charles P. Friedman, PhD (University of Michigan)

• Session 1:  Discovery
  • Quality Measurement and BigMouth Dental Data Repository - Bunmi Tokede, BDS, MPH, DMSc (UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry)
  • Medication Prescribing in Dentistry - Katie Suda, PharmD, MS (University of Pittsburgh)
  • Dental Patient Safety Reporting System - Steve Geiermann, DDS (Dental Patient Safety Foundation and OSAP)
  • Using AI/Machine Learning in Dentistry - Christopher Balaban, DMD (Overjet)
  • Panel Discussion

• Session 2:  Improvement Strategies
  • Design Thinking in the Open Wide Learning Lab - Jan Yeager, MDes (University of California, San Francisco)
  • Design and Development of the ADA Dental Experience and Research Exchange (DERE) - Diptee Ojha, BDS, MBA, PhD (American Dental Association)
  • Program and Evaluation Design for Oral Health Improvement - Eric Tranby, PhD (CareQuest)
  • Group/Table Exercise on Design Thinking

• Session 3:  Implementation Approaches
  • Implementing CDSS in a Large Integrated Health System - Brad Rindal, DDS (HealthPartners)
  • Implementing Preventative Dental Interventions in Large Group Practice - Brad Rindal, DDS (HealthPartners)
  • Implementing Interventions in Small Practice Settings - Lessons Learned from the National Dental PBRN - Joanna Mullins, RDH, MHI & Ryan Brandon, MS (Willamette Dental Group)
  • The Science of LHS and Dissemination of Findings in Dentistry - Timothy Wright, DDS, MS (Journal of the American Dental Association)

• Reflections:  Next Steps to Help Move Dentistry Towards a LHS
  • Ralph Cooley, DDS (UTHealth Houston)
  • Steve Geiermann, DDS (OSAP)
  • Paul Casamassimo DDS, MS (Dental Quality Alliance)
  • Elsbeth Kalenderian, DDS, MPH, PhD (ACTA)

For more information, please contact:
Muhammad F Walji, PhD

Texas Center for Oral Healthcare Quality and Safety