American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry · May 27, 2018 Official Meeting News · Vol. 4, No. 3 4 These East Coast pediatric dentists didnxt want to miss their chance to take a picture with the adorable tooth mascot roaming the exhibit hall at this weekxs AAPD Annual Meeting at the Hawaii Convention Center. (Photos/ Sierra Rendon, today Staff) Scenes from the AAPD iheck out the newest products, see a speaker or three, take a gamble on the capsule machine and bring home the cuddliest tooth you’ll ever meet. »pages 4 & 6 Pearls of wisdom By Sierra Rendon, today Staff n It’s here: The last day of the AAPD Annual Session, and before it’s time to say a hui hou to AAPD and Honolulu, make sure you have taken every opportunity possible to learn, grow and prepare to bring your many “pearls” home with you. Educational sessions will continue today with “String of Pearls,” 15- minute sessions on topics such as soft- tissue lasers, knocked-out permanent teeth, eliminating the “pirate tooth look,” eating disorders, anterior cross- bite and more. These sessions will be from 7:30-9:15 a.m. in iE 2. 8see PEARLS, page 3 Nickmans establish new Healthy Smiles President’s Grant By AAPD Staff n 2017-2018 AAPD President Jim Nickman of Lino Lakes, Minn., and his wife, Jean, have established a new grant award for the academy’s Healthy Smiles, Healthy ihildren Foundation, which helps put pediatric dentists one big step closer to providing dental homes for 1 million unserved children by 2022. The AAPD President’s Access to iare Grant provides an additional award in 2018 in the state hosting the annual session. Kokua Kalihi Valley iomprehensive Family Ser- vices in Honolulu will receive $20,000 to expand access to dental services for children at more than seven elemen- tary schools through the agency’s mobile dental unit, including preven- tive education, sealant and fluoride varnish treatments. The attendant expansion of dental resident training and extensive outreach efforts to inte- grate dental care in comprehensive primary care services are hallmarks of the agency’s multidisciplinary care model. As a major entry point for immi- grant families, the 24-square-mile area of Oahu served by Kokua Kalihi is home to the highest percentages of new immigrants and public hous- ing residents in the state. Eighty-five percent are at or below the federal poverty level; nearly 40 percent are foreign-born, and half speak a lan- guage other than English in the home. “Each year, Healthy Smiles receives more than 200 applications from non- profits around the country for just a dozen grants, who turn to the academy for help in providing dental care for unserved kids,” said Dr. Nickman. “Jean and I are proud to do our part once again so that the foundation can say yes even one more time from among the many qualified applicants we have to turn down … Every kid counts.” is the Healthy Smiles largest dentist-led charity serving children’s oral health in the United States. More than one-third of AAPD members contribute to the foundation annually. The foundation has made more than $4.5 million in access-to-care grants since 2010. Stop by booth No. 625 to learn more.