DNTL-DENT0186 - Canadian Oral Health Summit 2024

This workshop is intended to:

• Show users where to find and how to navigate sources of information about the CHMS,
• Help users understand what, why and how various aspects of the survey design need to considered and incorporated when analyzing the data.
• Provide users with best practices when analyzing the data.
• Provide an overview of the oral health component, past and present, including hands-on examples of analyzing the oral health data.

Target audience: research students and faculty interested in using Statistics Canada data

The course consists of a 3-hour instructor facilitated online pre-workshop training and 6-hour instructor facilitated in-person training in Halifax:

• The pre-summit training will take place in 2 mandatory 90-minute videoconferences presented by Statistics Canada via the Teams platform on the following dates: Tuesday 11 June 11 am - 12:30 pm EASTERN and Wednesday 12 June 1 pm - 2:30 pm EASTERN.
• The in-person workshop involves hands-on participation and includes a 3-hour morning session on analysis of the CHMS: how to prepare an analytical file, considerations when planning analysis, etc. followed by a 3-hour afternoon session going over specific example(s) of analyzing the oral health data.

The purpose of this half-day workshop is to bring together a range of stakeholders including patient partners/ community organization representatives, oral health care providers, dental trainees, researchers and policy/decision-makers, to draw on the research evidence to identify gaps and research priorities, and to suggest a outline plan for care, education/training and research settings pertaining to the delivery of sustainable virtual oral health care.

This interactive workshop will help participants understand the basics of engaging patients and the public as research partners, as well as help them consider how to put these fundamentals in to practice. Patient and public partners will share some of their own experiences as research partners and engage participants in a learning exercise where they will develop their own patient and public engagement plans for a hypothetical research project.

Objective:
The workshop's primary emphasis will be on addressing learning strengths, obstacles and potential solutions for analyzing oral health data and outcomes, as well as obtain the appropriate understanding.

Anticipated Outcomes:

• Learn the potential data sources, strength, obstacles, and possible solutions for improving oral health care data in order to evaluate the effectiveness of the new oral health care planning.
• Gain insights focused on reducing barriers for patients and healthcare professionals.
• Expected audience: The expected audience includes oral health researchers, professors, and students. It is an open workshop.
• Learn the best methods for combining data and to promote internal validity.
• Obtain practical insights aimed at comprehending the impact of the new program on health inequalities and health inequities.
• An Advisory Group within NCOHR will be established to address this critical data issue, with a focus on generating relevant valid data, especially among individuals at higher risk.
• A white paper summarizing the workshop results and recommended next steps for the oral health research community.

Expected audience: The expected audience includes oral health researchers, professors, and students. It is an open workshop.

The workshop is designed to help participants (students and faculty) understand the ins and outs of academic publishing. It will provide practical tips on submitting your work successfully. Whether you are a student or a junior researcher, the goal is to share useful strategies so that you can confidently present your work to the academic community.

This lunchtime session will be a dedicated forum to discuss dental public health. There will be a series of ‘lightning talks’ followed by open discussions and networking. This session is open to anyone with an interest in public health within the context of oral health research or care.