[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 18 (Friday, January 26, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7920-7921]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-2327]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Consensus Development Conference on Diagnosis and Management of 
Dental Caries Throughout Life

    Notice is hereby given of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) 
Consensus Development Conference on ``Diagnosis and Management of 
Dental Caries Throughout Life,'' which will be held March 26-28, 2001, 
in the NIH's Natcher Conference Center, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, 
Maryland, 20892. The conference begins at 8 am on March 26 and 27, and 
at 9 am on March 28 and is open to the public.
    The purpose of the conference is to examine the current state of 
dental caries detection, management, and prevention so that health care 
providers and the general public can make informed decisions about this 
important public health issue.
    During the first day-and-a-half of the conference, experts will 
present the latest research findings on dental caries to an 
independent, non-Federal consensus development panel. After weighing 
all of the scientific evidence, the panel will draft a statement that 
will address the following key questions:
     What are the best methods for detecting early and advanced 
dental caries [validity and feasibility of traditional methods; 
validity and feasibility of emerging methods]?
     What are the best indicators for an increased risk of 
dental caries?
     What are the best methods available for the primary 
prevention of dental caries initiation throughout life?
     What are the best treatments available for reversing or 
arresting the progression of early dental caries?
     How should clinical decisions regarding prevention and/or 
treatment be affected by detection methods and risk assessment?
     What are promising new research directions for the 
prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of dental carries?
    On the final day of the conference, the panel's draft statement 
will be read in public, at which time members of the public are invited 
to offer comments on the draft.

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    The primary sponsors of this meeting are the National Institute of 
Dental and Craniofacial Research and the NIH office of Medical 
Applications of Research. Cosponsors include the National Institute on 
Aging and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
    This is the 115th Consensus Development Conference held by the NIH 
in the 24-year history of the Consensus Development Program. Advance 
information about the conference and conference registration materials 
may be obtained from Prospect Associates of Silver Spring, Maryland by 
calling (301) 592-3320 or by email to [email protected]. 
Prospect Associates' address is 10720 Columbia Pike, Suite 500, Silver 
Spring, Maryland 20901-4437. A conference agenda and registration 
information is also available on the NIH Consensus Program Web site at 
http://consensus.nih.gov.

    Dated: January 13, 2001.
Yvonne T. Maddox,
Acting Deputy Director, NIH.
[FR Doc. 01-2327 Filed 1-25-01; 8:45 am]
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