Connecting for Success: The Sports Dentistry Message. How to Talk to Athletes, Coaches, Parents, Trainers and Others
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Description: The Academy for Sports Dentistry (ASD) was formed in 1983 by a small group of dentists who wanted to bring this niche of dentistry to the dental profession. Now as it was then, the basic message of the organization is that sports carry a risk of dental injury, and dentists must know how to treat these injuries and that prevention of injuries, especially with the use of athletic mouthguards, is effective and practical. Since its inception, the ASD’s mission has been to spread this message to a variety of different groups as well as other dentists. These include athletes themselves, sports medicine physicians, athletic trainers, parents, coaches and sports administrators. We have partnered with other groups to try to bring our message to the public as well, including working in conjunction with three other dental groups on National Facial Protection Month which occurs every April. In addition, ASD has liaison relationships with The National Federation of State High School Associations, the NCAA, and the National Athletic Trainers Association which help us to alert the sports world about our message of prevention. In this presentation, we will discuss why sports dentistry is important to the world of sports medicine and to athletes specifically. We will cover what the facts are as to how effective we can be in the prevention of athletic injuries, and present how our messages can be targeted to different age groups, different populations, and the participants in all sports. Drs. Lambert and Mills have nearly sixty years of being involved in sports dentistry at all age and skill levels. Dr. Mills is a pediatric dentist and has educated and treated young athletes through collegiate players. Dr. Lambert has been involved with athletes of all ages and has worked with athletes at the professional level of various sports. He is currently the team dentist for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA). Both are volunteer dentists for the United States Olympic Program.
At the conclusion, participants should be able to:
- Explain the history of the Academy for Sports Dentistry and its primary message.
- Describe to what extent dental injuries occur in sports and how effective prevention of sports injuries with mouthguards can be.
- Describe which different athletic populations exist, and which messages resonate with each one
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Doug Lambert, DDS, FACD, FASDA, ABAD
Douglas L. Lambert graduated from the University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management and the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry where he received the Outstanding Senior Student Award and the Quintessence Award. He is a Fellow in the American College of Dentists, International College of Dentists, Pierre Fauchard Academy, Academy for Sports Dentistry, American Society for Dental Aesthetics, and a Diplomat of the American Board of Aesthetic Dentistry. He has been recognized as one of the Top Educators by Dentistry Today for 16 consecutive years and honored as a Top Dentist by Minneapolis/St. Paul and Minnesota Monthly magazines for 15 years. Dr. Lambert is a Past President of the Minneapolis District Dental Society, a Trustee to the Minnesota Dental Association for 6 years and has been a delegate to the ADA. He has authored numerous articles, presented lectures and hands-on seminars nationally and internationally, and is part of the education team for the Post-Graduate Course in Comprehensive, Esthetic and Implant Dentistry at the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry and the Catapult Group. He serves as an independent researcher for many dental manufacturers, and as the team dentist for the Minnesota Lynx of the WNBA. Dr. Lambert’s practice in Edina, Minnesota emphasizes cosmetic, comprehensive, and sports dentistry. In his spare time, he enjoys relaxing with his family at their cabin in Wisconsin and playing a little golf.
Stephen C. Mills, DDS
Dr. Stephen Mills is a Board Certified pediatric Dentist and practices in Scarborough, Maine. He completed his DDS Degree at the SUNY at Buffalo School of Dentistry in 1981. After three years on active duty in the US Army he obtained his certificate in Pediatric Dentistry at the Department of Pediatric Dentistry of the University of Connecticut in 1987 and achieved board certification in Pediatric Dentistry in 1995. Dr. Mills’ current activities center on his interest in sports related orofacial injury treatment and prevention and his involvement with the Academy for Sports Dentistry (ASD). A past president and longtime board member, he is a Fellow of the ASD and was awarded the Academy’s Distinguished Member Award in 2015. He lectures widely on Sports Dentistry and Athletic Mouthguards and serves as a team dentist for the University of New England.
Doug Lambert, DDS, FACD, FASDA, ABAD
I declare that I have no proprietary, financial, or other personal interest of any nature or kind in any product, service, course, and/or company, or in any firm beneficially associated therewith, that will be discussed or considered during the proposed presentation.
Stephen C. Mills, DDS
I declare that I have no proprietary, financial, or other personal interest of any nature or kind in any product, service, course, and/or company, or in any firm beneficially associated therewith, that will be discussed or considered during the proposed presentation.
