Michael D. McCunniff, DDS, MS is a full time Associate Professor at the University of Missouri Kansas City School of Dentistry and Chair of the Department of Dental Public Health & Behavioral Science. He also serves as Director of the school's Dental Outreach Program.
McCunniff received his DDS degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City, MO in 1983. He received a specialty degree in Dental Public Health from the University of Iowa College of Dentistry, Iowa City, IA in 1995 and became a Board Certified Diplomate in Dental Public Health in 2003.
Honors include numerous teaching awards, 1999 University of Missouri "Presidential Citation" award, OKU Dental Honor Society and 2001 UMKC Alumnus of the Year.
Publications include many related to health service research to include articles related to oral health, oral cancer, children's oral health, rural health and access to care issues.
Service in associations include participation with local community health centers Board of Directors, AHEC's, organized dentistry, Missouri Primary Care Association and Ambassador for the National Health Service Corps. He is also active with FEMA responding to national disasters as a Dental Forensic Officer. He is currently serves as President of the UMKC School of Dentistry Alumni Association.
He has been active in multiple presentations on oral health to professional organizations as well as service organizations.

PROGRAM TITLE:
Are We Ready as a Dental Profession to Respond to Bioterrorism and other Mass Disasters?

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
Following the events of September 11, 2001 and other recent bioterrorism events in the U.S., the nation took a hard look at how well we were prepared to handle the outcomes of a mass disaster. Progress had been made, but as was evident after Hurricane Katrina, much more is still needed. In 2002 the American Dental Association released a report on the role of the dental profession in responding to future disasters and found that there were considerable resources available, both in personnel and facilities. However, the two areas that were found to be deficient were preparedness/training and better integration into local Disaster Response planning. The first part of the program will address the role of the dental profession in a disaster response and the second half will be a review of dentistry's response to the Hurricane Katrina disaster.

PROGRAM OBJECTIVE:
By the end of this program, dental professionals will have a better understanding of their role in dealing with mass disasters to include Bioterrorism emergencies, mass casualties, chemical emergencies, natural disasters & severe weather, radiation emergencies and additional outbreaks and incidents. Participants will also re-live the day-to-day experiences of the Hurricane Katrina DMORT identification team from, Fall 2005.

Rudane E. Shultz, DDS is a clinical professor in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the UMKC School of Dentistry. He is also the course director and instructor for the 16-hour course in the Management of Medical Emergencies in the Dental Office which is given to all second year dental students.
Recently retired with the rank of Professor Emeritus, Dr. Shultz served as Chairman of the Oral Surgery Department for 21 years. Prior to his appointment at UMKC, he retired as a Colonel from the United States Army Dental Corps. He received his Doctor of Dental Science degree from the University of Pittsburgh in 1965. Dr. Shultz continued his education at Georgetown University and completed his residency in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C.
He is a member of the American Dental Association, American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, a Fellow of the American College of Dentists and is a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Dr. Shultz has presented many professional programs to local, state and national audiences.

PROGRAM TITLE:
MANAGEMENT OF MEDICAL EMERGENCIES IN THE DENTAL OFFICE

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
Medical emergencies have a way of happening unexpectedly. Are you prepared? This presentation will provide the dentist and auxiliary personnel with the knowledge necessary to properly evaluate and manage office medical emergencies in an effective and uncomplicated manner. This presentation will discuss both pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic management of medical emergencies.

PROGRAM OBJECTIVE:
At the conclusion of this presentation participants should be able to:
 
-Know which drugs should be included in an emergency kit and how to use them.
-Understand the principles of basic life support
-Know the causes and treatment for the various types of unconsciousness.
-Evaluate and manage respiratory difficulties.
-Recognize diabetic emergencies and be able to treat them.
-Understand and manage seizure disorders.
-Recognize and manage allergic reactions.
-Differentiate cardiovascular emergencies and be able to manage them.