Division Chief, Pediatric Dentistry
Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital
Professor and Chair of Pediatric Dentistry
School of Dental Medicine
Case Western Reserve University
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Research Interests:
Oral Health Disparities in Head Start Early Head Start, Early Head Start, Pre Kindergarten, and Special Needs Populations, Oral Health Preventive Strategies and Treatment in Early Head Start, Early Head Start, Pre Kindergarten, and Special Needs Populations

Committees/Memberships:
Advisory Committee Member, Targeted Oral Health Services Systems, February 2008
Member, Craniofacial Subcommittee, Ohio Department of Health, 2007
Panel on Oral Health, Oral Health Summit, Ohio Coalition for Oral Health, 2007
Member, Invest In Children, Comprehensive Health Care Committee, 2006-Present
Member, Doral Dental Advisory Committee, 2006-Present
Member, Ohio Dental Association Medicaid Advisory Committee, 2006-Present
Consultant, Office of the U.S. Attorney General, 1996-Present
Consultant, National Institutes of Health, 1989-Present

Presentations:
Gerstenmaier JH, Ntragatakis M, Richardson T, Nelson S, Ferretti GA. Oral Health Education of Kindergarten Children in an Urban School District. International Association for Dental Research (IADR). Toronto, Canada. July 2008

“Patient Compliance Following Comprehensive Oral Rehabilitation Under General Anesthesia.” Christy Maciolek, Gerald A. Ferretti. American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. Washington D.C. May 2008

“Prevalence of Enamel Defects and Dental Caries in Cleveland Area Children.” Phillip K. Liu, Gerald A. Ferretti. American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. Washington D.C. May 2008

“Effectiveness of an Oral Health Education Program in an Urban School District.” M. Ntragatakis, S. Nelson, G Ferretti, J Gerstenmaier. May 2008

“Watch that Mouth” Northeast Ohio Dental Study Club. Cleveland, OH, April 8, 2008; Greater Cleveland Dental Society, Cleveland, OH, December 19, 2007; Northeast Ohio Dental Society, Cleveland, OH, November 13, 2007; Pediatric Grand Rounds, Cleveland Clinic. Cleveland, OH, November 13, 2007; Family Medicine Grand Rounds. University Hospitals, Cleveland, OH, August 16, 2007; Fairview Lutheran Hospital Wellness Center – Nursing Staff., Cleveland, OH, July 12, 2007 ; Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital, Grand Rounds, Cleveland, OH, May 3, 2007

“Preventive Strategies for Infant Oral Health” OAIDT Presentation. November 14, 2007

Presentation to Head Start Outreach Program. September 19, 2007

“Dental Trauma” Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital Emergency Department, Cleveland, OH, May 8, 2007

“Preventive Strategies for Optimum Oral Health” Future of Maternal & Child Health Conference. April 27, 2007

Contemporary Pediatric Dental Health – Third Annual Women’s & Children’s Health Care Conference; MacDonald Women’s Hospital and Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital; University Hospitals Case Medical Center. Cleveland, OH April 26, 2007