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Chapter Chat: Fluoride Facts and Fallacies: What You Need to Know to Talk with Families

Wednesday, October 21, 2026

6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

One of tonight’s chapter chat co-sponsors is the San Mateo County Oral Health Coalition, funded by their County’s Measure K, a half-cent countywide sales tax approved by local voters to support essential County services, such as and including access to health information about evidence-based public health interventions, including fluoride. Join AAP California Chapter 1, the San Mateo County Oral Health Coalition, and First 5 San Mateo County for a free webinar, “Chapter Chat: Fluoride Facts and Fallacies: What You Need to Know to Talk with Families.” Featuring Dr. Susan Fisher-Owens, host Dr. Neel Patel, and moderator Dr. Jonathon Lee on Wednesday, October 21, from 6–7:30 p.m. via Zoom.

 

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Meet Our Guest Speaker

Susan Fisher-Owens, MD, MPH, FAAP – Speaker

Dr. Susan Fisher-Owens, MD, MPH, FAAP, is a Clinical Professor of Pediatrics and of Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences at the University of California, San Francisco, where she is also Affiliate Faculty with the Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies. She serves as Chief Fluoride Consultant for the California Department of Public Health. At Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, she is the Informatics Director for Pediatrics and Immunizations and a physician and Vac-Czar at the Children’s Health Center.

 

 

Host & Moderator

Neel Patel, MD, MPH, FAAP – Host

Dr. Neel Patel is the President of the American Academy of Pediatrics Chapter 1 and  has been a member of his chapter since completing training at Children’s Oakland in 2004. Over the years, the AAP has provided him with an abundance of opportunities to both grow as a member and leader. In his early career, he served as a co-chair for the Young Physicians and participated in numerous AAP-led quality improvement projects through QUINN. Since 2020, Dr. Patel has served as the Member-at-Large (MAL) for San Mateo.

 

 

 

Jonathon Everett Lee, DDS, FAAPD, FACD – Moderator

Dr. Lee is the San Mateo County Area Director and has been a member of AAP since 2006 and has been in private practice in Foster City since finishing his Pediatric Dental and Orthodontic Residency at the UCLA Center for Health Sciences and Medical Center in 2000. Dr. Lee has gained a deeper appreciation for lifelong learning and seeing the specialty guidelines in action as a multi-trained, dual-board-certified pediatric specialist who provides comprehensive pediatric dental and orthodontic care and education for patients and their parents.

 

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