American Association for Community Dental Programs

2008 Annual Meeting and Symposium

Miami Hilton, Miami, FL
April 26-27, 2008

Agenda

Saturday, April 26, 2008
1:00 p.m.	Medicaid/SCHIP Dental Association and AACDP Joint Session Medicaid/SCHIP and Local Promising Practices for Oral Health Access Meg Booth, M.P.H. Larry Hill, D.D.S., M.P.H. Carrie Stempski, R.D.H.

Sunday, April 27, 2008
8:30 a.m.	Welcome
8:45 a.m.	Federal Activities and Their Impact on the Local Programs Chris Halliday, D.D.S., M.P.H. Bill Maas, D.D.S., M.P.H. Jay Anderson, D.M.D., M.H.S.A. Mark Nehring, D.M.D, M.P.H.
10:45 a.m.	Getting a Head Start on Achieving Optimal Oral Health Minnesota's Community Collaborative Practice Model Deborah Jacobi, R.D.H., M.S. Dental Hygiene Practice in Wisconsin Lisa Bell, R.D.H. Massachusetts Head Start Oral Health Initiative Mark Doherty, D.M.D., M.P.H., C.C.H.P.
12:15 p.m.	Introductions and Networking
1:30 p.m.	Data: Friend or Foe? Collecting Data for Planning and Evaluation Kathy Phipps, Dr.Ph.
2:15 p.m.	State Practice Act Workforce Issues, and How They Impact Access Bootleggers and Baptists: There's Got to be a Better Way Shelly Gehshan, M.P.P. Where It All Began: Health Promotion Specialists Tammi Byrd, R.D.H. Innovative Oral Health Care Delivery Model: Registered Dental Hygienists in Alternative Practice Beth Mertz, M.P.A. DENTEX: How State Law Affects Workforce and Access in Alaska Mary E. Willard, D.D.S. State Practice Act Workforce Issues and How They Impact Access Beverly Litchfield, R.D.H.