The Nuts and Bolts (and a Few Screws) of Sustaining Community Oral Health Programs

Moderator: Judy Gelinas, R.D.H., B.S., Director, Community Oral Health Initiatives, St. Christopher’s Foundation for Children, Philadelphia, PA

Speakers:

• Wayne Cottam, D.M.D., M.S., President, National Network for Oral Health Access; Associate Dean of Community Partnerships, Arizona School of Dentistry and Oral Health, Mesa, AZ

• Greg Nycz, Executive Director, Family Health Center of Marshfield, Marshfield, WI
  

Welcome and President's Message

Speaker:

• Myron Allukian Jr., D.D.S, M.P.H., President, AACDP

10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.

Oral Health Care for an Aging Population

Moderator: Nancy Rublee, R.D.H., C.D.H.C., Public Health Hygienist, Price County Public Health Department, Phillips, WI

Speakers:

• A Statewide Initiative Targeting Seniors at High Risk for Oral Disease
  Lynn Bethel, R.D.H., M.P.H., Director, Office of Oral Health, Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Boston, MA
  
  
• The American Dental Association Initiative for Seniors
  Paul Glassman, D.D.S., M.A., M.B.A., Director, Community Oral Health; Director, Pacific Center for Special Care, University of the Pacific School of Dentistry, San Francisco, CA; Chair, American Dental Association Elder Care Committee
  
  
• Policy Initiatives for Seniors
  Robyn Stone, Dr.P.H., Executive Director, Leading Age Center for Applied Research, Washington, DC

Break and Pick Up Box Lunch

Roundtables: “Lunch with the Bunch”

• Dental Therapists and W. K. Kellogg Foundation Grants
  David Jordan, Director, Dental Access Project, Community Catalyst, Boston, MA

• Health Center Dental Operations and the National Network for Oral Health Access
  Wayne Cottam, D.M.D., M.S., President, National Network for Oral Health Access; Associate Dean of Community Partnerships, Arizona School of Dentistry and Oral Health, Mesa, AZ

• Improving the Cost-Effectiveness of Community-Based Fluoride Varnish Programs: An Evidence-Based Approach
  Michelle Landrum, B.S., R.D.H., Head Start Oral Health Coordinator, San Antonio Metropolitan Health District, San Antonio, TX

• Institute of Medicine's Recommendations for Improving Access to Oral Health Care for Vulnerable and Underserved Populations
  Paul Glassman, D.D.S., M.A., M.B.A., Director, Community Oral Health, Director, Pacific Center for Special Care, University of the Pacific School of Dentistry, San Francisco, CA

• I-Smile: A Horizontal Dental Home Model
  Bob Russell, D.D.S., M.P.H., State Public Health Dental Director; Bureau Chief, Bureau of Oral and Health Delivery Systems, Iowa Department of Public Health, Des Moines, IA

• Kyle Willis Story
  Larry Hill, D.D.S., M.P.H., Executive Director, CincySmiles Foundation, Cincinnati, OH

• Lessons from Northwest Fluoridation Policies
  Kurt Ferré, D.D.S., Board of directors member, Oregon Oral Health Coalition, Portland, OR
  Chuck Haynie, M.D., F.A.C.S., former member, City Council, Hood River, OR

• Maryland Oral Health Summit
  Dushanka Kleinman, D.D.S., M.Sc.D., Associate Dean for Research; Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Maryland, College Park, MD

• Oral Health Literacy
  Alice Horowitz, Ph.D., Research Associate Professor, Office of the Dean, School of Public Health, University of Maryland, College Park, MD

• Price County Healthy Smiles for Seniors
  Nancy Rublee, R.D.H., C.D.H.C., Public Health Hygienist, Price County Public Health Department, Phillips, WI

• School-Based Comprehensive Oral Health Programs
  Katrina Holt, M.P.H., M.S., R.D., Director, National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center, Georgetown University, Washington, DC
  Pamella Vodicka, M.S., R.D., Public Health Analyst, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration, Rockville, MD

Presentation of the 2012 Myron Allukian Jr. Lifetime Achievement Award for Outstanding Achievements in Community Dental Programs

Presenter: Myron Allukian Jr., D.D.S, M.P.H., AACDP President

Dental Therapist Initiatives, Access, and Changing State Practice Acts
Moderator: Myron Allukian Jr., D.D.S, M.P.H., President, AACDP

Speakers:

• An Alaskan Dental Therapist’s Perspective
  Stephanie Woods, D.H.A.T., Dental Operations Manager, Maniilaq Dental Clinic, Kotzebue, AK

• The American Dental Hygienists’ Association Perspective: An Update
  Pamela Quinones, R.D.H., B.S., President, American Dental Hygienists’ Association, Chicago, IL

• Dental Therapist Initiatives in the States
  David Jordan, Project Director, Dental Access Project, Community Catalyst, Boston, MA

• Employing Dental Therapists in Minnesota
  Sarah Wovcha, J.D., M.P.H., Executive Director, Children’s Dental Services, Minneapolis, MN

• The Kansas Dental Therapist Initiative
  Cathy Harding, Executive Director, Kansas Association for the Medically Underserved, Topeka, KA