2018 Annual Symposium

A Call to Action for Community-Based Oral Health Programs

Louisville, Kentucky
April 15, 2018

Agenda

7:30 – 8:00 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:00 – 8:15 a.m.

Welcome and President's Message

Speaker: Nancy Rublee, R.D.H., CDHC, Past-President, American Association for Community Dental Programs (AACDP), and Public Health Hygienist, Price County Health and Human Services Department, Phillips, WI

8:15 – 8:30 a.m.

Welcome to Kentucky

Speaker: Kentucky’s Strategic Plan for Oral Health Julie McKee, D.M.D., State Dental Director, Oral Health Program, Kentucky Department for Public Health Services, Frankfort, KY

8:30 – 9:30 a.m.

Kentucky Local Programs

Moderator: Larry Hill, D.D.S., M.P.H., Executive Director, AACDP, and Consultant, Cincinnati, OH

Speakers:
MSU Dental Services … Much More Than A Smile!
Tonia Socha-Mower, EDDA, P.H.R.D.H., B.S.D.H., M.A., Director Counseling, Medical, and Dental Services, Biomedical Sciences Faculty, Morehead State University, Morehead, KY

Elgin Children’s Foundation: Dental Program
Tim Rogers, Ed.D., Executive Vice President, and Tracy Farmer, R.D.H., Programs Director Dental and Bible Release Time, Elgin Children’s Foundation, Knoxville, TN

9:30 – 9:45 a.m. Break
9:45 – 11:15 a.m.

Federal Panel: Federal Resources and Challenges: How Can We Help You?

Moderator: Myron Allukian Jr., D.D.S, M.P.H., At-Large Member, AACDP, and Consultant, Boston, MA

Speakers:
Health Resources and Services Administration: Oral Health
Update Renee W. Joskow, D.D.S., M.P.H., FAGD, Chief Dental Officer, Health Resources and Services Administration, Rockville, MD

CDC Perspective: Federal Resources and Challenges—How Can We Help You?
Casey Hannan, M.P.H., Acting Director, Division of Oral Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA

11:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Minimum Data Set and Long Term Care: Older Americans Act—An Example of Practical Implementation

Moderator: Nancy Rublee, R.D.H., CDHC, Past-President, AACDP, and Public Health Hygienist, Price County Health and Human Services Department, Phillips, WI

Straight from the Trenches: Opportunities in Geriatric Oral Care
Sarah Dirks, D.D.S., Chief Executive Officer, Geriatric Dental Group of South Texas, San Antonio, TX

12:00 – 1:15 p.m.

Lunch with the Bunch

Join AACDP speakers and participants for informal conversation and networking.

1:15 – 2:45 p.m.

Advancing a Framework for School Oral Health Around a Uniform Set of Core Complimentary Components

Moderator: Debi DeNure, B.A.S., R.D.H., Symposium Planning Committee, AACDP, and Dental Health Coordinator, Public Health— Madison and Dane County, Madison, WI

Speakers:
Tammy Alexander, B.S., M.Ed., Director of Programs, School Oral Health Initiative, School-Based Health Alliance, Washington DC

Kimberly Bartolomucci, Program Manager, Oral Health Forum, Heartland Alliance, Chicago, IL

Georgia Famuliner, R.N., Operations Director, Summerton Smiles for a Lifetime, Summerton, SC

2:45 – 3:00 p.m.

Break

3:00 – 4:30 p.m.

Dental Therapists: Advocacy to Meet Community Needs

Moderator: Larry Hill, D.D.S., M.P.H., Executive Director, AACDP, and Consultant, Cincinnati, OH

Speakers:
Dental Therapists: Building Team-Based Care
Tera Bianchi, M.S.W., Project Director, Dental Access Project, Community Catalyst, Boston, MA

Health Care for All
Alexis Major, B.A., Oral Health Organizer, Oral Health Integration Project, Health Care for All, Boston, MA

Dental Therapy in Oregon and Washington
Christina Peters, B.A., Project Director, Native Dental Therapy Initiative, Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board, Portland, OR

4:30 p.m. Adjourn

 




 
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