2017 Missouri Oral Health Policy Conference &
Oral Health Legislative Awareness Event
Missouri’s only conference dedicated to oral health policy
Victories & Challenges
March 9 and 10, 2017
JEFFERSON CITY, MISSOURI
Capitol Plaza Hotel, 415 West McCarty Street
Network, learn about Missouri's oral health challenges and work for solutions!
CEUs provided by the Missouri Primary Care Association - Thanks to the MPCA!
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
Thursday, March 9, 2017
8:00 AM— (optional activity) Oral Health Legislative Awareness Event – Capital 3rd floor rotunda,
Senate alcove – Gary Harbison
8 – 10 AM – Exhibitors set up - grand ballroom
10:00 AM Check in/on-site registration ~10:30 AM Mary Otto book-signing - grand ballroom
11:00 AM- Lunch
12:00 PM - Welcome
12:15 PM Keynote Address - Mary Foley, RDH, MPH, Executive Director, Medicaid Medicare CHIP Dental Services Association, on oral health policy at the federal level
Mary Otto, health journalist, on Diamante Driver and oral health policy
3:45 PM Jane McGinley, ADA - Dynamic Changes in Fluoridation Policy
3:00 Emergency Room Diversion Panel –
Facilitator: Leslie Porth, PhD, MPH, R.N., Senior Vice President of Strategic Quality Initiatives, Missouri Hospital Association
Mike Jurkovich, DDS, Assistant Clinical Professor, UMKC School of Dentistry
Nick Pfannenstiel, DDS - Jordan Valley Health Center, VP of Oral Health Services
Nathan Suter, DDS - COMTREA Comprehensive Health Center
Amy Kelsey, Office of Oral Health, MO DHSS
4:30 George Gotto, UMKC, Institute for Human Development – Improving Oral Health Care for People with Disabilities
5:00 Amy Blouin, Missouri Budget Project – The Importance of Medicaid for Missouri
5:30 – 7:30 Reception - lobby [heavy hors d’oeuvres] – Lincoln U Jazz Ensemble - Photos 5:30 – 6:30
~6:30 – 7:30 MCOH Board Meeting – grand ballroom – Dr. Dane, MO Dental Director Update
Dinner on your own
Friday, March 10, 2017
6:30 - 8:00 AM Breakfast & Self-Directed Discussion Groups - Oral Health 2020 Goals
8:00 Matt Crespin, MPH, RDH, Children’s Health Alliance of Wisconsin – Using Policy Change to Improve Oral Health
9:15 Alejandra Valencia, DDS, MPH - Maximizing Connections that Impact Oral Health Statust
10:30 Patrick Finnerty, DentaQuest Foundation/PWF Consulting – Potential New Financing Models
11:45 Tara Harper, Associate Director of Advancement, Oral Health America - Oral Health & Medicare: Where Are We Now?
~12:45 PM – Lunch, thanks and wrap-up
Conference Registration Includes:
A copy of Mary Otto's new book Beauty, Inequality, and the Struggle for Oral Health in America. (Thank you to REACH Healthcare Foundation)
Access to all sessions
All conference materials
Individual 2017 Coalition Membership
Access to exhibitor area
Lunch and reception on Thursday, March 9
Breakfast and lunch on Friday, March 10
Parking is on-site at the Capitol Plaza Hotel
Thanks to 2017 Conference Sponsors! – Missouri Foundation for Health, Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City, DentaQuest Foundation, Delta Dental, Home State Health/Envolve, REACH Healthcare Foundation, Missouri Dental Association, Missouri Primary Care Association, Missouri Association of Pediatric Dentistry, UMKC School of Dentistry, AT Still University Missouri School of Dentistry and Oral Health, Missouri Dental Hygienists’ Association, Missouri Department of Mental Health, and Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services.