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Missouri Oral Health Policy Conference The only statewide conference bringing oral health professionals and advocates together to shape Missouri's oral health future. |
Thursday, March 5 | Day One
8:00 -10:00 AM Optional Legislative Awareness Event
9:00 - 10:30 AM - Registration and Check In
Day 1 Sessions
Challenging Budget, Challenging Times
Presentation Slides
Community Water Fluoridation Science Panel
Presentation Slides
Striving for Policy Change for Special Populations
Reimagining the Health Workforce: The 100 Million Mouths Campaign in Missouri and Beyond
Presentation Slides
2026 Oral Health Champion Awards & MCOH Board Chair Award
Friday, March 6 | Day Two
Breakfast 7:00 - 8:00 AM
Day 2 Sessions
8:00 AM Facilitated Discussion Groups
- Veteran Oral Health
- Access to Care for Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (I/DD)
- Medical-Dental Integration
- Seniors and Oral Health
- Community Water Fluoridation
- Maternal and Child Oral Health
The MCOH Model: Advancing Access to Care through Medicaid
J.Emmerich Presentation Slides
M.Turner Presentation Slides
A.Fahrendorf Presentation Slides
The State of the State of Missouri Oral Health
Presentation Slides
11:45 AM Closing & Lunch
2026 Conference Sponsors
Molina Healthcare
Aetna
Delta Dental of Missouri
Missouri Foundation for Health
Health Forward Foundation
DHSS Office of Dental Health
Elevate Oral Care
Missouri Primary Care Association
Missouri Dental Association
Kansas City University
Missouri Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
Missouri Dental Hygienists' Association
Children's Smile Center
A.T.S.U - Missouri School of Dentistry & Oral Health
University of Missouri - Kansas City
CareQuest
Special Olympics Missouri
Humana Healthy Horizons
2026 Conference Exhibitors
Molina Healthcare
Aetna
DHSS Office of Dental Health
Elevate Oral Care
Missouri Primary Care Association
Healthy Blue
Rural Parish Clinic of the Archdiocese of St. Louis
Midwest Special Needs Trust
Missouri Public Health Information Management System
Missouri Department of Mental Health
Missouri Rural Health Association
American Fluoridation Society
DentaQuest
United HealthCare
Kansas City University
Enable Dental
A.T. Still University
University of Missouri Office of Health Outreach, Policy & Education (HOPE)
Thank you to the 2026 Conference Committee!
Vanessa Draper (committee chair), Gary Harbison, Treva Warrick, Dr. Mahdokht Farahani, Tamela Jones, Dr. Mack Taylor, Dr. Richard Campos, Patricia Pou, Dr. Arrash Ahmadnia, Michelle Womack, Abimbola Oladayo, Jessica Emmerich, Melissa Kleffner-Wansing, Ashley Herrman, Sarah Dirksen
Here's what we did last year:
