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Presented by Amy Blouin LINK TO ZOOM > Session Overview Missouri faces a Learn about what’s happening with Missouri has a $2 billion shortfall. Following a decade of tax cuts, Missouri is now facing a severe budget crisis including a $2 billion shortfall in the next year. To address this shortfall, the Governor’s budget proposal […]

Sponsored by DHSS Office of Dental Health Presented by Gwen Sullentrup, Dr. Jennifer Sample and Dr. Kevin Baumgartner Session Overview: This course gives a concise overview of community water fluoridation, explaining its role in preventing tooth decay by strengthening enamel. It covers how regulated fluoride levels in public water systems are set well below toxic […]

Presented by Katie Schroeder, RDH, Community Relations Manager, Enable Dental, and Dr. Nathan Suter, DDS, Chief Innovation Officer, Enable Dental ZOOM LINK > Session Overview: Most oral health policy focuses on the largest groups, like children and healthy adults. This session shifts the focus to the “margins”—Veterans, adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD), and […]

Discussion groups offer Coalition members a chance to explore specific challenges and brainstorm potential solutions. Each topic will begin with a brief introduction. Each discussion group will have a facilitator and an assistant to guide the discussion and summarize the findings for the entire group. We are confident that the conference will showcase significant expertise […]

Presented by Dr. Megan Krohn, DDS ZOOM LINK > Session Overview: This session will give an overview of the landscape for oral health in Missouri. This will include reports on the five priority areas of Office of Dental Health (ODH): Prevention and Oral Health Education, Workforce, Access to Care, Quality, and Population Health. In addition […]