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  • 2026 Missouri Oral Health Policy Conference

    Capital Plaza Hotel & Convention Center 415 W McCarty Street, Jefferson City, MO, United States
    Missouri Oral Health Policy Conference Capitol Plaza Hotel & Convention Center | Jefferson City, MO March 5–6, 2026 Register Now > 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 […]

  • Challenging Budget, Challenging Times

    Capital Plaza Hotel & Convention Center 415 W McCarty Street, Jefferson City, MO, United States
    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 […]
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  • Community Water Fluoridation Science Panel

    Capital Plaza Hotel & Convention Center 415 W McCarty Street, Jefferson City, MO, United States
    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 […]

  • Striving for Policy Change for Special Populations

    Roy Blunt Center for Healthcare Integration & Innovation 3450 W. Edgewood Dr., Jefferson City, MO, United States
    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 […]

  • Reimagining the Health Workforce: 100 Million Mouths Campaign in Missouri and Beyond

    Capital Plaza Hotel & Convention Center 415 W McCarty Street, Jefferson City, MO, United States
    Sponsored by DHSS Office of Dental Health Presented by Dr. Shenam Ticku ZOOM LINK > Session Overview:  This session will provide an overview of the 100 Million Mouths Campaign, which aims to train and support 50 oral health education champions, one in each state, over the next decade. These champions collaborate with medical, osteopathic, physician […]

  • Facilitated Discussion Groups

    Capital Plaza Hotel & Convention Center 415 W McCarty Street, Jefferson City, MO, United States
    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 […]

  • The State of the State of Missouri Oral Health

    Roy Blunt Center for Healthcare Integration & Innovation 3450 W. Edgewood Dr., Jefferson City, MO, United States
    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 […]