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Agenda. Sufficiency of the U.S. Oral Health Workforce in the Coming Decade

DAY ONE (2/9)

8:15-9:00 REGISTRATION

9:00-9:20 Welcome and opening remarks

David N. Sundwall, Utah Department of Health and Planning Committee Chair

Marcia Brand, Health Resources and Services Administration (Project Sponsor)

Len Finocchio, California HealthCare Foundation (Project Sponsor)

9:20-9:50 KEYNOTE: The Connection Between Oral Health and Overall Health and Well-Being

Caswell A. Evans, University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Dentistry

9:50-11:30 Current Oral Health Needs and the Status of Access to Care

Panel moderator: Shelly Gehshan, Pew Center on the States

· Early Life Cycle:
- Shelly Gehshan, Pew Center on the States 

· Older Adults and Disabled Persons:
- Michael J. Helgeson, Apple Tree Dental 

· Rural Populations:
- Diane Brunson, University of Colorado, School of Dental Medicine

· Indian Health Service:
- Patrick Blahut, Indian Health Service, Division of Oral Health

· African American Populations:
- Hazel Harper, National Dental Association

· Hispanic Populations:
- Francisco Ramos-Gomez, University of California, Los Angeles, School of Dentistry

11:30 – 12:00: BREAK – Lunch Available

12:00 - 2:30 Current Demographics and Future Trends of the Oral Health Workforce

12:00-1:00 The Dental Workforce

Panel moderator: Beth Mertz, University of California, San Francisco

· Dentists:
- Richard W. Valachovic, American Dental Education Association

· Dental Hygienists:
- Ann Battrell, American Dental Hygiene Association

· Dental Assistants:
- Cathy R. Roberts, American Dental Assistants Association

1:00-2:30 Public Health, Medicine, and Nursing Workforces

Panel moderator: Dan Derksen, University of New Mexico

· Public Health:
- Irene V. Hilton, San Francisco Department of Public Health

· Medicine – Pediatrics and Family Medicine:
- David Krol, University of Toledo
- Russell Maier, Central Washington Family Medicine Residency

· Nursing:
- Donna Shelley, New York University
- Caroline Dorsen, New York University

2:30 – 3:00: BREAK

3:00-4:15: Current Delivery Systems

Panel moderator: Marcia Brand, Health Resources and Services Administration

· Private Practice:
- Wayne R. Wendling, American Dental Association

· Community Health Centers:
- Donald Weaver, Health Resources and Services Administration

· Medicaid-Focused Practices:
- Burton L. Edelstein, Columbia University

4:15-5:00: PLANNING COMMITTEE OPEN DISCUSSION

Planning committee members will reflect on the day and engage in discussion with the audience.

Panel moderator: David N. Sundwall (Chair), Utah Department of Health

· Marcia Brand, Health Resources and Services Administration

· Dan Derksen, University of New Mexico

· Len Finocchio, California HealthCare Foundation

· Shelly Gehshan, Pew Center on the States

· Beth Mertz, University of California, San Francisco 

5:00 ADJOURN

DAY TWO (2/10)

8:30-8:45 Overview of Day

David N. Sundwall, Utah Department of Health and Planning Committee Chair

8:45-11:00
Challenges of the Current System
 
8:45-9:15 Education/Training Challenges
Jack Dillenberg, Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health

9:15-10:00 Regulatory Challenges
Catherine Dower, UCSF Center for the Health Professions
Gustav Chiarello, Federal Trade Commission

10:00-10:30 Financing Challenges:
Craig W. Amundson, HealthPartners

10:30-11:00 Quality Assessment Challenges
James Bader, University of North Carolina

11:00-11:30 KEYNOTE: What are the ethical principles and obligations to increasing access?

Brian Patrick Dolan, University of California, San Francisco

11:30-12:00: BREAK - Lunch available

12:00-1:15 Learning from the International Experience

Panel moderator: Shelly Gehshan, Pew Center on the States

· David A. Nash, University of Kentucky

· Julie Satur, University of Melbourne

· Josephus L. M. van den Heuvel, Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research (NIVEL)

1:15-4:00 Increasing Access Through Workforce Strategies

1:15-2:15 Panel moderator: Len Finocchio, California HealthCare Foundation

· Community Dental Health Coordinator:
- Jane S. Grover, American Dental Association

· Dentex: The Dental Health Aide Therapist in Alaska:
- Ruth Ballweg, MEDEX Northwest, University of Washington

· Oral Health Practitioner:
- Colleen M. Brickle, Normandale Community College and Metropolitan State University (View Slides)

2:15-2:45: BREAK

2:45-4:00 Panel moderator: Dan Derksen, University of New Mexico

· Registered Dental Hygienists in Alternative Practice (RDHAPs) and Virtual Dental Homes:
- Paul Glassman, University of the Pacific School of Dentistry

· Oral Health Impact Project:
- Lawrence B. Caplin, Oral Health Impact Project

· Health Commons:
- Dan Derksen, University of New Mexico

· Disease Management:
- Burton L. Edelstein, Columbia University

4:00-4:30: PLANNING COMMITTEE OPEN DISCUSSION
Planning committee members will reflect on the day and engage in discussion with the audience.

Panel moderator: David N. Sundwall (Chair), Utah Department of Health

· Marcia Brand, Health Resources and Services Administration

· Dan Derksen, University of New Mexico

· Len Finocchio, California HealthCare Foundation

· Shelly Gehshan, Pew Center on the States

· Beth Mertz, University of California, San Francisco

4:30-5:00 KEYNOTE: Representative Mike Simpson (R-ID 2nd), U.S. House of Representatives
 
5:00
ADJOURN
 
DAY THREE (2/11)
 
8:30-8:45 Overview of Day

David N. Sundwall, Utah Department of Health and Planning Committee Chair

8:45-9:15 KEYNOTE: Representative Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD 7th), U.S. House of Representatives
 
9:15-12:00 Reframing the System: Who will provide leadership?


9:15-10:30 Panel moderator: Len Finocchio, California HealthCare Foundation

· Marcia Brand, Health Resources and Services Administration

· Amy D. Cober, Florida Department of Health

· A. Conan Davis, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

· Danielle Grote, Office of Congressman Elijah E. Cummings

· Senator Peter C. Knudson, Utah State Senate (R-UT 17th) (invited)

· Patricia Leddy, Rhode Island Executive Office of Health and Human Services

10:30-11:00: BREAK

11:00-12:00 Panel moderator: Beth Mertz, University of California, San Francisco

· Howard Bailit, University of Connecticut

· Frank A. Catalanotto, University of Florida College of Dentistry

· Bruce Lesley, First Focus

· Mary Otto, former Washington Post staff writer

· Michael Scandrett, Halleland Health Consulting

12:00-1:00: PLANNING COMMITTEE OPEN DISCUSSION

Planning committee members will reflect on the day and engage in discussion with the audience.

Panel moderator: David N. Sundwall (Chair), Utah Department of Health

· Marcia Brand, Health Resources and Services Administration

· Dan Derksen, University of New Mexico

· Len Finocchio, California HealthCare Foundation

· Shelly Gehshan, Pew Center on the States

· Beth Mertz, University of California, San Francisco

1:00 
ADJOURN – Lunch Available
 

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