Symposia & Meetings

June 2008 Symposium

Developing Comprehensive Oral Health Policy: Challenges and Opportunities for State Health Policymakers

A one-day symposium convened on Tuesday, June 17, 2008

As states are facing challenges in assuring access to oral health care, The Hilltop Institute sponsored its fifth day-long symposium to explore three major areas of policy innovation to improve access to and utilization of oral health care: integration of dental and medical service delivery; dental workforce issues; and health education and outreach strategies. The day was divided into four sessions and highlighted by a keynote address, a luncheon address, and concluding reflections. Over 130 policy makers, health services researchers, and health care practitioners from across the country participated in the event. For a summary of the day’s proceedings, click here.

Symposium Brochure

Speaker Biographies

Symposium Photos

Keynote Session: The Bridge from Oral Health to Total Health: Building a Policy Framework
Speaker: Commentator:	Burton Edelstein Cindy Mann

Session 1: The Bridge from Oral Health to Total Health: Policy Implications
Speakers: Moderator:	David Albert Kim Boggess Norman Tinanoff Anna Sommers	Presentation Presentation Presentation

Session 2: Approaches to Integrating Dental and Medical Service Delivery for Children
Speakers: Moderator:	Rebecca King Russell Maier Cynthia Woodcock	Presentation Presentation

Luncheon Presentation: Achieving Access and Quality in Dental Care
Speaker:	Sara Rosenbaum

Session 3: Increasing the Dental Workforce and Program Participation of Dental Providers
Speakers: Moderator:	Allen Finkelstein David Nash James Crall Michael Nolin	Presentation Presentation Presentation

Session 4: Engaging Consumers and Providers: Education to Improve Access to Dental Services
Speakers: Moderator:	Nicholas Mosca Brooks Woodward Mark Goldstein and Paul Westerberg David Idala	Presentation Presentation

Reflections
Conversant:	Jack Dillenberg