(EV03) Evening Session: The Essentialism of Oral Health: How Dentistry Fits in to an Evolving Healthcare Landscape

Friday, October 16, 2020

5:30 PM – 6:00 PM Central

CE Hours: 0.5

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Audience: D,S,T,G

We all agree you cannot be healthy without a healthy mouth and that dental care is essential healthcare. But what does ‘essential’ really mean? Is oral health really considered essential in state and federal health policy? Given that U.S. health care reform will continue to be a major political issue going forward, there are important issues and opportunities for the dental care community to address. Hear how the ADA is proactively approaching this issue of oral health being essential.

Learning Objectives:

Discuss the implications to dental team members when oral health is considered essential under federal and state health policy
Understand the current and future landscape for dental insurance under private plans, Medicaid, and Medicare
Review the newest research linking oral and systemic health, including as it relates to health outcomes and health care costs

Moderator(s)

Marko Vujicic, PhD

Chief Economist
ADA Health Policy Institute
Chicago, Illinois, United States

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Panelist(s)

Natalia Chalmers, DDS, MHSc, PhD

Dental Officer - Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services

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Darwin Hayes, DDS

State Dental Director, New Jersey Department of Health

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Lisa Simon, MD, DMD

Fellow in Oral Health and Medicine Integration
Harvard School of Dental Medicine

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Jessica Stilley Mallah, DDS

Diplomate to the American Board of Periodontology
Periodontal Health Center

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