The Arizona Oral Health Coalition and the Arizona Public Health Association are thrilled to announce our upcoming Spring 2019 Summit.
From Ideas to Action:
Addressing Arizona Children's Oral Health Disparities
April 30, 2019 7:30am-5:00pm
Desert Willow Conference Center
4340 E Cotton Center Blvd,
Phoenix, AZ 85040
7:30 – 8:30 AM Registration/Breakfast/Networking Opportunity
8:30 – 9:00 AM Welcome and Introductions
9:00 – 9:30 AM The Lay of the Land: Children’s Oral Health Disparities in Arizona
9:30 – 10:30 AM Keynote Address
10:30 – 10:45 AM Networking and Coffee Break
10:45 – 12:30 PM Morning Breakout Sessions*
Integrating Care to Improve Children’s Oral Health Outcomes
Breakout Room #1- Integrating Pediatric and Oral Health Care in the Primary Care Setting
Breakout Room #2- Dental Therapy and other Initiatives to Improve Oral Health among Tribal Members
Breakout Room #3- Community & School Based Interventions and Best Practices
12:30 – 1:15 PM Lunch
1:15 – 3:00 PM: Afternoon Breakout Sessions*
Oral Health Policy Health Innovations to Improve Outcomes
Breakout #1- Public Policy and Practice Strategies to Improve Perinatal Oral Health
Breakout #2- What is Teledentistry & How Can it Help?
Breakout #3- Using Value Based Payments to Increase Utilization among Pediatric Medicaid Members
Breakout #4- Engaging Oral Health Providers in Vaccinating Teens for HPV
3:00-3:15 PM Networking Break
3:15-4:45 PM Decision-maker Panel Discussion
Join us with all the attendees in the main ballroom for a discussion with our Panel of Decision-makers from Managed Care Organizations, First Things First, Oral Health Coordination Organizations and the Indian Health Service who will be discuss and be available for questions about:
• Policy interventions to improve pediatric utilization;
• Plans to use Community Health Workers and Representatives in efforts to boost utilization;
• The future of Teledentistry;
• Ideas for improving oral health care for pregnant women; and
• Thoughts about using value-based payments to improve oral healthcare.
4:45pm-5:00 PM Close
*Sessions repeat to allow attendees to visit multiple panels