Seminar - 90 Minutes

Strategies for Achieving Oral Health Equity

Presenter(s)

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  Katya Mauritson, DMD

  State Dental Director
  Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
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  Steve Holloway, MPH

  Primary Care Office Director
  Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
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  Megan Wilson, MS

  Director of Programs
  Delta Dental of Colorado Foundation

The Programs Director of Delta Dental of Colorado Foundation, the Colorado Primary Care Office Director and the state Dental Director will discuss strategies focused on oral health equity. Topics of discussion will range from community-based oral health advocacy by disadvantaged communities; oral health interventions within both the public health and clinical safety net; strategies to recruit, retain and develop a diverse workforce prepared to create a “no wrong door to health” safety net.

The speakers will address key strategies, partnerships and challenges to achieve oral health equity in Colorado. Additionally, there will be a focus on innovative approaches to implementation of Colorado’s dental practice act; understanding and acting on health and workforce data; and seizing opportunities to increase interprofessional approaches to supporting disadvantaged communities’ oral health.

Learning Objectives:

• Describe Colorado's strategies to increase community-based capacity to advocate for and implement oral health interventions.
• Describe Colorado’s approaches to increase a culturally diverse and appropriate clinical and public health workforce.
• Demonstrate Colorado’s approach to data sets and new strategies to identify needs within sub-populations.