Seminar - 60 Minutes

From Minnesota to Vermont: Using the MN Experience to Shape the Evolution of Dental Therapy in VT

Presenter(s)

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  Sarah Wovcha, JD, MPH

  Executive Director
  Children's Dental Services
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  Eilidh Pederson, MPH

  Vice President
  Brattleboro Memorial Hospital
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  Cheyanne Warren, P.E., DDS, MS

This session will provide insight into the implementation of dental therapy in Minnesota, starting with the advent of dental therapy legislation and following the journey it has taken to reach its current successful utilization, including integrating new tools, such as telehealth. Additionally, this session will take a close look at Vermont’s successful legislation and the barriers it has faced and overcome since this legislation passed. Finally, the session will demonstrate the linkages and synergy between the Minnesota experience and the development of dental therapy in Vermont.

 

Learning Objectives:

• Demonstrate the impact on access to care of Minnesota’s dental therapy model, including current advances in dental therapy related to telehealth.
• Demonstrate how the Minnesota experience is impacting an early adopter of dental therapy in Vermont.
• Formulate strategies based on the Minnesota and Vermont experiences that can be used to develop and further legislative efforts in other states.