Power Point
Presentations from
December 2011 Coalition Meeting
Integrating Oral Health Into Pediatric Primary Care (Prevention and Assessment)
Alison Days, MD, Pediatrician
Texas Tech University Health Science Center – El Paso
Data Exchange in Healthcare Communities
Michael Stearns, MD, CPC, CFPC
And President and CEO, e-MDs, Inc.
and Nora Belcher, Executive Director Texas e-Health Alliance
How Microbiology Can Save Teeth and Lives
Jennifer Seider, RDH
Vice President Hain Diagnostics North American Division
Understanding the Challenges of Providing Oral Health in the Long Term Care Setting
Maria Wellisch, RN, BBA, LNFA
UTHSCSA Nurse Advisory Council, Executive Director of the Elizabeth McGown Training Institute and mmLearn.org and
Vice President of Corporate and Community Education at Morningside Ministries
Oral Care for Residents in Long Term Care Facilities in Texas:
Overcoming Common Barriers to Oral Care
Sarah Dirks, DDS
Geriatric Dental Group of South Texas
Overcoming Medical Barriers to Oral Care
Alicia Galvan, BS, DDS, FAAHD
Geriatric Dental Group of South Texas
Overcoming Financial Barriers to Oral Care
Lynn Nolf Estrada, Administrator
Geriatric Dental Group of South Texas
2007 Texas Oral Health Summit October 18-19, 2007
(PowerPoint presentations)
The Importance of the Dental Home for Children
Paul Casamassimo, DDS, MS
Ohio State University Children's Hospital
Challenges for Geriatric and Special Needs Patients
Kishor Ketty, DDS
UT Houston
Safety Net for Adult Patients
Patricia Skur, DDS
TAMHSC
Implementing Change in Oral Health Policy
Stephen Beestra, DDS, MS
Arkansas Children's Hospital
Update from the Texas Department of State Health Services
Linda Altenhoff, DDS
The Lap Exam
Paul Casamassimo, DDS, MS
Call to Action
Gilbert Handal, MD
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso
2006 Texas Oral Health Summit For Healthy Beginnings
November 17, 2006 (PowerPoint presentations)
Code Red: The Critical Condition of Health Care in Texas
George B. Hernandez
President/CEO, University Health System
Dental Early Intervention in North Carolina
Rebecca King, DDS, MPH
Chief, Oral Health Section
NC Division of Public Health, DHHS
Head Start Region VI: Building Partnerships in Texas for Oral Health Promotion, Disease Prevention and Early Intervention
Kathy Geurink , Region VI Head Start Oral Health Consultant
Texas Health Steps (THSteps) Dental and DSHS Oral Health Program (OHP)
Linda M. Altenhoff, DDS
Oral Health Program, Texas Department of State Health Services
Minutes of Coalition meetings
2006 Texas Oral Health Summit For Healthy Beginnings
November 17, 2006 (PowerPoint presentations)
Code Red: The Critical Condition of Health Care in Texas
George B. Hernandez
President/CEO, University Health System
Dental Early Intervention in North Carolina
Rebecca King, DDS, MPH
Chief, Oral Health Section
NC Division of Public Health, DHHS
Head Start Region VI: Building Partnerships in Texas for Oral Health Promotion, Disease Prevention and Early Intervention
Kathy Geurink , Region VI Head Start Oral Health Consultant
Texas Health Steps (THSteps) Dental and DSHS Oral Health Program (OHP)
Linda M. Altenhoff, DDS
Oral Health Program, Texas Department of State Health Services