Author: mohcweb

This years Oral Health Hero Event was well attended  as Coalition members and legislators celebrated the accomplishments of the Dental Home Initiative ( Dr John Willis, State Leader with  Bonnie Vaughan IDPH  & Project Coordinator, Bev Litchfield RDH, Donald Cassidy DMD, Head Start was represented by Janice Hatch, MaineCare by Luc Nya.). Kathryn Young LD and the Lincoln County CarePartners, Mary Repole RDH, and Senate President Justin Alfond.

2013 Oral Health Hero Pictures

Bev Litchfield and Dr John Willis

Mary Repole RDH and Commander Cathy Hollister

Senate President Justin Alfond and Kathryn Young LD

Dr Donald Cassidy, Dr Sheila Pinette, Bonnie Vaughan IPDH, Janice Hatch , Luc Nya

All One Body: Creating Optimal Health Outcomes

MOHC’s Annual Fall Conference, 2013 – “All One Body:  Creating Optimal Health Outcomes – A Symposium for Medical and Dental Health Providers,” was held at the Morgan Hill Event Center in Hermon, Maine, on Friday, October 18th from 8:00 am to 3:30 pm.

Conference proceedings & presentations

• Key note address by Dr John Luther
• Tools for Integration Panel
  • Health Literacy, Judith Feinstein
  • Health Literacy Resources- Reference List
  • Interprofessional Education, Dr Ron Chenette
• Medication Impact on Oral Health, Dr Richard Krebs
• Oral Health tools for the Non-Dental Provider, Dr Timothy Oh
• Overview of Smiles for Life, Dr Hugh Silk
• Clinical Manifestations of Oral Disease, Dr Jeffrey Doss

Maine Received an “A ” from the Pew Center on the States for it use of dental sealants. It was one of only 2 states to receive the maximum number of points. The Report Card is here , the full report is here, and a nice “infographic” illustrating the importance of sealants is here.