Maine Oral Health Coalition

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.

Rural Health Roundtable Conference Rural Oral Health in a Changing Health Care Environment – Thursday, September 10 – Westford MA

Webinar with From the First Tooth Enhancing Your Patients Health: Providing Oral Health Care – Friday, September 13, 12:10-1:00pm

MDAC Quarterly Meeting – Friday, September 20, 9:00am-1:30pm – MCD Public Health, Augusta. 
Join us to learn about the pediatric oral health benefit and the ACA, discuss oral health policy priorities, network with colleagues and more.
Please RSVP to dianec@mcdph.org

Maine Dental Access Coalition All One Body: Creating Optimal Health Outcomes ~ A Symposium for Medical and Dental Health Providers – October 18, 2013 – Hermon ME