The Cross-Federal Initiative: Expanding Oral Health Access for Older Adults

First webinar in a two-part series:

Older Adults and Oral Health: Inspiring Community-Based Partnerships for Healthy Mouths

Goal: To describe the oral health status of older adults in the U.S., provide useful resources and highlight two innovative community approaches to improving oral health access for older adults.

Date:   Wednesday, May 15, 2013        Time:  3:00 – 4:30 pm EST

Moderator:  Sabrina Matoff-Stepp, Ph.D., Director, Office of Women’s Health, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)

Speakers:

·        RADM William Bailey, USPHS Chief Dental Officer, and Acting Director, Division of Oral Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

·        CAPT Angel Rodriguez-Espada, Chief Dental Officer, Bureau of Primary Health Care, HRSA

·        Laura Lawrence, Director, Office of Nutrition and Health Promotion Programs, Administration on Aging, Administration for Community Living

·        Omar L.Ghoneim, DDS, Corporate Dental Director, Harbor Health Services Inc.

·        Donna Bileto, MA, CIRS-A, Community Service Specialist, Northwestern Illinois Area Agency on Aging; Betty Hillier, LNHA, RCAL, CCNC-C, Assistant Administrator, Presence Saint Anne Center; Cate Osterholz, Assistant Administrator, Presence Cor Mariae Center; andBecky Cook Kendall, Executive Director, Rockford Health Council

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