Oral Health America’s Medical Dental Dialogues provide a platform for medical and dental health professionals to share knowledge and treatment protocols for systemic diseases related to diseases of the mouth. “In our practices, we know that the oral systemic link is important, and yet we have limited ability to communicate with patients about it,” said Tony Stefanou, DMD, Associate Director of External Relations, Oral Health America. “Compounding that challenge is that there is minimal collaboration between medical and dental professionals. We are particularly excited about bringing our health care communities together to work towards a future where patient care is co-managed by care providers in clinical and office settings.” Medical Dental Dialogues is co-sponsored with the New York Academy of Sciences (NYAS) and leading academic medical and dental institutions. The program targets health care professionals in private practice, academia, research and public policy by focusing on critical issues requiring a multi-disciplinary approach. This year’s focus will be Diabetes. “We believe that the integration of medical and dental care will improve patient outcomes and the quality of health care delivery services,” said Mary Lee Conicella, DMD, Chief Dental Officer at Aetna, which has provided support for the program since its inception. “Getting physicians to the table with dentists to discuss the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of oral and systemic disease is a first step towards disease co-management.” To reach to the broadest audience possible Medical Dental Dialogues begins with a live Symposium and is distributed through multiple media to professionals and the public. Thanks to a grant from DentaQuest Foundation, eBriefings from OHA’s 2009 Medical Dental Dialogue, Collaborative Health Care for Older Adults, are now online at the New York Academy of Sciences web site. To access the multimedia presentations of speakers’ slides and audio, visit http://www.nyas.org/collaborative. Medical Dental Dialogues was formerly commissioned by the National Periodontal Disease Coalition, co-sponsored by NYAS and Columbia University. For more information, or to be added to the mailing list for our Medical Dental Dialogues, email Amanda Ciatti, amanda@ oralhealthamerica.org, or call (312) 836-9900. ORAL HEALTH AMERICA BRINGING HEALTHY MOUTHS TO LIFE SPRING 2010 Focus on Medical Dental Dialogues “The DentaQuest Foundation and OHA share the common goal of developing a professional model that encourages medical and dental professionals to work together in providing preventive oral health care to underserved populations.” -Ralph Fucillo, President, DentaQuest Foundation oralhealthamerica.org
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Oral Health America’s Medical Dental
Dialogues provide a platform for
medical and dental health professionals
to share knowledge and treatment
protocols for systemic diseases related
to diseases of the mouth.
“In our practices, we know that the oral
systemic link is important, and yet we have
limited ability to communicate with patients
about it,” said Tony Stefanou, DMD, Associate
Director of External Relations, Oral Health
America. “Compounding that challenge is
that there is minimal collaboration between
medical and dental professionals. We are
particularly excited about bringing our health
care communities together to work towards a
future where patient care is co-managed by care
providers in clinical and office settings.”
Medical Dental Dialogues is co-sponsored with
the New York Academy of Sciences (NYAS)
and leading academic medical and dental
institutions. The program targets health care
professionals in private practice, academia,
research and public policy by focusing on
critical issues requiring a multi-disciplinary
approach. This year’s focus will be Diabetes.
“We believe that the integration of medical and
dental care will improve patient outcomes and
the quality of health care delivery services,” said
Mary Lee Conicella, DMD, Chief Dental Officer
at Aetna, which has provided support for the
program since its inception. “Getting physicians
to the table with dentists to discuss the
prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of oral and
systemic disease is a first step towards disease
co-management.”
To reach to the broadest audience possible
Medical Dental Dialogues begins with a live
Symposium and is distributed through multiple
media to professionals and the public. Thanks
to a grant from DentaQuest Foundation,
eBriefings from OHA’s 2009 Medical Dental
Dialogue, Collaborative Health Care for Older
Adults, are now online at the New York Academy
of Sciences web site. To access the multimedia
presentations of speakers’ slides and audio,
visit http://www.nyas.org/collaborative.
Medical Dental Dialogues was formerly commissioned by the National Periodontal Disease Coalition, co-sponsored by NYAS and Columbia University.
For more information, or to be added to the mailing list for our Medical Dental Dialogues, email Amanda Ciatti, [email protected], or call (312) 836-9900.
ORAL HEALTH AMERICABRINGING HEALTHY MOUTHS TO LIFE
SPRING 2010
Focus on Medical Dental Dialogues
“The DentaQuest Foundation and OHA share the common goal of developing a professional model that encourages medical and dental professionals to work together in providing preventive oral health care to underserved populations.”
-Ralph Fucillo, President, DentaQuest Foundation
oralhealthamerica.org
FROM OUR SUPPORTERS
Oral Health America is a registered 501c3 nonprofit organization.
Your gift is tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law.
donate today at
www.ORALHEALTHAMERICA.ORg
410 North Michigan Ave. Ste. 352Chicago, Illinois 60611-42111
RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED
bRIngIng HEALTHy MOuTHs TO LIfE spRIng nEwsLETTER dONATE NOw AT www.ORALHEALTHAMERIcA.ORG
“Institutions of higher learning must constantly evolve to meet the demands of an ever-changing global community. The support of Oral Health America enables the University to sponsor programs and initiatives that help infuse the world with new ideas and innovative scholarship. Our reputation as a premier international research institution is enhanced by your generosity, and I thank Oral Health America for being an active partner in our success.”
- John Sexton, President, New York University
“DENTSPLY recognizes that not every person is able to visit a dental office and receive the dental care that they need. Partnering with the OHA Healthy Mouths for Healthy Lives campaign offers an opportunity for DENTSPLY to share our resources with an organization that truly makes a difference and improves oral health across America.
Linda Niessen, DMD, Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer, DENTSPLY
New York University College ofDentistry at health fair in lower Manhattan
NONPROFIT U.S.POSTAGE
PAID CHICAGO, IL
PERMIT NO. 7228
Dr. Richard Meckstroth, OHA’s SAA partner in West Virginia, was recently chosen by OHA’s Board of Directors as the first recipient of the Robert J. Klaus Distinguished Achievement Award.
“Our Smiles Across America West Virginia partners have reported it is very rewarding to offer the exams, prophys and sealants to families who brought their children for emergent needs. This program has helped to establish a
true dental home not only for the child but for the family”
– Dr. Richard Meckstroth, Chairman of the Department of Dental Practice and Rural Health at West Virginia University School of Dentistry
sMILEs ACROss AMERICA® IMpACT
OHA HOnORs DEAMOnTE DRIvER DEnTAL pROjECT wITH sAA gRAnT
oralhealthamerica.org
Oral Health America 410 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 352 | chicago, IL 60611
T: (312) 836-9900 | F: (312) 836-9986
Support oHA
oHA fActS
enews Sign up for OHA’s monthly eNewsletter at ORALHEATHAMERICA.ORG
facebookBecome a part of our Facebook community on-line and encourage your friends to
become OHA “fans” too!
TwitterFollow OHA’s updates on Twitter @Smile4Health
LinkedInAdd Oral Health America to your
professional connections
united wayDesignate your United Way contribution to OHA
Donate Online Visit ORALHEATHAMERICA.ORG and donate today!
Oral Heath America is a non-profit organization founded in 1955 and located in Chicago. Our mission is to change lives by connecting communities with resources to increase access to care, education, and advocacy for all Americans, especially those most vulnerable.
• ACCess: OHA affords oral disease prevention and oral health promotion for Americans of all ages through funding, technical assistance, donated dental product, and by facilitating public-private partnerships.
• eDuCAtiOn: OHA’s messages to the American public center around self care, regular dental visits, tobacco cessation and healthy food choices, and routinely reach over 170 million people nationwide.
• ADvOCACy: OHA encourages policies that create oral health equity for over 100 million Americans without dental insurance, and those who are unable to obtain
dental care.
Oral Health America welcomes the following new members to its Board of Directors:
Steve Pollock, JD, President, DentaQuest
Robert Walker, Vice President and General Manger, OralDNA Labs, a Quest Diagnostics Company
Vickie Waitsman, Vice President- General Counsel, DentalEZ Group
...AnD nEw sTAff MEMbERs TOO!
Anthony (Tony) Stefanou, DMD, Associate Director, External Affairs
Amanda Ciatti, Manager, Program Research & Development
Sheila Cotter, Database Associate
Jennifer Gilbert, Communications Associate
The Robert T. Freeman Dental Society Foundation was the
recipient in February of a $20,000 grant from Oral Health
America (OHA) for the Deamonte Driver Dental Project
(DDDP), a school-based community oral health initiative in
Prince George’s County, MD. The grant is made possible
through a $1.5 million, three-year commitment from
Trident® gum to OHA’s Smiles Across America® program.
“Dental care is an essential part of appropriate medical
care,” said Senator Benjamin L. Cardin (D-MD) in a
statement about the award. “In 2007, 12-year-old
Deamonte Driver from Prince George’s County died from a
brain infection caused by a tooth abscess. The death of a
child from tooth decay is a national tragedy we must make
sure never happens again.”
“Because of the support from Oral Health America, the
Deamonte Driver Dental Project will ensure that children in
our community who are most vulnerable to dental disease
will receive the care they so desperately need,” said
Congressman Elijah Cummings (D-MD).”
Oral Health America’s 20th Annual Benefit & Gala held on February 24, 2010 at Chicago’s Historic Union Station raised over $400,000 for OHA’s programs that bring healthy mouths to life. This is the highest amount in the Gala’s 20-year history! The highlight of the event’s program was the debut of a video that illustrated the impact of OHA’s Smiles Across America® program. You can view this video on our website at www.oralhealthamerica.org.
sTAff & bOARD upDATEs
OHA’s 20TH AnnuAL gALADEAR fRIEnDs Of ORAL HEALTH AMERICA,
As Oral Health America implements Phase Two of our strategic plan, we thank partners
and colleagues whose ideas helped us to be in a new and energetic place in our history.
Our mission, focused on “connecting communities with resources” better reflects our
role in providing access, education and advocacy, especially for those who are most
vulnerable. OHA’s new logo signals our forward movement. The lively figure’s “starry”
mouth speaks to our lasting commitment to change lives by actively promoting the
link between “mouth health” and overall health through our five programs.
smiles Across America® will reach over 250,000 children in one out of every four
US states. The wisdom Tooth project will address a growing crisis among older
adults, with one-third of 65-74 year olds showing signs of untreated tooth decay!
nsTEp will reach out to youth through Little League Baseball to educate about the
dangers of smokeless and spit tobacco. Medical Dental Dialogues will promote
collaboration between medical and dental professionals in the treatment of type 2
diabetes. And the Campaign for Oral Health parity will engage the public to speak
up for oral health and rightly prioritize conditions of the mouth alongside other
serious medical conditions.
With gratitude for your continued support,
Please join oha’s efforts to imProve the oral health of the american Public.
OHA raised $1.8 million in 2009! 72 cents of every $1.00 went to OHA’s
programs. Thanks -- we couldn’t have
done it without you!
OHA kicks off our 2010 Annual Fund Campaign in April. Please help us to raise $2 Million to change the lives of vulnerable children, seniors and others
who need our energy and voice.
All gifts are needed and welcome; Oral
Health America is a registered 501c3
nonprofit organization. Your gift is tax
deductible to the fullest extent of the law.
donate today:
Please use the enclosed envelope or visit
www.ORALHEALTHAMERICA.ORg
Dr. Richard Meckstroth (upper left) with students at Special Olympics Special Smiles
Dr. Richard Meckstroth, OHA’s SAA partner in West Virginia, was recently chosen by OHA’s Board of Directors as the first recipient of the Robert J. Klaus Distinguished Achievement Award.
“Our Smiles Across America West Virginia partners have reported it is very rewarding to offer the exams, prophys and sealants to families who brought their children for emergent needs. This program has helped to establish a
true dental home not only for the child but for the family”
– Dr. Richard Meckstroth, Chairman of the Department of Dental Practice and Rural Health at West Virginia University School of Dentistry
sMILEs ACROss AMERICA® IMpACT
OHA HOnORs DEAMOnTE DRIvER DEnTAL pROjECT wITH sAA gRAnT
oralhealthamerica.org
Oral Health America 410 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 352 | chicago, IL 60611
T: (312) 836-9900 | F: (312) 836-9986
Support oHA
oHA fActS
enews Sign up for OHA’s monthly eNewsletter at ORALHEATHAMERICA.ORG
facebookBecome a part of our Facebook community on-line and encourage your friends to
become OHA “fans” too!
TwitterFollow OHA’s updates on Twitter @Smile4Health
LinkedInAdd Oral Health America to your
professional connections
united wayDesignate your United Way contribution to OHA
Donate Online Visit ORALHEATHAMERICA.ORG and donate today!
Oral Heath America is a non-profit organization founded in 1955 and located in Chicago. Our mission is to change lives by connecting communities with resources to increase access to care, education, and advocacy for all Americans, especially those most vulnerable.
• ACCess: OHA affords oral disease prevention and oral health promotion for Americans of all ages through funding, technical assistance, donated dental product, and by facilitating public-private partnerships.
• eDuCAtiOn: OHA’s messages to the American public center around self care, regular dental visits, tobacco cessation and healthy food choices, and routinely reach over 170 million people nationwide.
• ADvOCACy: OHA encourages policies that create oral health equity for over 100 million Americans without dental insurance, and those who are unable to obtain
dental care.
Oral Health America welcomes the following new members to its Board of Directors:
Steve Pollock, JD, President, DentaQuest
Robert Walker, Vice President and General Manger, OralDNA Labs, a Quest Diagnostics Company
Vickie Waitsman, Vice President- General Counsel, DentalEZ Group
...AnD nEw sTAff MEMbERs TOO!
Anthony (Tony) Stefanou, DMD, Associate Director, External Affairs
Amanda Ciatti, Manager, Program Research & Development
Sheila Cotter, Database Associate
Jennifer Gilbert, Communications Associate
The Robert T. Freeman Dental Society Foundation was the
recipient in February of a $20,000 grant from Oral Health
America (OHA) for the Deamonte Driver Dental Project
(DDDP), a school-based community oral health initiative in
Prince George’s County, MD. The grant is made possible
through a $1.5 million, three-year commitment from
Trident® gum to OHA’s Smiles Across America® program.
“Dental care is an essential part of appropriate medical
care,” said Senator Benjamin L. Cardin (D-MD) in a
statement about the award. “In 2007, 12-year-old
Deamonte Driver from Prince George’s County died from a
brain infection caused by a tooth abscess. The death of a
child from tooth decay is a national tragedy we must make
sure never happens again.”
“Because of the support from Oral Health America, the
Deamonte Driver Dental Project will ensure that children in
our community who are most vulnerable to dental disease
will receive the care they so desperately need,” said
Congressman Elijah Cummings (D-MD).”
Oral Health America’s 20th Annual Benefit & Gala held on February 24, 2010 at Chicago’s Historic Union Station raised over $400,000 for OHA’s programs that bring healthy mouths to life. This is the highest amount in the Gala’s 20-year history! The highlight of the event’s program was the debut of a video that illustrated the impact of OHA’s Smiles Across America® program. You can view this video on our website at www.oralhealthamerica.org.
sTAff & bOARD upDATEs
OHA’s 20TH AnnuAL gALADEAR fRIEnDs Of ORAL HEALTH AMERICA,
As Oral Health America implements Phase Two of our strategic plan, we thank partners
and colleagues whose ideas helped us to be in a new and energetic place in our history.
Our mission, focused on “connecting communities with resources” better reflects our
role in providing access, education and advocacy, especially for those who are most
vulnerable. OHA’s new logo signals our forward movement. The lively figure’s “starry”
mouth speaks to our lasting commitment to change lives by actively promoting the
link between “mouth health” and overall health through our five programs.
smiles Across America® will reach over 250,000 children in one out of every four
US states. The wisdom Tooth project will address a growing crisis among older
adults, with one-third of 65-74 year olds showing signs of untreated tooth decay!
nsTEp will reach out to youth through Little League Baseball to educate about the
dangers of smokeless and spit tobacco. Medical Dental Dialogues will promote
collaboration between medical and dental professionals in the treatment of type 2
diabetes. And the Campaign for Oral Health parity will engage the public to speak
up for oral health and rightly prioritize conditions of the mouth alongside other
serious medical conditions.
With gratitude for your continued support,
Please join oha’s efforts to imProve the oral health of the american Public.
OHA raised $1.8 million in 2009! 72 cents of every $1.00 went to OHA’s
programs. Thanks -- we couldn’t have
done it without you!
OHA kicks off our 2010 Annual Fund Campaign in April. Please help us to raise $2 Million to change the lives of vulnerable children, seniors and others
who need our energy and voice.
All gifts are needed and welcome; Oral
Health America is a registered 501c3
nonprofit organization. Your gift is tax
deductible to the fullest extent of the law.
donate today:
Please use the enclosed envelope or visit
www.ORALHEALTHAMERICA.ORg
Dr. Richard Meckstroth (upper left) with students at Special Olympics Special Smiles
Oral Health America’s Medical Dental
Dialogues provide a platform for
medical and dental health professionals
to share knowledge and treatment
protocols for systemic diseases related
to diseases of the mouth.
“In our practices, we know that the oral
systemic link is important, and yet we have
limited ability to communicate with patients
about it,” said Tony Stefanou, DMD, Associate
Director of External Relations, Oral Health
America. “Compounding that challenge is
that there is minimal collaboration between
medical and dental professionals. We are
particularly excited about bringing our health
care communities together to work towards a
future where patient care is co-managed by care
providers in clinical and office settings.”
Medical Dental Dialogues is co-sponsored with
the New York Academy of Sciences (NYAS)
and leading academic medical and dental
institutions. The program targets health care
professionals in private practice, academia,
research and public policy by focusing on
critical issues requiring a multi-disciplinary
approach. This year’s focus will be Diabetes.
“We believe that the integration of medical and
dental care will improve patient outcomes and
the quality of health care delivery services,” said
Mary Lee Conicella, DMD, Chief Dental Officer
at Aetna, which has provided support for the
program since its inception. “Getting physicians
to the table with dentists to discuss the
prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of oral and
systemic disease is a first step towards disease
co-management.”
To reach to the broadest audience possible
Medical Dental Dialogues begins with a live
Symposium and is distributed through multiple
media to professionals and the public. Thanks
to a grant from DentaQuest Foundation,
eBriefings from OHA’s 2009 Medical Dental
Dialogue, Collaborative Health Care for Older
Adults, are now online at the New York Academy
of Sciences web site. To access the multimedia
presentations of speakers’ slides and audio,
visit http://www.nyas.org/collaborative.
Medical Dental Dialogues was formerly commissioned by the National Periodontal Disease Coalition, co-sponsored by NYAS and Columbia University.
For more information, or to be added to the mailing list for our Medical Dental Dialogues, email Amanda Ciatti, [email protected], or call (312) 836-9900.
ORAL HEALTH AMERICABRINGING HEALTHY MOUTHS TO LIFE
SPRING 2010
Focus on Medical Dental Dialogues
“The DentaQuest Foundation and OHA share the common goal of developing a professional model that encourages medical and dental professionals to work together in providing preventive oral health care to underserved populations.”
-Ralph Fucillo, President, DentaQuest Foundation
oralhealthamerica.org
FROM OUR SUPPORTERS
Oral Health America is a registered 501c3 nonprofit organization.
Your gift is tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law.
donate today at
www.ORALHEALTHAMERICA.ORg
410 North Michigan Ave. Ste. 352Chicago, Illinois 60611-42111
RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED
bRIngIng HEALTHy MOuTHs TO LIfE spRIng nEwsLETTER dONATE NOw AT www.ORALHEALTHAMERIcA.ORG
“Institutions of higher learning must constantly evolve to meet the demands of an ever-changing global community. The support of Oral Health America enables the University to sponsor programs and initiatives that help infuse the world with new ideas and innovative scholarship. Our reputation as a premier international research institution is enhanced by your generosity, and I thank Oral Health America for being an active partner in our success.”
- John Sexton, President, New York University
“DENTSPLY recognizes that not every person is able to visit a dental office and receive the dental care that they need. Partnering with the OHA Healthy Mouths for Healthy Lives campaign offers an opportunity for DENTSPLY to share our resources with an organization that truly makes a difference and improves oral health across America.
Linda Niessen, DMD, Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer, DENTSPLY
New York University College ofDentistry at health fair in lower Manhattan
NONPROFIT U.S.POSTAGE
PAID CHICAGO, IL
PERMIT NO. 7228
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