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Texas Oral Health Coalition

TxOHC Minutes

December 17, 2020
November 19, 2020
October 3, 2020
October 2, 2020
July 1, 2020
May 27, 2020
April 16, 2020
February 22, 2020
January 28, 2020
December 12, 2019
October 18, 2019
September 14, 2019
June 26, 2019
April 5, 2019
March 8, 2019, Special Meeting
February 9, 2019
December 10, 2018
November 19, 2018

October 19, 2018
October 12, 2018
September 14, 2018
August 10, 2018
July 13, 2018
June 8, 2018
May 11, 2018
April 13, 2018
March 9, 2018
February 20, 2018
January 19-20, 2018
December 13, 2017
November 10, 2017, Annual Meeting
October 11, 2017
August 16, 2017
June 10, 2017
April 5, 2017
February 8, 2017
January 12, 2017
November 5, 2016 Post-Summit BOD
November 4, 2016
November 3, 2016 Pre-Summit BOD
October 6, 2016
August 11, 2016
June 9, 2016

April 7, 2016
February 26, 2016
January 22, 2016
December 4, 2015
November-7, 2015-Post-Summit-BOD
November 5, 2015-Pre-Summit BOD
August 13, 2015
June 8, 2015
April 2, 2015
January 30, 2015
December 5, 2014
November 8, 2014-Post-Summit BOD
November 7, 2014 Annual Meeting
November 23, 2013 Post-Summit Meeting
November 21, 2013 Pre-Summit Meeting
November 1, 2013
October 4, 2013
August 23, 2013
July 12, 2013
May 17, 2013
April 26, 2013
February 1, 2013
January 18, 2013
December 28, 2012
November 30, 2012 Post-Summit Meeting
November 30, 2012-Annual Meeting
November 19, 2012
October 29, 2012
August 28, 2012
August 20, 2012
August 7, 2012
July 13, 2012
June 15, 2012
March 23, 2012
March 19, 2012
December 3, 2011 Post-Summit
December 3, 2011-Annual Meeting
August 26, 2011
February 18, 2011
December 3, 2010
October 8, 2010
June 11, 2010


TxOHC E-briefs

The most recent issue of the TxOHC e-brief may be found here.  

All past e-briefs may be found in the e-brief archive.

Conference Presentations

2020 Texas Oral Health Conference

 Conference Presentation Videos

2019 Texas Oral Health Conference

2019 Program

Christine Demopoulos, DDS, MPH – Promoting HPV Vaccine: An Opportunity for Medical Dental Collaboration
Wendy Woodall, DDS, MAGD – Hunt School of Dental Medicine, Texas Tech University, Health Sciences Center, El Paso
Debra Duquette, MS, CGC – Implementation of Public Health Genomics and Applications to Oral Health
Andrea Palmer, MD, FACOGOral Health During Pregnancy
Pallavi Parashar, BDS, DDS, FRCD(C) – HPV and Oral Disease


TxOHC 2018 Annual Meeting

Sean Boynes, DMD, MS, Integration, Oral Health, and Interprofessional Practice

Ankit Sanghavi, BDS, MPH, “Hospital Utilization for Dental Conditions in Texas”
Texas Health Institute Full Report

2018 Texas Oral Health Conference

2018 conference presentations may be found by date here.


2017 Texas Oral Health Summit
Building Healthy Communities Together

2017 Summit Program

November 9, 2017 Oral Health Integration Symposium

  • Translating Collaborations into Actions – Ankit Sanghavi, BDS, MPH
  • Integration of Oral Systemic Health into Academia and Interprofessional Education – Christina Murphey, RN, PhD
  • Integrating Dental and Medical Care at a Federally Qualified Health Center – Heather Dent, DDS
  • Collaborative Preventive Community Based Care – David F. Fray, DDS, MBA
  • School-based Health Program’s (SBHP): One Size Does Not Fit All!(Please click on speakers name for individual presentations) Teresita Ladrillo, DMD, MPH; Tonya Fuqua, DDS; Magda De la Torre, RDH, MPH; Shailee Gupta, DDS; Nancy Blinn, RDH

November 10, 2017 Oral Health: State of the State Symposium

November 11, 2017 Minimally Invasive Dentistry Symposium


2015 Texas Oral Health Summit
“Strengthening the Network”

Patricia Braun, MD, MPH
Sherdeana Owens, DDS, MPH
Teresita Ladrillo, DMD, MPH
Maternal and Child Symposium”
“Cavity Free at Three and Beyond”

Patty Digangi, RDH, BS
“Oral Health Risk Factor Management”
“Riding the Wave of the Silver Tsunami”

Charles Whitney, MD
“3rd Era Health Dentistry”

Judith Haber, PhD, APRN, BC, FAAN
“Putting the Mouth Back into the Head: HEENT to HEENOT”

Maureen Harrington, MPH
“Increasing Access Through a Virtual Dental Home”

Charles Whitney, MD
Patti Digangi, RDH, BS
“Create an Oral Systemic Center of Excellence”

Kimberly Krust Bray, RDH, mS
“Brief Motivational Interviewing: Achieving Sustainable Behavior Change to Improve Health”

Claudia Serna, PhD, MPH, RDH, BDS
“Use of Social Media Platforms to Build Broader Networks and Enhance the Public’s Oral Health”

Patti Digangi, RDH, BS
“Tides of Change: How Electronic Health Records Will Impact You Now”


2014 Texas Oral Health Summit
Interprofessional Collaboration for Collective Impact

2014 Summit Program
Annual Meeting Power Point

Gilda Garcia, Ph.D
“Diversity and Disparities: the Big IDEA in Oral Health” Handout

Gary Badger, DDS, MS
Pediatric Cardiology and Dentistry = Peanut Butter and Jelly!

Jessica Haskins, Pharm.D.
Pharmacist’s Role in Collaborative Perinatal Care

Karen Novak, DDS, MS, Ph.D
Oral-Systemic Links: Gestational Diabetes Mellitus, Periodontitis and Maternal/Fetal Outcomes

It Takes a Community
Facilitated by:
Sarah Dirks, DDS

Sponsored by: Geriatric Dental Group of South Texas
Sarah Dirks, DDS – Healthcare Quality Movement & Geriatric Dentistry
Tracy Zerkle – Who’s Brushing Mom’s Teeth When She Can’t (or Won’t)?
Ginny Brown – Care Enough!

Esteban López, MD, MBA
Understanding the Impact of Health Care Reform
Sponsored by: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas

Kila Johnson, DDS
Pregnancy: The Teachable Moment Implementing an Effective Prenatal Oral Health Program

Johanna DeYoung, BSN, DDS, MPH
A Collaborative School-linked Primary Prevention Initiative – Project Saving Smiles

Joshua Austin, DDS
Oral Implications and Prevention Strategies for Older Adults
Sponsored by: Colgate

Jessica Haskins, Pharm.D.
Appropriate Medication use in Elderly and Frail Elderly

Donna Morris, RDH, M.Ed.
Community Resources for the Elderly: It Really Takes a Village!

Brian Souza, MSW
Managing Director,
The DentaQuest Foundation
“Creating the Network for Collective Impact”
Sponsored by: DentaQuest

Oral Health: State of the State
HHSC OIG Chief Dental Director, Linda Altenhoff, DDS
DSHS State Public Health Dental Director, Vy Nguyen, DDS, MPH
State Fluoridation Engineer, Angela Kennedy, PE
Texas Primary Care Office, Connie Berry
Texas Association of Community Health Centers,

Davelyn Eaves Hood, MD,
Medical Director of Clinical Affairs
Russell W. Reddell, DDS, MBA
Former Director of Department on Aging and Disability State Supported Living Centers

Promoting Oral Health for Children Living in Texas through School-Based Programs,
Symposium

David Cappelli, DMD, MPH, Ph.D facilitator
Panel Discussion
Patrice Kistenmacher, DDS
Sharon Fulcher-Estes, MA, LPC
Vy Nguyen, DDS, MPH
Johanna DeYoung, BSN, DDS, MPH
Jennifer Bankler, DDS

Tam Van, DDS
Relatively New Medical Considerations for Dental Patient Management

David V. Flores, PhD, LMSW, MPH, CPH
Cultural Aspects of Dealing with Alzheimer’s Disease

Donna Morris, RDH, M.Ed. facilitator
Panel Discussion
A Case for Interprofessional Collaboration if Ever There Was One!


Texas Oral Health Summit 2013
November 22-23, 2013
“MAKE THE CONNECTION: Linking Interprofessionals Together to Achieve Optimal Health”

Summit 2013 Program

(Power Point Presentations and Handouts)

Oral Medicine in HIV/AIDS: Case Histories in the Immunocompromised Patient
Mark Nichols, DDS

Waste Fraud & Abuse: Regarding Medicaid, Solicitation & Marketing, and Scope of Practice
Joy Sparks, JD & Linda M. Altenhoff, DDS

HHSC’s Incurred Medical Expense Process and Procedures Ensuring Medicaid Recipients in Nursing Facilities Receive Medically Necessary Dental Care
Janice Quertermous

DentaQuest 101: Best Practices for Medicaid and CHIP Providers
Monica Anderson, DDS & Brenda Walker
Sponsored by: DentaQuest

Improving Access: The Role of Education in Children’s Oral Health
Sherdeana Owens, DDS, MPA

Provider Education for the Texas Medicaid and CHIP Dental Programs
Carlos O. Garcia, DDS & Ernest Garcia
Sponsored by: MCNA

Total Health Focused Enhanced Assessment
Jonathan A. Bregman, DDS, FAGD
Sponsored by: OralDNA, Perio Protect, and OralID

Motivational interviewing: Patient Education/Motivation
Erin M. Espinosa, PhD

Evolving Patient Care: The Pharmacist’s Role
Jessica Haskins, Pharm.D.

How to Market Your Practice in the 21st Century
Gaby Piazza
Sponsored by: Likeable Dentist

Evaluation of the Integrated Dental Medicine Care Model
Sean G. Boynes, DMD, MS
Sponsored by: Cetylite

Future of Dentistry is Now
Jonathan A. Bregman, DDS, FAGD
Sponsored by: OralDNA, Perio Protect, and OralID

Oral Health 2014: Advancing Local Leaders for National Impact
Karlene Ketola, MHSA CAE, Maureen Kirkwood, and Mathew Bond


Texas Oral Health Coalition Summit
November 30, 2012
“Access with Success”

Highlights of Oral Health Summit 2012
(Power Point Presentations and Handouts)

Dental Compliance
Duane Tinker, CEO
Dental Compliance Specialists

Virtual Dental Home Handout
Overcoming Obstacles Order Form
Paul Glassman, DDS, MA, MBA

The Nuts and Bolts of Remote Preventive and Comprehensive Dental Care Handout
Plenary Session


Texas Oral Health Summit Dec 2-3, 2011
“Promoting Total Health through Oral Health”
(PowerPoint presentations)

Integrating Oral Health Into Pediatric Primary Care (Prevention and Assessment)
Any use of information from the above presentation regarding a pilot project referred to by Dr. Alison Days is expressly forbidden without the prior permission from the presentation’s author and the Texas Tech Health Science Center.

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


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

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