SELECTED EXPERTS
Dental Health:
Nurturing the Health Care System’s Neglected Stepchild
July 25, 2008
Speakers
Jack Bresch, American Dental Education Association .................................................... 202/289-7201
Burton Edelstein, Children’s Dental Health Project ....................................................... 202/833-8288
Harry Goodman, Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene ........................ 410/767-5942
William Prentice, American Dental Association............................................................. 202/789-5161
Analysts and Advocates
Joan Alker, Georgetown University .................................................................................. 202/784-4075
Michael Cannon, Cato Institute ..................................................................................... 202/789-5200
Tom Van Coverden, National Association of Community Health Centers .................... 301/347-0400
Caswell A. Evans, University of Illinois-Chicago College of Dentistry .............................. 312/413-7401
Shelley Gehshan, National Academy for State Health Policy ......................................... 202/903-2784
John Goodman, National Center for Policy Analysis ..................................................... 972/386-6272
Genevieve Kenney, The Urban Institute ....................................................................... 202/261-5568
Leighton Ku, The George Washington University ........................................................... 202/416-0479
Jessica Lee, UNC School of Dentistry ............................................................................. 919/843-3251
Barbara Lyons, Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured ............................... 202/347-5270
Cindy Mann, Georgetown University ............................................................................... 202/687-0883
Grace-Marie Turner, Galen Institute............................................................................. 703/299-8900
Edward O’Neil, UC-San Francisco Center for Health Professions .................................. 415/476-9486
Nina Owcharenko, The Heritage Foundation ................................................................ 202/546-4400
Edwin Park, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities ......................................................... 510/524-8033
Lee Partridge, National Partnership for Women and Families ........................................ 202/986-2600
Ron Pollack, Families USA........................................................................................... 202/628-3030
James Tallon, United Hospital Fund .............................................................................. 212/494-0700
Scott Tomar, University of Florida College of Dentistry................................................... 352/273-5968
William F. Vann, UNC School of Dentistry ................................................................... 919/966-2739
Jane Weintraub, UC-San Francisco School of Dentistry ................................................. 415/476-3033
Government and Related Groups
Jay Anderson, Health Resources and Services Administration ......................................... 301/594-4295
Roosevelt Bush, Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.......................... 410/767-1750
Timothy Iafolla, National Institutes of Health/NIDCR ............................................... 301/496-3169
William Maas, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention .............................................. 770/488-6054
Matt Salo, National Governors Association ..................................................................... 202/624-5336
Frank Solomon, National Association of State Medicaid Directors ........................ 202/682-0100x285
Stakeholders
Charles N. Bertolami, American Dental Education Association.................................... 202/289-7201
Nancy Gralla, Children’s Dental Health Project ............................................................. 202/833-8288
Megan Fitzpatrick, American Dental Hygienists’ Association ........................................ 312/440-8942
Wendy Nelson, American Academy of Pediatrics ........................................................... 847/434-7789
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Websites
Alliance for Health Reform ................................................................................... www.allhealth.org
American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry................................................................ www.aapd.org
American Academy of Pediatrics.................................................................................. www.aap.org
American Association of Public Health Dentistry ................................................. www.aaphd.prg
American Dental Association ........................................................................................www.ada.org
American Dental Education Association ...................................................................www.adea.org
American Dental Hygienists’ Association ................................................................. www.adha.org
American Public Health Association ......................................................................... www.apha.org
CDC Division of Oral Health ................................................................. www.cdc.gov/OralHealth
Children’s Dental Health Project................................................................................ www.cdhp.org
DHHS Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ........................................www.cms.hhs.gov
FamiliesUSA ....................................................................................................... www.familiesusa.org
Health Resources and Services Administration .........................................................www.hrsa.gov
Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured ................. www.kff.org/about/kcmu.cfm
MD Dept. of Health/Mental Hygiene Oral Health Office ..... www.fha.state.md.us/oralhealth
National Academy for State Health Policy ............................................................. www.nashp.org
National Association of State Medicaid Directors ................................................ www.nasmd.org
National Governors Association .................................................................................. www.nga.org
National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center.................. www.mchoralhealth.org
National Oral Health Surveillance System ..................................................... www.cdc.gov/nohss
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research ................................. www.nidcr.nih.gov
NIDCR/CDC Data Resource Center ............................................................................ drc.hhs.gov
The Commonwealth Fund ............................................................... www.commonwealthfund.org
The Galen Institute ...................................................................................................... www.galen.org
The Heritage Foundation .......................................................................................www.heritage.org
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation .................................................................... www.rwjf.org