9:50-11:30

CURRENT ORAL HEALTH NEEDS AND THE STATUS OF ACCESS TO CARE

Panel moderator: Shelly Gehshan, Pew Center on the States

• Early Life Cycle:

Shelly Gehshan, Pew Center on the States

• Older Adults and Disabled Persons:

Michael J. Helgeson, Apple Tree Dental

• Rural Populations:

Diane Brunson, University of Colorado, School of Dental Medicine

• Indian Health Service:

Patrick Blahut, Indian Health Service, Division of Oral Health

• African American Populations:

Hazel J. Harper, National Dental Association

• Hispanic Populations:

Francisco Ramos-Gomez, UCLA, School of Dentistry

11:30-12:00

BREAK

12:00-2:30

CURRENT DEMOGRAPHICS AND FUTURE TRENDS OF THE ORAL HEALTH WORKFORCE

12:00-1:00

The Dental Workforce

Panel moderator: Elizabeth Mertz, Center for the Health Professions, UCSF

• Dentists:

Richard W. Valachovic, American Dental Education Association

• Dental Hygienists:

Ann Battrell, American Dental Hygienists’ Association

• Dental Assistants:

Cathy J. Roberts, American Dental Assistants Association

1:00-2:30

The Non-Dental Health Care Workforce

Panel moderator: Daniel Derksen, University of New Mexico

• Integration with Non-Dental Health Care Providers:

Irene V. Hilton, San Francisco Department of Public Health

• Medicine—Pediatrics and Family Medicine: