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Extending Medicare Coverage for Preventive and Other Services
INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE COMMITTEE ON MEDICARE COVERAGE EXTENSIONS WORKSHOP ON MEDICALLY NECESSARY DENTAL CARE
May 19–20, 1999, Washington, D.C.
Agenda
Wednesday, May 19
9:00
Welcome, Introductions, Workshop Overview
Robert S.Lawrence, M.D., Committee Chair, Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health
Marilyn J.Field, Ph.D., Study Director, Institute of Medicine
Background and Logistics
Following each presentation there will be a discussion and comments by invited discussants, registered members of the audience, and the audience at large.
9:30
Remarks on Current Dental Care Issues
Current Coverage for Oral Health Care by Medicare Health Care Financing Administration
9:45
Dushanka V.Kleinman, D.D.S., M.Sc.D.
Deputy Director, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
Caswell Evans, D.D.S., M.P.H.
Executive Editor and Project Director, Surgeon General’s Report on Oral Health, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
Charles (Bud) Conklin, D.D.S.
Director, Carilion Dental Care, Roanoke, Virginia
Speaking for the Federation of Special Care Organizations in Dentistry
11:00
Review Issues of Defining “Medically Necessary Dental Care”
Alexander White, D.D.S., Dr.P.H., M.P.H., M.S., Lead Author, Commissioned Paper, Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research
1:00
Care for Lymphoma or Leukemia
James A.Lipton, D.D.S., Ph.D. National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
