Expanding Oral Healthcare for America’s Seniors

• Welcome, Goals and Dedication
  Michael Alfano, President, Santa Fe Group
• Greetings
  Carol Summerhays, President, American Dental Association
• Perspective
  Lynn Mouden, Chief Dental Officer, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
• Keynote Address
  Terry Fulmer, President, John A. Hartford Foundation
• Senior Oral Healthcare: The Need
  • Moderators: Claude Earl Fox and Dushanka Kleinman
  • Inequities in Oral Health for America’s Seniors – Judith Jones
  • Access to Oral Care and the Impact of Retirement – Richard Manski
  • Chairside Collision: Oral and Systemic Health, Impact at the Patient Level – Elisa M. Chávez
• Senior Oral Healthcare: The Value Proposition
  • Moderators: Stephen N. Abel and Raul Garcia
  • Oral Conditions and Systemic Health – Ira Lamster
  • Oral Health and Quality of Life – Jed Jacobsen
  • Oral Health and Medical Care Costs and Utilization – Marko Vujicic
• Senior Oral Healthcare: The Benefit
  • Moderators: Nicholas G. Mosca, and Steven W. Kess
  • Political History of Medicare: Lessons for Benefits Development – Jonathan Oberlander
  • Report of the SFG/OHA Benefits Analysis Committee – Judith Jones
  • How Can We Optimize the Benefit Options? – Jeff Chaffin
• Senior Oral Healthcare: The Consumer
  • Moderators: Beth Truett and Fotinos S. Panagakos
  • What Are Consumer Attitudes and Behaviors on Oral Heathcare? – Peter Mitchell
• Group Discussions and Deliberations
  • Moderators: Claude Earl Fox and Raul Garcia
  • Meeting Summary and Next Steps - Michael Alfano

National oral health leaders and advocates speak about the current and future policy, practice and funding opportunities to expand Medicare benefits to include oral health care for America’s seniors.

• Oral Health and Older Americans: A Santa Fe Group White Paper
• Guest Editorial, Journal of the American Dental Association, May 2017
• Salon Summary: Expanding Oral Healthcare Access for America's Seniors