2020 Oral Health Awareness Forum
Conducted by the
Oklahoma Oral Health Coalition
in cooperation with
Delta Dental of Oklahoma Foundation
Friday, August 21, 2020
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Contact OOHC officers for more details:
Chair
Marsha Beatty, BS, MPH
Asst. Professor of Research
OU College of Dentistry
405-271-4919 ext. 46238
marsha-beatty@ouhsc.edu
Vice Chair
Julie Seward, RDH, MEd
Public Health Specialist
Southern Plains Tribal Health Board
405-339-7225
jseward@spthb.org
Secretary
Terrisa Singleton, BSBA, MHHSA
Director
Delta Dentla of Oklahoma Foundation
405-607-4772
tsingleton@deltadentalok.org
The 2020 Oral Health Awareness Forum has been rescheduled for Friday, August 21, 2020, at the Oklahoma History Center.
Forum registration will open in July.
If you registered for the Forum originally scheduled for March, you will receive email updates as plans develop. You will need to re-register for the August Forum.
When compared to the nation’s performance on 13 key oral health indicators, Oklahoma scores a D.
Why? What are the barriers to oral wellness in Oklahoma and how can we overcome them?
These questions and more will be explored at the 2020 Oklahoma Oral Health Awareness Forum. This statewide event brings together dental, medical and public health professionals, oral health safety net organizations, policymakers, funders and other individuals invested in the health of Oklahomans.
The Forum will feature:
The Forum is offered free of charge to attendees,
but pre-registration is required and seating is limited.
REGISTRATION WILL OPEN IN JULY 2020
Attendees will break out into discussion groups to examine the access to dental care challenges faced by various populations, and to begin exploring potential solutions for those challenges. Upon registration, attendees will choose one of the following discussion groups:
The following topics will be discussed in each group: