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The 2021 PA Oral Health Summit was held on November 11-12, 2021 at the Best Western Premier Hotel and Conference Center in Harrisburg, PA.

There were nearly 100 individuals in attendance for this two-day event, filled with educational presentations, small group discussion, networking opportunities and more.

This year’s agenda featured a lineup of two keynote addresses, a state of the state report, and twelve 15-minute presentations followed by small group discussions.

Presentations covered a range of topics including:

  • The PA Oral Health Plan 2020-2030
  • The status of oral health in PA
  • Oral health care for veterans
  • Community water fluoridation in PA
  • Integrating behavioral health into an oral health setting
  • The roles of managed care organizations and third-party administrators
  • Trauma-informed care in dentistry
  • Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) related oropharyngeal cancer
  • Treating patients with special health care needs
  • Tobacco in 2021
  • Current national issues in oral health
  • Oral health advocacy and lobbying
  • Developing oral health curriculum for medical students
  • Oral health’s impact on dentistry
  • Dental workforce issues and planning

Thank you to all those organizations who were able to financially support our 2021 Summit.

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