Access Partnership Symposium June 14 2006 Virginia Beach

Access Partnership Symposium June 14, 2006 Virginia Beach Central Library 4100 Virginia Beach Blvd Virginia Beach, VA 23459

Local and State Strategies Addressing Oral Health Access Presenters: Sheena Mackenzie, VIADCC Tonya Mc. Rae, VDH

Panel Members • Dr. Deanne Shuman, Chairperson, ODU School of Dental Hygiene • Dr. Charles Goss, Virginia Beach Health Department • Sharon Stull, Adjunct Faculty, ODU School of Dental Hygiene, Volunteer Chesapeake Care • Shirley Bisciglia, Director of Dental Programs, American Red Cross • Barbara Rollins, Virginia Dental Health Foundation

Symposium Evaluation l l 52 people attended the symposium. 37 turned in an evaluation response. This is 71% who shared their views. Questions #1 -4 are ranking on a scale of 1 -5 (5 being the highest)

1. Presenter for delivery of information

2. Speakers proficiency of subject matter covered.

3. Panel Discussion

4. Relevance to Access Partnership’s mission

5. How do you feel this session ranked in the opportunity to network with other individuals in your field?

6. Please Write one thing you like/learned l l l l l ODU Dental Hygiene, Donated Dental Service Program Resource/Outreach (x 7 responses) Available resources for dental care for my clients Ways to get dental hygiene for my clients Available services at local level Ways to present Dental Health and Hygiene to groups Services available within the area The extreme shortage of dental services & the patchwork of what is available Names of organizations to contact Content of speakers-great l l l Better understanding Panel that presented many programs There are more educational programs being developed More information on individual programs Information about avoidable resources in the community Creative Ideas Importance of Education Chesapeake Care Free Clinic More of what is being done now; got ideas for how I can help improve adult access to oral health care. Medicaid has dental services for kids Range of speakers That the philosophy of prevention and education is vital

7. Do you have suggestions/recommendations of other topics/speakers/formats for the future? l l l Medicare part D and the plans that are out there specifically Humana Gold and benefits like SNF. More on actual homes/places that are available for low income families and how to get people in them. An actual list should have been made available as a handout Major insurance representatives that cover major Tidewater area. Services that they cover and future plans. Presentation on Virginia’s Medicaid program Health insurance options for SSDI and underemployed persons l l Encourage researching mobile dentistry efforts in different states Chairman should help audience to stay on topic, prolonged time spent discussing children’s access and bigger problem is adult access. More information on restorative services--prosthetics for example Keep up the good work.

8. Additional Comments: l l l These symposiums are very beneficial to make us aware of community resources. It would be nice if someone could put together a list of services available/where/when/eligibility/ contact information. Very good information for future use There was no mention of services for the homeless, which was mentioned on the announcement for this session. Pamphlets were good, panel informative. Is there a list of health departments in state? I heard about this presentation through planning council The panel wasn’t really a discussion, needed more structure/time. l l l How can we obtain MOM project info to access dental care for our community health center. What types of grants are available for dental care? Can Access help us obtain a referral network to connect with some of those panel services? Access to care regarding geriatric community, particularly those is long term facilities (such as nursing homes). Need to go beyond talking and start doing. Send press release to public and invite press to attend. Need partial/denture clinics. Insurance's need to get on board of being part of overall health.