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2026 National Medicaid|Medicare|CHIP
Oral Health Symposium

May 3-6, 2026

Conference Venue

Belle Haven Country Club
6023 Fort Hunt Road
Alexandria, Virginia 22307
(703) 329-1448

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Hotel Heron Old Town Alexandria
Prince Street
Alexandria, Virginia 22314

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2019 National Medicaid Symposium

Schedule of Events

Saturday, June 1st, 2019

6:30—8:00      MSDA Opening Reception Platinum Sponsor: Delta Dental of Arkansas

Location: Crystal Room

Sunday, June 2nd, 2019

2019 Symposium Theme: Medicaid Transformation: How Value-Based Strategies are Making a Difference

8:00      Continental Breakfast—Networking—Exhibits Platinum Sponsor: DentaQuest

8:55   Welcome and Introductions

9:05    Keynote Address:

Surgeon General Jerome M. Adams, M.D., M.P.H. CONFIRMED
Platinum Sponsor: Guardian-Avesis

10:00  Session 2:   State Medicaid Transformation Initiatives: Promising
   Practices for Dental Programs

  Panelists:   Alani Jackson, CA; Myra Shook, VA; Michelle Kohler, CO
    Platinum Sponsor- Pacira Pharmaceuticals

11:00  Session 3:   Strengthening the Social Determinants of Health—
   Strategies for Vendors and Dental Providers
   Speaker: Tracey Green, MD, Aetna Medicaid
Sponsored by: United Healthcare

12:00  Lunch-Networking-Exhibits   Gold Sponsor- MCNA Dental

1:00   Session 4: Access; Quality and Meeting Healthcare Needs:
     The Provider Perspective
Panelists: Renee Joskow, DDS; Charles Czerepak, DDS
Timothy Martinez, DMD; Brian Bishop, DMD
Sponsored by: Delta Dental of South Dakota

2:30   Break-Networking-Exhibits

3:00   Session 5:   New Models for Telemedicine: Regulation; Case-
     Management; Billing; and Urban Considerations
  Panelists: Katharine Hsu Wibberly, Mid-Atlantic Telehealth Recource Center
Michelle Rush, AmeriGroup
     Pixie Needham, Wasghington Medicaid

4:30 Adjourn and Networking Reception Platinum Sponsor: Benevis

6:00  MSDA Corporate Round Table Dinner- Member Invitation Only
     Gold Sponsor: Bedford Healthcare Solutions

Monday, June 3rd, 2018

7:00   Continental Breakfast—Networking—Exhibits       Sponsored by: Aetna

8:00   Session 6:   Goal Setting; Measurement; and Reporting:
Access, Performance, Prevalence, and Quality Measurement
Understanding the Difference and
     Selecting the Rght Measures
  Panelists:   Jimmy Anthony (DDAR); Amy Martin (MUSC);
   DeDe Davis (MCNA); Stephen Boucher SC Medicaid

9:30   Session 7:  “Value-Based” Programming Versus “Value-Added” Services
   Speaker:      Sean Boynes, DMD (DentaQuest)

10:15   Break—Networking—Exhibits

10:30  Session 8: Clinical Perspective & Evidence Update
Silver Sponsor: Elevate Oral Care

Orthodontics Then and Now
- Panelist: Todd Rowe, DMD (Harvard)
Infection Control in Dental Offices—Disparities among ? Medicaid Beneficiaries
- Panelist: Shannon Mills, DDS
Opioid Free Options for Post-Surgical Dental Pain Management
- Panelist: Faisal Quereshy, MD, DDS

12:00 Session 9: DC Legislative Update and Policy Discussion
Silver Sponsor: Delta Dental Plans Association

Community Engagement Activities—AKA “Work Requirements”—Kentucky, New Hampshire, Arkansas
Update on CMS Rules-- Speaker: Camille Dobson, MA (NASUAD)
- Public Charge Rule—Impact on Enrollment
- Updated Medicaid Managed Care—Final Rule?
Medicare Update: Bill S. 22: Medicare Dental Benefit Act of 2019-- Senator Ben Cardin Confirmed

1:00-1:30 Adjourn

FOR MORE INFORMATION: Contact Mfoley@medicaiddental.org.