9:00 |
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Welcome
- Healther Miller, President
- Mary Foley, Executive Director
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9:15 |
1 |
Keynote Address
- Natalia I. Chalmers, DDS, MHSC, PHD
- CMS Chief Dental Officer, Office of the Administrator
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
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Platinum Plus++
SKYGEN |
Technological Breakthroughs for Advancing Program Administration |
10:00 |
2 |
Medicaid Administration: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
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Platinum Plus++
SKYGEN |
10:30 |
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Break ~ Networking ~ Exhibits |
10:45 |
3 |
Member Enrollment
- Shahram Shamloo, DMD, Pennsylvania Medicaid
- Joe Glinka, Highmark WholeCare
- Robert Thielan, DMD, Highmark WholeCare
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Silver
Delta Dental of South Dakota |
11:45 |
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Lunch ~ Networking ~ Exhibits |
Platinum
Delta Dental Foundation |
1:00 |
4 |
Network Development
- Jennifer Irvine, Nebraska, Medicaid
- John Schaak, SKYGEN
- Amanda Fahrendorf, Missouri Medicaid
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Silver
Delta Dental of Iowa |
2:00 |
5 |
Care Coordination and Management
- Adrianna Alcala-Beshara, California Medicaid
- Michele Kohler, DDS, Delta Dental of Michigan
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Platinum
Smile America Partners |
3:00 |
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Break ~ Networking ~ Exhibits |
3:15 |
6 |
Utilization Review, Prior Approvals, Grievances and Appeals
- Sam Zwetchkenbaum, Rhode Island Medicaid
- Chris Balaban, Overjet
- Jerry Caudill, Avesis
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Silver
Delta Dental of Arkansas |
4:30 |
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Adjourn |
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4:45 |
|
Bus departs for Library of Congress |
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6:00 |
|
20th Anniversary Reception/Dinner: Library of Congress
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Platinum Plus+
CENTENE & AVESIS |
Day 2~ Tuesday, May 7, 2024
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7:15 |
Bus leaves for Belle Haven |
7:30 |
Continental Breakfast—Networking—Exhibits |
8:00 |
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Welcome
- Health Miller, President
- Mary Foley, Executive Director
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8:10 |
7 |
Integrated Healthcare, Access and Oral Health Equity
- David DePorter, DDS, Centene
- Michael Grover, Centene
- Pamela Wolfe, Mississippi Medicaid
- Bertha Williams, Mississippi Medicaid
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Silver
DentistryOne |
9:15 |
8 |
Changing Landscape: DSOs and School-Based Healthcare
- Steve Higginbotham, Smile America Partners
- Mike Shirtcliff, DDS
- Mark Doherty, DMD, CAMOHS
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Silver
PreViser |
10:00 |
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Break ~ Networking ~ Exhibits |
10:15 |
9 |
Evidence Update: Minimally Invasive Dentistry
- Margherita Fontana, DDS, PhD, UMI
- Brian Novy, DDS
- Kevin Thomas, Elevate Oral Care
- Jonny Norris, DDS
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Silver
BT Capital Group |
11:30 |
10 |
DC Policy Update
- Ralph Fuccillo, Santa Fe Group
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Silver
Elevate Oral Care |
12:00 |
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Lunch ~ Networking ~ Exhibits |
1:00 |
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Adjourn |
1:15 |
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State Members: Bus to US Department of Health and Human Services, DC |