(6119) Give Veterans A Smile: Engage, Educate, Empower

Friday, October 18, 2024

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM CT

Location: La Nouvelle Ballroom, Convention Center

CE: 1.5

Fee: Included with Dental Central Pass and SmilePass

Moderator(s)

Theresa S. Gonzales, DMD, MS

Associate Dean for Curriculum and Strategic Communications
The Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Speaker(s)

Linda Edgar, DDS

President
American Dental Association
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Annaliese Cothron, DHSc, MS, CPH (she/her/hers)

Co-Founder & Executive Director
American Institute of Dental Public Health
River Forest, Illinois, United States
Leigh Kent, DDS, PhD, periodontist

Chair
ADA Council on Government Affairs
Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Presentation Slides
Michele Tulak-Gorecki, DDS (she/her/hers)

Chair of the ADA Presidential Task Force on Sugar, Nutrition and Diet and ADA 9th District Trustee
ADA
Rochester Hills, Michigan, United States
Christine LaMarre, DDS (she/her/hers)

Assistant Under Secretary for Health for Dentistry
Veterans Health Administration
Long Beach, California, United States

Presentation Slides
Representative Drew Ferguson

U.S. Congressman for Georgia’s 3rd District
Colonel Paul M. Colthirst

Commander, Dental Health Command - Pacific

Disclosure(s):

Annaliese Cothron, DHSc, MS, CPH: No financial relationships to disclose

Leigh Kent, DDS, PhD, periodontist: No financial relationships to disclose

Michele Tulak-Gorecki, DDS: No financial relationships to disclose

Christine LaMarre, DDS: No financial relationships to disclose

Join us to officially launch the ADA Foundation Give Veterans A Smile (GVAS) program. Engage with other passionate professionals while learning about the access to care issues facing veterans. Understand what the ADA is doing to address these issues, what services are provided to veterans through the Veterans Administration (VA) and how you might consider providing services to those who fought for our country. This event will feature a compelling welcome, personal anecdotes, pragmatic conversations and an insightful keynote speaker.

Learning Objectives:

Understand specifics about the ADA Foundation Give Veterans A Smile program
Develop practical expertise in oral health services offered to veterans and what is needed
Acquire a knowledge of how you can provide needed services to the veteran population