10am-12pm
Metro United Way, Louisville, Kentucky
KOHC Individual and Student Members Present:
- Christy Ray
- Debbie Bell
- Deonna M. Williams, Student Member
- Diana Leathers
- Donna Ruley
- Jim Cecil
- Julie McKee
- Laura Hancock Jones
- Lee Mayer
- Linda Poynter
- Melissa Dalhover
- Melissa Murray
- Michael Mansfield
- Pamela Tate
- Sara Womack
- Stephanie Poynter
KOHC Organizational Members Present:
- Barren River District Health Department – Stacy Trowbridge, Emily Schlafke, Angie Smith
- Coventry Cares – Mina Schelling
- Family Health Centers Inc. – Stephanie Poynter
- Kentucky Dental Hygienists’ Association – Donna Ruley
- Kentucky Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons – Susan Rostov
- Passport Health Plan – Laura Hufnagle
- University of Louisville School of Dentistry – Dean John Sauk
Others Present:
- Allison DeZarn, Louisville Metro Health Department
- Amy Wilson, Kentucky Health News
- Barb Gordon, KIPDA
- Beth Lange, Newport Independent Schools
- Michelle Faeth, Seventh & Hill Family Dental Center
- Sue Johnson, KIPDA Area Agency on Aging
KOHC Members NOT Present:
- Andrea Adams
- Beth Womack
- Debra Poe
- Edwin Smith
- Jamie Young
- Jonathon Rich
- Kelley Dearing Smith
- Kevin Wall
- Leon Mooneyhan
- Loretta Maldaner
- Lynne Saddler
- Mary Beth Lange
- Raynor Mullins
- Sandra Martin
- Tina Knopp
- William Betz, DO, MBA
- Sandra Maciuba, Student Member
- Mandy Blackburn-Muncy, Student Member
- Kentucky Beverage Association, Organizational Member
- Kentucky Primary Care Association, Organizational Member
Kentucky Youth Advocates Staff Support Present:
- Andrea Bennett
- Jim Cecil
- Lacey McNary
Meeting Notes
- Andrea Bennett from Kentucky Youth Advocates provided a brief welcome and overview of the meeting.
- The Coalition members voted to adopt the draft bylaws for the Kentucky Oral Health Coalition. There were no opposing votes.
- The Coalition members elected officers of the Kentucky Oral Health Coalition using open nominations and secret ballot voting. All votes for the officers were unanimous.
- The new officers are:
- Chair – Dr. Laura Hancock Jones
- Vice Chair – Linda Poynter
- Treasurer – Dr. Lee Mayer
- Secretary – Donna Ruley
- Dr. Mansfield, KOHC member, from the University of Louisville School of Dentistry gave a presentation concerning the possibility of securing a celebrity champion to speak out on oral health as part of the coalition activities. The group discussed the following celebrity champions to consider as this discussion continues in the future:
- Jennifer Lawrence
- Josh Hutcherson
- Ashley Judd and her husband
- Johnny Depp
- George Clooney
- The group also discussed the importance of considering diverse figures to appeal to different age groups and cultures.
- The coalition members used an electronic voting system to vote on coalition priorities for the next year. The members voted on the following 8 potential priorities for importance and feasibility:
- Improve oral health literacy/education
- Integrate oral health care into overall health care
- Increase the number of dentists accepting Medicaid
- Expand school-based oral health services including head start and child care settings
- Elder care advocacy (i.e. in house oral health specialist, mobile dental services)
- Improve state and county level oral health data collection
- Expand the scope of practice for dental professionals
- Monitor Medicaid managed care
- The top 3 priorities for KOHC which resulted from the voting are:
- Improve oral health literacy/education
- Expand school-based oral health services including head start and child care settings
- Increase the number of dentists accepting Medicaid
- The newly elected officers met following the coalition meeting and discussed several items. One point of decision was around the creation of three work-groups – one for each determined coalition priority. Coalition members will be asked via survey to select which work-group they would like to be involved with.