Healthy Mouth Healthy Body Oral Health Florida 2012 National & State Best Practices Conference August 23-24, 2012

1. Healthy Mouth Healthy Body Oral Health Florida 2012 National & State Best Practices Conference August 23-24, 2012

2. Mission: To support and promote optimal oral health

3. Systems Change Approach Major National Initiatives Policy Funding Care Community State-Based Alliances and Programs

4. Systems Change Framework

5. 2012 Programs and Initiatives • U.S. National Oral Health Alliance - USAllianceforOralHealth.orgbuilding a national movement for oral health • Oral Health 2014 Initiativebuilding strong leaders in states to support oral health • Strengthening the Oral Health Safety Net Initiativeensuring a stable safety net to increase access to care • Venture Fund for Oral Healthsupporting the spread of programs that work • Community Water Fluoridation Initiative increasing access to fluoridated water Visit www.dentaquestfoundation.org for program information

6. 2012 Programs and Initiatives (cont’d) • National Interprofessional Initiative on Oral Health- niioh.orgfostering medical-dental collaboration • Funders Oral Health Policy Group improving philanthropic investments in oral health • Demonstration Fund for Oral Health giving good ideas an opportunity to take root • National Community Committee building academic and community supports for oral health • Community Response Fund responding to urgent community needs Visit www.dentaquestfoundation.org for program information

7. U.S. National Oral Health Alliance • What are we going to do, in the short and long term, both individually and collectively, to assure optimal oral health through prevention and treatment for underserved people? • Formed at the 2009 Access to Dental Care Summit • convened by the American Dental Association.

8. U.S. National Oral Health Alliance • Prevention and Public Health Infrastructure • Oral Health Literacy • Medical and Dental Collaboration • Metrics for Improving Oral Health • Financing Models • Strengthening the Dental Care Delivery System

9. U.S. National Oral Health Alliance • Engaging dedicated national, state, and local community leaders from a broad range of backgrounds • Committing to actively listen, share, learn and innovate in a collaborative environment • Respecting differences of opinion and thought • Forging common ground as leaders in oral health • November 7–8, 2011 Washington, DC • March 13–14, 2012 Chicago, IL • June 6–7, 2012 San Francisco, CA

11. Oral Health 2014 Guiding Principles • Broader constituency is essential to improving oral health because diversity of opinion leads to better decisions and actions • Six priority areas (Alliance)—part of something bigger • Implement solutions based on what we know/have already (e.g. med/dent collabusing Smiles for Life tool)—don’t reinvent the wheel • Learn from other grantees, TA providers (leverage) • Engage organizations that represent the interests of patients/consumers • Use processes that respect the legitimacy of every party’s interests • Align program with our theory of change • Participate in evaluation process—balance accountability and learning

12. Resolution of Award Candidates Washington Vermont Minnesota North Dakota Maine Montana Michigan New York Wisconsin Michigan OH2014 New Hampshire Oregon South Dakota Idaho Massachusetts Pennsylvania Wyoming SOHSN Rhode Island Connecticut Delaware Iowa Ohio Maryland Nebraska New Jersey Both Illinois Nevada DC Utah West Virginia Colorado Indiana Kentucky Kansas North Carolina Missouri Virginia Tennessee California South Carolina Oklahoma Arkansas New Mexico Arizona Mississippi Georgia Alabama Texas Louisiana Florida Alaska Hawaii

13. Systems Change Framework The Board Perspective

14. Questions