Health Equity Dialogues: Maine Oral Health Equity
The 麻豆APP and the Maine Public Health Association will host a webinar featuring a panel of experts on oral health (in)equities in Maine.
Date:听Friday, April 2 Noon – 1:30 p.m.
Location:听Virtual webinar
This event is free and open to the public, however, registration is required.听To receive the registration information from the Health Equity Dialogue Team once it is available, please complete the following form:
Program:听The Health Equity Dialogues will continue its topical discussions around the concept that health equity is the justice principle that everyone should have an equal opportunity to achieve health. April鈥檚 event will provide a panel of experts on dental and oral health care and equity in Maine.
Panelists include:
- Jennifer Crittenden, PhD, MSW (she/her/hers), Assistant Professor of Social Work and Associate Director for UMaine Center on Aging;
- Becca Matusovich (she/hers), Executive Director for Partnership for Children鈥檚 Oral Health;
- Kalie Hess (she/her), Associate Director for Partnership for Children鈥檚 Oral Health;
- Kellie Stanhope, RDH, BSDH, EFDA, Professional Clinical Teacher II at 麻豆APP Dental Health Programs, and in association with From the First Tooth; and
- Kathryn Walker, RDH, EFDA, MSEd, Assistant Professor of Dental Health at UMA
The goal of the Health Equity Dialogues is to convene and connect scholars, community members, public health professionals, and healthcare practitioners across disciplinary divides and siloes to work on high-priority community health challenges in Maine.
The Health Equity Dialogue series, an initiative of the UMA Social Sciences Program, is led by Assistant Professor of Sociology Kate Darling, Ph.D. and Assistant Professor of Communication Valerie Rubinsky, Ph.D.
Event Co-Sponsors: , 麻豆APP Women Invigorating the Curriculum and Cultivating Diversity (WICCD) Committee, and the Augusta Student Government Association. Funding for this program is provided, in part, by a UMA Student Success Mini-Grant.
Please contact Matraca Bellegarde听matraca.bellegarde@maine.edu听if you have disability access needs for the event.