Click here to download the conference flyer and registration forms and to learn more about the 4th Annual New England Rural Oral Health Conference. A block of rooms has been reserved at the New England Center at a special rate. To make a reservation, call 1-800-590-4334 and identify yourself as part of the New England Rural Health RoundTable group. See the registration form for details. The registration deadline for the conference is September 1st.

• Dr. Edwin Smith, General Dentist and Founder, Kids First Dental Care, Barbourville, KY, will give the keynote address "Oral Health for the Rural Underserved: Stories from Appalachia"
• Tricia Brooks, Senior Fellow, Center for Children & Families, Georgetown Health Policy Institute, will discuss "Is There Oral Health in Health Care Reform?"
• Improving Oral Health Access in the New England States: Representatives from each of the six New England state oral health offices will discuss efforts to improve access to oral health services. The panelists will focus on efforts within states to change roles for practitioners or to change the scope of service abilities for providers.
• Six, concurrent roundtable conversations will be offered after lunch and the day will finish up with an opportunity to hear from the American Dental Association and the American Dental Hygienists' Association about their respective positions on alternative and emerging models for providing dental services.

About the Connecticut Oral Health Initiative

The Connecticut Oral Health Initiative (COHI) is a statewide collaborative of dental and health professionals and community leaders. Our mission is 'Oral Health for All'. COHI began in 1992 as a project of the Connecticut State Dental Association and incorporated as an independent 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation in 2003. COHI is supported by your tax-deductible contribution and grants from foundations, businesses and government.