Harvard School of Dental Medicine Hosts Groundbreaking Health Care Forum October 15-16, 2014
Boston, MA, October 14, 2014 (Newswire.com) - Dr. Louis Sullivan, former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services under President George H.W. Bush, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Harvard University and CEOs and senior executives of major health care companies and insurers will be among the dignitaries at a groundbreaking symposium to highlight new economic research indicating that oral care can significantly reduce the total cost of health care while improving outcomes for those suffering from chronic disease, especially diabetes.
“Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is: The Economic Imperative of Oral Health” will take place on Wednesday, October 15, 2014 from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and Thursday, October 16, 2014 from 8:15 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the Joseph B. Martin Conference Center at Harvard Medical School’s Longwood Campus, 77 Avenue Louis Pasteur, in Boston, MA. Confirmed speakers/participants include:
• Dr. Louis Sullivan, former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services
• Provost, Harvard University, Dr. Alan Garber
• Dean, Harvard College, Dr. Rakesh Khurana
• Professor, Harvard Business School, Dr. Clayton Christensen
• Professor of Applied Economics, Harvard University, Dr. David Cutler
• Professor, Harvard School of Public Health, Dr. John E. McDonough
• Dean, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Dr. Bruce Donoff
• Stanley Bergman, Chairman of the Board and CEO, Henry Schein, Inc.
• Dr. Mary Lee Conicella, Chief Dental Officer, Aetna
• Fay Donohue, President and CEO, Dentaquest
• Michael Dowling, President and CEO, North Shore-LIJ Health System
• Matt Manders, President, Global Health Care Operations, Cigna
• Dr. Mike Plunkett, Senior Director, Dental Care Delivery, Kaiser Permanente
• Carol Raphael, Board Chair, AARP
• Steve Thorne, Founder, President and CEO, Pacific Dental Services
• Dr. Michael Weitzner, Vice President National Clinical Operations, UnitedHealthcare
One of the premier schools of dental medicine in the world, the Harvard School of Dental Medicine (hsdm.harvard.edu) educates clinicians, educators, researchers, and leaders in the profession; boasts core strength in musculoskeletal-disease research; and offers students public health opportunities in local communities and across the globe. HSDM is the only school at Harvard that offers direct patient care, with the Harvard Dental Center welcoming more than 25,000 patients for over 57,000 dental visits every year.
For more information on attending the event, please contact Nancy L. Jones at nancy_jones@hsdm.harvard.edu or 617-432-1448.
