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2026 WV Oral Health Summit presentations
MORNING PLENARY

Session 1



Age One and Done: Implementing the First Dental Visit with Confidence


Meghan Bastin, DMD, MPH, TTS

WVU School of Dentistry, Department of Pediatric Dentistry

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Session 2


Hoopie’s Landscape: The Beauty, the Scars, and Century of Care



Sean Boynes, DMD
Founding Member, Maverick Smith

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LUNCHEON PLENARY
From Ideas to Impact: Co-Creating Workforce Solutions

Panel Discussion
Jesse Ungard, MA, Health Resources & Services Administration, Project Officer, Acting Oral Health Team Lead

Rich Suphtin, MPH, West Virginia Rural Health Association, Executive Director

Lauren French, BSDH, RDH, CTTS, CDIPC, West Virginia Dental Hygienists' Association, Legislative Chair

Jay Boyd, DDS, West Virginia Dental Association, President

Don Skaff, DDS, West Virginia Board of Dentistry

Jason Roush, DMD, WV Dept. of Health, Bureau of Public Health, State Dental Director

Moderated by Louise T Veselicky DDS, MDS, MEd, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, WVU Health Sciences Center

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AFTERNOON PLENARY
Exploring Effective Communication Strategies Around Community Water Fluoridation

Caroline Le, BSPH, Public Policy Analyst

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BREAKOUT SESSIONS

Turning Challenges into Care Plans: Managing Medical Complexity in Dentistry


Presented by:


Chelsea Hilty, National Bleeding Disorders

Foundation

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Presented by:


Elizabeth Southern Puette, RDH, MSDH, CTTS

Associate Professor

WVU, School of Dentistry, Department of Dental Hygiene

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Let’s Talk Myo: The Therapy You Didn’t Know Your Patients Needed


Presented by:


Samantha Dieringer, BSDH, RDH, CMT®

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Skill-Stacking with SDF and Fluoride Varnish 


Presented by:


Meghan Bastin, DMD, MPH, TTS, Assistant Professor, School of Dentistry, Department of Pediatric Dentistry

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Every Recommendation Matters: Empowering Oral Health Professionals to Promote HPV Vaccination


Presented by:


Heather Owens, PhD, MPH

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Turning Challenges into Care Plans: Managing Medical

Complexity in Dentistry


Presented by:


Samantha Dieringer, BSDH, RDH, CMT®

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Marian Hart, BSN, RN, Medical Science Liaison, Kyowa Kirin

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 Elizabeth Southern Puette, RDH, MSDH, CTTS

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