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
Session 2
Hoopie’s Landscape: The Beauty, the Scars, and Century of Care
Sean Boynes, DMD
Founding Member, Maverick Smith
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
AFTERNOON PLENARY
Exploring Effective Communication Strategies Around Community Water Fluoridation
Caroline Le, BSPH, Public Policy Analyst
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
Turning Challenges into Care Plans: Managing Medical Complexity in Dentistry
Presented by:
Chelsea Hilty, National Bleeding Disorders
Foundation
Presented by:
Elizabeth Southern Puette, RDH, MSDH, CTTS
Associate Professor
WVU, School of Dentistry, Department of Dental Hygiene
Let’s Talk Myo: The Therapy You Didn’t Know Your Patients Needed
Presented by:
Samantha Dieringer, BSDH, RDH, CMT®
Skill-Stacking with SDF and Fluoride Varnish
Presented by:
Meghan Bastin, DMD, MPH, TTS, Assistant Professor, School of Dentistry, Department of Pediatric Dentistry
Every Recommendation Matters: Empowering Oral Health Professionals to Promote HPV Vaccination
Presented by:
Heather Owens, PhD, MPH
Turning Challenges into Care Plans: Managing Medical
Complexity in Dentistry
Presented by:
Samantha Dieringer, BSDH, RDH, CMT®
Marian Hart, BSN, RN, Medical Science Liaison, Kyowa Kirin
Elizabeth Southern Puette, RDH, MSDH, CTTS
