Colgate Oral Health Network
Integrating Oral Health into Primary Care Requires more than just Treatment Planning!
Jack Dillenberg

Jack Dillenberg DDS,MPH, Dean Emeritus Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health, ATSU

Integrating Oral Health into Primary Care Requires more than just Treatment Planning!

This unique program will discuss issues and recommendations for integrating oral health into primary care.

This includes suggestions that will assist you in engaging primary care providers and community members. The role of telehealth and other innovations will also be addressed, especially as we strive to meet the oral health and overall health needs of the 60 million Americans with disabilities.

Participants will learn:

  • Explain the qualities needed for success in the emerging health care system.
  • Understand the importance of good oral health in improving overall health
  • Recognize what qualities an effective leader must have to create positive change in the community
  • Describe the importance of innovative technology to improve access and health literacy


Presenters:

Jack Dillenberg

Jack Dillenberg DDS,MPH, Dean Emeritus Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health, ATSU

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Dr. Dillenberg is Dean Emeritus of A.T. Still University’s Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health (ASDOH) after serving fifteen years as the Inaugural Dean. After dental school he served as a Dentist in the US Navy then practiced at a residential facility for people with severe disabilities before moving to Jamaica to work in a very rural clinic for their Ministry of Health.

Prior to joining ASDOH, Dr. Dillenberg was Associate Director for public health programs in the California Department of Health Services and prior to that served as an Area Health Officer serving the west area of the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services.

During most of the 1990s, Dr. Dillenberg served in several capacities in the Arizona Department of Health Services, including four years as its Director.

Dr. Dillenberg is the recipient of a great number of honors and awards, including the Arizona Medical Association Humanitarian of the Year, the Fresh Start Foundation Man of the Year, the Harvard School of Public Health Alumni Award of Merit and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Academy of Developmental Medicine and Dentistry. Most recently, the American Association of Public Health Dentistry 2019 Distinguished Service Award.

He currently is the executive clinical director for the newly created non-profit Pacific Dental Services Special Needs Dental Clinic in Phoenix, AZ. Dr. Dillenberg serves as the Board President of Global Smiles For All a 501c3 nonprofit making a difference in global oral health. He also serves as the Global Ambassador for the American Academy of Developmental Medicine and Dentistry, and currently is the Board Chairman for the Brighterway Institute. He was recently elected to the Town Council of Jerome, Arizona.

Financial disclosure: Jack Dillenberg has received an honorarium from Colgate-Palmolive Company.

"Integrating Oral Health into Primary Care Requires more than just Treatment Planning!" has been planned and implemented in accordance with the standards of the AGD Pace and is supported by funds received from Colgate Oral Pharmaceuticals Inc. Tribune Group GmbH is a recognized AGD Pace provider. At the end of the webinar, after passing the C.E. Quiz, you will be able to download your AGD Pace C.E. Certificate.