A three-session series on the role of oral health in addiction, treatment and recovery services in different regions of New Hampshire offered in partnership with the NH Department of Health & Human Services, Division of Public Health, Oral Health Program.
Summary: The Role of Oral Health in Mental Health, Substance Use and Addiction Recovery
This document provides an overview, conclusions and recommendations resulting from the series.
Overview (click on the event title to view the agenda)
- # Oral Health Matters
Gail Brown, Esq., MSW, Director, NH Oral Health Coalition - Oral Health and Substance Use Disorder, Hope Saltmarsh, Oral Health Program Director, Bureau of Community Health Services, NH Division of Public Health Services, NH DHHS
- This new treatment could make your next trip to the dentists more bearable
Jan. 3, 2018 PBS NewsHour Broadcast included this 8:41 segment on a new method of treating tooth decay using silver nitrate that may make the pain, and expense, of traditional treatments obsolete. Special correspondent Cat Wise has the story.
Putting the Mouth Back in the Body: the Role of Oral Health in Addiction, Treatment & Recovery, August 21, 2018, Littleton, NH 03561
- Environmental Snapshot of SUDs, Recovery and Oral Health Access in Rural Northern NH, Ed Shanshala, CEO Ammonoosuc Community Health Services
- Putting the Mouth Back in the Body, Peter Place, Behavioral Health/SUD Case Manager, Ammonoosuc Community Health Services
- Substance Use Disorder and Oral Health, Annette Cole, Oral Health Program Manager, North Country Health Consortium
Why Oral Health Matters: Protecting our Investment in Recovery, August 27, 2018, Manchester, NH 03103
- Serious Mental Illness and Oral Health, Bill Rider, President and Chief Executive Officer, the Mental Health Center of Greater Manchester (MHCGM)
Oral Disease a Prevalent Comorbidity Related to Addiction: The Role of Oral Health in Treatment & Recovery, August 29, 2018, Portsmouth NH 03801
- Oral Health: An Overlooked but Critical Recovery-Oriented Service: A Seacoast Perspective, Jay Couture, Executive Director, Seacoast Mental Health Center
A partnership program with NH Department of Health & Human Services, Division of Public Health, Oral Health Program.
Funding for this conference was made possible, in part, by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services, nor does the mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.