About Us

Ralph Fuccillo, Dr. Robert Boose, Dr. Milton Glicksman, Dr. Frank Robinson, Fay Donohue,

Lynn Bethel, Barbara Dawidjan, Dr. Paula Friedman and Senator Harriette Chandler at the

Better Oral Health for Massachusetts Summit in 2008.

  

Created in 2008, the Better Oral Health for Massachusetts Coalition (’Coalition’) is a broad-based statewide collaborative of programs, providers (dentists, dental hygienists, physicians and other health providers), lawmakers, state oral health officials, insurers, health advocates, policy leaders and consumers in communities from Cape Cod to the Berkshires. The Coalition has one full-time staff and a facilitator sponsored by the Oral Health Foundation and is led by a Design Advisory Committee whose membership mirrors the diversity of the Coalition.

Mission

The Better Oral Health for Massachusetts Coalition aims to improve oral health for all residents of the Commonwealth.

Goals

With a focus on improving access to care for all, reducing disparities and promoting equity in Massachusetts’ oral health, the Coalition will work to:

• Increase access to oral health services and prevention.
• Promote positive policy, advocacy and public awareness concerning oral health.
• Strengthen, diversify and expand Massachusetts’ oral health workforce.
• Promote and support ongoing statewide assessment and surveillance systems.
• Form a clear oral health action plan that incorporates at least all of these elements.

 

 

© 2009 Better Oral Health for Massachusetts Coalition