Dr. Marko Vujicic
Keynote speaker, Marko Vujicic, PhD, ADA Chief Economist and Vice President of the Health Policy Institute, will share the latest trends and insights into the ever-changing world of dentistry at OrOHC’s Annual Fall Conference.
Escalating costs of both education and dental care demand fresh innovative approaches to reducing the burden of oral disease. The agenda includes various models currently expanding care and prevention beyond conventional industry traditions. Don't miss this opportunity to learn about the future of dentistry!Dr. Marko Vujicic is Chief Economist and Vice President, Health Policy Institute at the American Dental Association where he is responsible for overseeing all of the Association’s policy research activities. Prior to joining the American Dental Association, he was Senior Economist with The World Bank in Washington D.C. where he directed the global health workforce policy program. He was also a Health Economist with the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland.
Dr. Vujicic is the lead author of the book Working in Health, and has written several book chapters on various health policy issues. He has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals such as Health Affairs, The New England Journal of Medicine, Health Services Research, Health Policy and Planning, Social Science and Medicine, and Medical Care. He has worked on broad health care reform issues in Africa, East Asia, the Caribbean and Eastern Europe.
He is a visiting assistant professor at Tufts University in Boston. Dr. Vujicic obtained his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of British Columbia and a Bachelor’s degree in Business from McGill University in Montreal.