Oklahoma Oral Health Report Card: Virtual Release Webinar 

The Oklahoma Oral Health Coalition (OOHC) will release the first-ever oral health report card for the State of Oklahoma during a webinar on Friday, May 29, 2020. The report card provides a framework for discussion on the challenges various populations face in accessing dental care.

This is a free webinar, but you must register in order to receive the meeting link and password.

When compared to the nation's performance on 13 key oral health indicators, Oklahoma scores a D.

• the number of Medicaid-enrolled children who visited a dentist for preventive care
• the number of Medicaid-enrolled children who received dental sealants on their permanent molars
• the number of children in the general population who visited a dentist
• the number of third graders who had dental caries (tooth decay) experience
• the total number of adults who visited the dentist
• the number of adults over the age of 65 who lost all their natural teeth to tooth decay or gum disease
• the number of pregnant women who had their teeth cleaned during pregnancy
• the percentage of persons with access to optimally fluoridated water
• the percentage of needs met in Dental Health Provider Shortage Areas

Webinar Presenters

The report card will be presented by a panel of experts who will explain each key indicator and answer questions.

Leon Bragg, DDS, MEd

Dr. Leon Bragg has more than 23 years of expertise in the private practice of dentistry.  He is currently serving as a Dental Consultant for the Oklahoma Health Care Authority (OHCA) after providing leadership as their Chief Dental Officer for 14 years.  Dr. Bragg’s professional credentials include Bachelor of Science, Langston University (1970); Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry (1977); Geriatric Oral Health Consultant, University of Missouri School of Dentistry (1990); and Master of Education, University of Central Oklahoma (2001).

He was as a full time faculty member at OUCOD for five years, serving as an Assistant Professor in the Departments of Operative Dentistry and Dental Materials. He also served OUCOD as Assistant Dean of Clinics prior to joining OHCA in 2004.  During his time at OHCA, Dr. Bragg was very active nationally on behalf of Medicaid Dentistry, through his involvement with the American Dental Association (ADA) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Centers for Medicaid Medicare Services (CMS). Dr. Bragg also served on the Board of Directors and was President of the National Medicaid Medicare Dental Association for several years.

Tim Fagan, DDS, MS

Dr. Tim Fagan is a clinical professor and the division head of the Pediatric Dentistry division at the University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry (OUCOD). In 1981, he received his DDS degree from OUCOD. After completing his general dentistry residency at the University of Missouri at Kansas City, he entered the University of Iowa for his speciality training in pediatric dentistry and earned his MS in 1984. Soon after, he began practicing in Enid, Oklahoma, and has practiced there since.

Dr. Fagan is board-certified by the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry and is a Fellow of both the American academy of Pediatric Dentistry and the American Society of Dentistry for Children. He also serves as a media spokesperson for the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry and previously served as Chairman of both the Practice Administration Committee and the Council on Continuing Education. Dr. Fagan was also a former Trustee on the Academy’s Board of Trustees and is past president of the Oklahoma Dental Association and the Southwestern Society of Pediatric Dentistry.

Jana Winfree, DDS, MPH

Dr. Jana Winfree is the Oklahoma State Dental Director, a position held since 2008. She provides subject matter expertise and leadership for the Oklahoma State Department of Health. Program efforts include community water fluoridation, dental education, dental loan repayment, Mission of Mercy clinics, and oral heath surveillance.  She also oversees the dental component of the Ryan White grant in Oklahoma. Public health principles guide Dr. Winfree in promoting good oral health, wellness and quality of life for all Oklahomans.

Kay S. Beavers, DDS

Dr. Kay S. Beavers is a Professor with the University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry.  She has been with the College of Dentistry for the past 20 years and works with both dental hygiene and dental students in both didactic and clinical courses. She is the Course Director for 5 courses, and an Assistant Group Practice Director with second, third, and fourth year dental students.   She is a 1980 graduate of Del Mar College with a degree in Dental Hygiene, and a 1990 graduate of Baylor College of Dentistry in Dallas, Texas.  She left private practice in 1991 to join the USPHS Indian Health Service, and served as a Lt. Commander for several years in IHS dental clinics in Arizona, New Mexico, and Oklahoma.

Dr. Beavers has earned certificates in Geriatrics/Gerontology in 2008 from the University of Oklahoma College of Allied Health and the Legal Assistant Education (Paralegal) Program from the University of Oklahoma College of Law in 2015.  She completed a Masters in Legal Studies Health Care Law at OU College of Law in December 2019.

Laurie Cunningham, RDH, MEd

Laurie Cunningham graduated from El Paso Community College with an Associates in Dental Hygiene in 1981. She continued her education at the University of Central Oklahoma with her Bachelor of Science in 1999 and received her Masters in Education in 2003. Laurie has been a professor at the University of Oklahoma for 15 years, teaching in the Dental Hygiene Program. She has been a co-director with Dr. Kay Beavers in the Geriatric Dentistry course for 14 years. Laurie is a major proponent for geriatric oral health and is a great resource for students and professionals seeking avenues to assist the elderly. She is an active volunteer in the dental community and the immediate past president of the Oklahoma Dental Hygienists' Association.

Marsha Wilkes Beatty, MPH, BS

Marsha Beatty serves as Assistant Professor of Research in the Community Dentistry Division at the University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry (OUCOD) in Oklahoma City. She developed and teaches courses in Community Dentistry and Evidence-Based Dentistry for first-year dental students, and also serves as Director of OUCOD’s Senior Student Externship Program which places students in a series of community-based rotations.

Marsha serves as Chairperson of the Oklahoma Oral Health Coalition and Oklahoma’s State Representative with the Oral Health Prevention and Equity Network (OPEN). Marsha is a passionate advocate for policies and programs that impact the oral health of children, families, senior citizens and other vulnerable populations. 

Marsha received a BS in medical microbiology from the Stanford University School of Medicine (1977).  She also received an MPH from the University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston School of Public Health (1980). 

Lisa Pendarvis, MPH, PMP, PCMH CCE

Lisa Pendarvis is the Director of Programs at Oklahoma Primary Care Association. In this role, Lisa manages a portfolio of cooperative agreements, grants, and special projects designed to strengthen access to affordable, community-based care. A component of this work includes initiatives to bridge care gaps by helping communities recruit medical, dental, and behavioral health providers to work in medically underserved areas. Her department provides ongoing training and technical assistance to staff at Oklahoma’s twenty-one federally qualified health centers (FQHCs). Prior to OKPCA, Lisa Pendarvis had a thirteen-year career with the American Cancer Society, serving most recently as the Senior Manager for Primary Care Systems. In this role, she and her team worked with community health centers across Oklahoma and surrounding states to increase cancer screening rates and improve health outcomes among medically vulnerable populations.

Lisa is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma and holds a Master of Public Health degree in Health Administration and Policy. She is a certified project management professional (PMP), as well as a patient-centered medical home certified content expert (PCMH CCE).

Terrisa Singleton, MHHSA, BSBA

Terisa Singleton has managed the Foundation since joining Delta Dental of Oklahoma in 2009. As Foundation Director, she works extensively with oral health safety net dental clinics and programs throughout the state and oversees the Foundation’s own programs and initiatives. She is current Secretary and Past Chair of the Oklahoma Oral Health Coalition, Past Chair of the Oklahoma Charitable Clinic Association, a steering committee member for the Oklahoma Mission of Mercy, and served on the Commission to Transform the Health Care Safety Net in Oklahoma County.

Terrisa holds a Master’s degree in Human and Health Services Administration (2018) from the University of Oklahoma, where she was a Graduate Student Research Fellow in the OU Center for Social Justice.
She has a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and more than 25 years of communications and marketing experience, including on the staffs of Jordan Associates Advertising, Oklahoma Restaurant Association, and BuildBlock Building Systems.