The Kansas Early Childhood Oral Health Advisory Council (ECOHAC) is composed of multidisciplinary professionals and parents across the state who are committed to improving the oral health of pregnant women and young children ages birth through five. The purpose of the ECOHAC is to:
- Promote oral hygiene education for pregnant women and families with young children.
- Promote the integration of oral health services into early learning settings, including Head Start/Early Head Start, child care and school district programs for those unable to receive care by traditional means.
- Guide decision making on statewide initiatives addressing early childhood oral health, including but not limited to Kansas Cavity-Free Kids.
- Support implementation of the Children’s Oral Health component of the Kansas Oral Health Plan.
- Enhance coordination and collaboration of prevention, education and treatment resources for pregnant women and young children.
- Provide a mechanism for sharing information and resources among members, their organizations and communities.
- Promote integration of oral health into medical homes, with an emphasis on coordination with obstetricians, pediatricians, and family practitioners.
- Explore ways to achieve every child having a dental home.
View the ECOHAC Advisory Council Matrix which outlines each purpose, the desired outcome, current status, planned/possible activities and the key partners.
ECOHAC Advisory Council
- Mary Baskett – Executive Director, Kansas Head Start Association
- Dawn Downes – Project Director, Children's Oral Health Initiative Reach Foundation
- Tanya Dorf-Brunner – Executive Director, Oral Health Kansas
- Karen Finstad – Executive Director, Delta Dental Foundation of Kansas
- Mariah Frazier, DDS – Pediatric Dentist
- Cathy Gray – Healthy Kansas Kids Director, KACCRRA
- Marsha Habluetzel – Program Director, Clay County Child Care Center
- Greg Hanley, FACHE – Manager, Health Improvement, Children's Mercy Family Health Partners
- Connie Hubbell – Director of Government Affairs
Kansas Assoc Medically Underserved
- Kathy Hunt, RDH – Project Director, Kansas Cavity Free Kids, Kansas Head Start Association
- Diana Juarez – Parent Educator, Parents as Teachers
- Marcia Manter – Community Development Specialist, Oral Health Kansas
- Sara Nelson, MD –Pediatric Associates
- Diane Pfeifer – Health Specialist, Hays Head start
- Nick Rogers DDS – Oral Health Consultant, Region VII Head Start
- Sabra Shirrell – Health Consultant, Infant-Toddler Services, Bureau of Family Health
- Thea Todd, R.N., BSN – Health Specialist, Heartland Programs
- Kathy Trilli, RDH ECP II, BS – Extended Care Permit Hygienist
- Crystal Walker, DDS – Pediatric Dentist
- Katherine Weno D.D.S., J.D. – Office of Oral Health Director, Kansas Department of Health & Environment
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