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Head Start Dental Home Initiative Department of Health and Human Services Regions and States and Territories They Serve

HHS Region, State/Territory I: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont II: New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands III: Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia IV: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee V: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin VI: Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas VII: Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska VIII: Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming IX: American Samoa, Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii, Nevada, Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands X: Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington

A central element of the Head Start Dental Home Initiative is the Peer to Peer method of network development. Achieving the goal of providing quality dental homes for Head Start children will require organized and sustained efforts by dental professionals at the national, regional and state levels. The first phase of network development requires the identification Regional Consultants for each of the ten Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Head Start geographic regions as well as the two population-based ACF Head Start regions.

The Regional Oral Health Consultants will provide ‘on-site’ pediatric oral health expertise to the ACF Regional Offices, The Regional Oral Health Consultants will be responsible for establishing state partnerships and establishing local teams comprised of dental professionals and Head Start staff who will work together to coordinate efforts to improve access to care.

The Regional Oral Health Consultants will provide training, technical assistance and consultation to the ACF Regional Offices and will assist state leaders in the development of Dental Home Networks. At the same time, the Regional Head Start Managers will provide information about Head Start grantees and their needs and encourage and support the participation of local grantees.

The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry is very pleased to introduce the Regional Oral Health Consultants.

HS Region I, serving Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont

Joanna Douglass, B.D.S., D.D.S., received her dental degree and doctorate in oral epidemiology from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. She serves as Associate Professor of Pediatric Dentistry at the University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine, and as Oral Health Consultant for the Connecticut Health Foundation. She has published extensively on the etiology, prevalence and prevention of early childhood dental caries, and the education of physicians in oral health. For the past 6 years she has facilitated eight oral health collaborative throughout Connecticut dedicated to improving access to dental care for children on Medicaid.

Reneida E, Reyes D.D.S., M.P.H., is a graduate of Stony Brook School of Dental Medicine. She received her pediatric dental training at the Children’s Hospital of Boston and Harvard University School of Dental Medicine. Dr. Reyes also received a Masters in Public Health degree from Harvard School of Public Health in the area of Maternal and Child Health Studies.
Professionally, Dr. Reyes has been actively engaged in organized dentistry with a strong focus on children’s oral health having served as Chair of the Oral Health Committee of Second District Dental Society since 1986 and State chair of National Children’s Dental Health Month for New York State Dental Association establishing the Sugarless Wednesday Program which received National recognition from American Dental Association (ADA) as a Recipient of the Golden Apple Award in 2007. As past President of the Second District Dental Society, she has served as an ADA delegate, including service as chair of the Reference Committee on Education and Related matters, in addition to her service on the Council on Membership.
As past chair of the Advisory Council for New York City College of Technology department of Dental Hygiene, Dr. Reyes has incorporated Give Kids a Smile Program into the Community Public Health curriculum and access to care protocol including community outreach program at the Central Branch of the Public Library incorporating the New York Masons Child Identification Program (CHIPS). She has been Section Chief of Pediatric Dentistry at New York Methodist Hospital Division of Dental Medicine-New York Presbyterian Network since 1997.

Harold S. Goodman, D.M.D., M.P.H., currently serves as the Maryland State Dental Director at the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. He previously served as Chair of the University of Maryland Dental School Clinical Operations Board and remains a Professor in the Dental School’s Department of Health Promotion and Policy. Dr. Goodman also serves as the Region 3 Head Start Oral Health Consultant and is responsible for oral health training and technical assistance for Head Start programs in Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Washington, DC. Dr. Goodman received his Bachelor of Arts from Rutgers University in 1972 and his dental degree from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey in 1975. He obtained a Masters in Public Health degree from the Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health in 1986 and completed a Dental Public Health residency program at the University of Michigan in 1989. Dr. Goodman's interests are in oral health status and dental services utilization patterns of underserved population groups, community water fluoridation and use of fluorides, child abuse and neglect and oral cancer prevention.

Nicholas G. Mosca, D.D.S., is the Mississippi Department of Health State Dental Director and Clinical Professor of Dentistry at the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC). He received his dental degree from Loyola University School of Dentistry in 1987 and completed a General Practice Residency at Charity Hospital in New Orleans. In 1989, he developed and directed a hospital-based dental program for University Hospitals and Clinics at UMMC which was recognized for patient service and training in special care dentistry. He has published and lectured extensively on the dental care of persons with systemic diseases and received an Outstanding Service Award for excellence in treating those infected with HIV. Dr. Mosca is currently a member of the executive committee for the Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors (ASTDD) and is a consultant for the Commission on Dental Education. He received the President's Award from the Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors in 2004 and in 2006.

Susan Bordenave-Bishop, D.M.D., a graduate of the Washington University School of Dental Medicine, Bordenave-Bishop also earned a B.S. in Nursing from Loyola University and a B.S. in Medical Technology. She furthered her general dentistry continuing education with completion of Fellowship and Mastership Awards from the Academy of General Dentistry (AGD). Currently, Bordenave-Bishop practices general dentistry in private practice in addition to being Dental Director of the Peoria City/County Health Department. She is a past President of the Peoria District Dental Society and the Illinois Academy of General Dentistry. She is also past Chair of the Access to Care Committee of the Illinois State Dental Society. Currently, Bordenave-Bishop is President of the Illinois Foundation of Dentistry for the Handicapped. She has served as a Delegate/Alternate Delegate to the ADA, Illinois State Dental Society and AGD House of Delegates and the Self-Instruction, Long Range Planning and Communication Councils of the AGD. She is also a Fellow of the AGD, the American and International Colleges of Dentists and the Academy of Dentistry International.

Jerome Miller,D.D.S., is a pediatric dentist who resides in Oklahoma City, where he has practiced for 40 years. He is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma and Baylor University College of Dentistry with BS, DDS, and MSD degrees. Miller is a past president of the Oklahoma Dental Association, American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, the College of Diplomats of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry and the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry Foundation. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry and a fellow in the American College of Dentists, the International College of Dentists, and the Pierre Fauchard Academy.

Miller has received numerous awards including the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry Distinguished Service Award, the Dentist of the Year in Oklahoma and the Oklahoma Dental Association’s Public Relations Award. In addition, Miller received the American Academy Pediatric Dentistry Dentist of the Year Award and the first American Academy Pediatric Dentistry Foundation Legacy Circle Award for his work and contributions to the Foundation in 2004. Miller has been very involved in both the Oklahoma Dental Association (ODA) and the American Dental Association (ADA), serving as a member of the ODA’s Board of Trustees for 20 years, and the ADA’s and ODA’s House of Delegates for eight and twenty four years respectfully. He has served twice as Chairman of the ADA Reference Committee on Business and Budget Matters and is a past Director of the ADA’s For Profit Subsidiary. Miller’s special interests are ODA and ADA finances and promoting policies that maximize dental association membership benefits.

Miller is currently serving his sixth year as President of the Oklahoma Dental Association Services Company (ODASCO). He has an active interest in philanthropy, having served as an officer or member of the Board of Trustees of five different Philanthropic Foundations. He currently serves as President or as an officer of two foundations.

Nick Rogers, D.D.S., A native of Missouri and a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Dentistry in Kansas, Dr. Nick Rogers is a general dentist in Arkansas City, Kansas. He is a member of the American Dental Association, the Academy of General Dentistry, the American Orthodontic Society, and serves as the Affiliate Trustee for the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry Board of Trustees. He is on the staff of the South Central Kansas Regional Medical Center, served on the Kansas Dental Board and is an examiner for the Central Regional Dental Testing Service.
He was co-founder of the Arkansas City Head Start program helping to write the grant, secure additional local funding and donations and secured a facility to house the project. He has served on the Head Start Board of Directors in Arkansas City for the past 22 years and was selected as Partner of the Year in 2003 by the Kansas Head Start Association, of which he is also a life member. He was also recognized by the Administration for Children and Families in Kansas City with a certificate of appreciation.
To help combat the growing number of caries in children, Dr. Rogers was collaborator for the Cowley County Tiny Teeth Grant. This project was credited with making a noticeable difference in the oral health of children in the region. Because of this project, Oral Health Kansas selected Dr. Rogers to be the 2007 recipient of their Outstanding Community Leader Award. He has also received the Sam Walton Business Leader Award and was part of the Kansas Health Foundation Leadership Institute.
On the local level, Dr. Rogers served on the school board for 22 years, is active in the United Methodist Church as a middle school teacher and is involved in many civic projects and clubs.

Randy L. Kluender, D.D.S., M.S., received his DDS degree and MS in pediatric dentistry from the University of Nebraska College of Dentistry. Presently, he is the Associate Dean for Admissions, Student Affairs and Advanced Dental Education at the University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine. Prior to joining the faculty full time, he was in a private pediatric dental practice for 17 years.

Dr. Kluender’s interest is in access to care for underserved children and has been honored by both the Colorado Dental Association and Metropolitan Denver Dental Society for his outstanding contribution in community service. He was the American Dental Education Association (ADEA) Harry Bruce Legislative Fellow in 2002 with an access to care focus.

Kluender is a past president of the Colorado Academy of Pediatric Dentists, Fellow of the ADEA Leadership Institute, American College of Dentists and the International College of Dentists. He is also a member of the AAPD Pediatric Dental Medicaid and SCHIP Advisory Committee.

Paul Reggiardo, D.D.S., is the Public Policy Advocate for the California Society of Pediatric Dentistry. He is in private practice in Huntington Beach, California, and holds a faculty appointment as Assistant Clinical Professor in Postdoctoral Pediatric Dental Residency Training at the University of Southern California. He is a past president of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry and the California Society of Pediatric Dentistry. He currently serves on the Policy Development Council of the California Dental Association and represents the AAPD on the American Dental Association’s Subcommittee on Dental Informatics and the ADA Editorial Panel for the Development and Maintenance of the Systematized Nomenclature of Dentistry. He is co-chair of the Policy Committee of California’s Oral Health Access Council.

J. Kyle House, D.D.S., of Hood River Oregon received his D.D.S. degree from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. He served as a General Dentist in the US Army for 5 years prior to attending his Pediatric Dental Residency at Madigan Army Medical Center, Fort Lewis, WA and the University of Washington. After completion of his residency, Dr. House became the Director of Pediatric Oral Medicine at Scott & White Hospital Systems in Temple, Texas where he served for seven years. While there, House founded the Children’s Special Needs Network to provide services to families with Special Needs children that ranged from education and advocacy to respite care. House moved to Oregon to open his private practice in Hood River in 1999. He served as the Pediatric Dentistry Chief Examiner for the Oregon Board of Dentistry from 2000 - 2004. Always interested in politics, advocacy and access to care for children, House has served on both the Oregon Dental Associations and the AAPD’s Council of Government Affairs since 2000 and has attended the Introductory and Advanced Legislative Workshops as well as the AAPD Lobby Days for the past four years in Washington, D.C. He organized and incorporated both the Oregon Academy of Pediatric Dentistry and co-founded the Western Society of Pediatric Dentistry serving as the president of both organizations for two years, from 2001-2003. Dr. House has served as the Vice-Chairman of the Board and Chair of Finance for Oregon Child Development Coalition (Migrant Head Start of Oregon) since 2002. He works to integrate services between both Migrant and Regional Head Starts in order to save both grantees money in the operation budgets and utilization of their facilities. His dedication to these services resulted in him receiving both the Head Start Region X Service Award and the Humanitarian Award for Migrant Head Start in 2005. In addition to his two clinics in Oregon, House also serves as the Chairman of Advantage Dental Insurance Company where the philosophy of the company is to develop unique and innovative ways to increase access through a collaboration with local private dentists and a mix of affordable insurance, a unique Medicaid provider model and a dedication to advancing prevention through community collaboration. Outside of Dentistry, House is also the President of both PowerMedia Communications and Cybertel Communications of Texas where his companies provide communication, phone and data services to underserved rural areas and their populations.

Christopher Delecki, D.D.S., M.P.H., M.B.A., is director of the dental program at Odessa Brown Children’s Clinic in Seattle and a member of the medical staff at Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center. Delecki is also an Affiliate Assistant Professor at the University of Washington, School of Dentistry in the departments of Pediatric Dentistry and Restorative Dentistry. Dr. Delecki earned his D.D.S. and M.P.H. at the University of Michigan and completed a Dental Public Health Residency with the Indian Health Service. He served as a commissioned officer in the United States Public Health Service (USPHS), receiving many honors and awards including the Surgeon General’s Outstanding Service Medal. During his USPHS career, he provided dental treatment, program management, consultation and preventive dental services on numerous Indian reservations throughout the United States. For most of his career, Delecki has worked closely with Head Start children and families in several states. He has presented numerous oral health education training sessions to staff, children and parents as well as providing dental care to Head Start children. Delecki is currently a member of two health advisory boards serving over 600 families in Seattle. In addition to his active clinic schedule, Delecki is a member of the Washington State Oral Health Coalition and the Washington State Dental Association, were he is working to improve access to dental care for disadvantaged populations in Washington. Delecki has been a member of the American Dental Association for over 30 years and is currently President of the Seattle King County Dental Society.

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