Working Together to Innovate Solutions
The Institute for Oral Health collaborates with America's leading experts in health care to gather data, insights, and potential solutions for improving the efficiency and
effectiveness of dental care treatment, delivery, and policies.
IOH helps raise awareness on key oral health issues through this website, our quarterly newsletter, and by hosting collaborative events such as focus groups and an annual conference.
This knowledge resource is designed to benefit dental professionals, universities, employers, benefits companies, government agencies, and the public.
IOH Leadership
Ron Inge, DDS —
Executive Director
As a founder of the Institute for Oral Health, Dr. Inge leads its initiatives to advance innovation in the dental profession and health care industry. He also serves as the Vice President of Professional Services and Dental Director for Washington Dental Service, where he promotes positive changes in network development, provider relations and clinical policies.
Advisors
Howard L. Bailit, DMD, PhD
Professor Emeritus, Univ. of Connecticut
Health Center
Dr. Bailit is a national leader in health policy and managed
care, and a member of the Institute of Medicine, National
Academy of Sciences since 1984.
Burton Edelstein, DDS, MPH
Professor of Dentistry and Health Policy & Mgmt, Columbia
Univ. School of Dental and Oral Surgery
Dr. Edelstein is Founding Director of Children's Dental Health
Project, a Washington, D.C.-based research and advocacy organization
committed to improving children's oral health and dental care.
Alonzo L. Plough, PhD, MPH
VP of Program, Planning and Evaluation at The California
Endowment
An expert in public health, Dr. Plough is leading the Endowment’s
efforts to expand access to quality health care for the underserved
and all Californians.
Martha J. Somerman, DDS, PhD
Dean, Univ. of WA School of Dentistry; Professor, Depts of Periodontics and Oral Biology
Dr. Somerman is dedicated to innovating dental education curriculum and access to health care. Her NIDCR/NIH funded research group focuses on understanding mechanisms controlling the development and regeneration of the dento-alveolar complex with the long term goal of devising predictable therapies to regenerate oral craniofacial tissue. Dr. Somerman is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
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