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Presentations: 2017

February- New American Media- Presented on Dental Prevention in the Central Valley

August- Univision interview on Free Denti-Cal Youth Services

September-Presentation to Fresno City College Dental Hygiene Community Dental Health Class

September-  Annual Self-Advocacy Conference- Celebrate me! Clovis Veterans

October- Hmong TV interview on Free Denti-Cal Youth Services

October- Little Hoover Commission DHCS Fixing Denti-Cal provided testimony

November- Central Valley Today KSEE 24 NBC interview with Alex Delgado on Free Denti-Cal Youth Services 

Presentations: 2018

February- Presented at the CPEHN – Calif. Pan Ethnic Health Network Conference

March - Collaborated with Center for Oral Health as a subject matter expert in published “A Healthy Smiles Never Gets Old” 

Presentations: 2019

February- Presenter at California Primary Care Association Quality Conference “How a health plan can support providers” https://www.cpca.org/CPCA/CPCA/Training_Events/Quality_Care_Conference_Materials.aspx

February- Guest speaker to Community Dental Health at Fresno City College

March- CDHA Legislative day at State Capitol

March- Published CDHA Spring Scientific Journal “An unexpected way to reduce healthcare costs”

April- Testified to Senate Business and Professions committee SB 653

April- California Future Healthcare Workforce Commission https://futurehealthworkforce.org/regional-convenings/

May- Guest panelist Foothill College “Day on the Hill” with ADHA and UCSF

May- CVHPI guest to DentaQuest regional conference in Houston

July- Presenter "Take 20" presentation given on Oral Health Inequities and California’s workforce

September- Oral Health Presentation to Fresno Co. Dept of Public Health CCS department

December- Presenter Cradle to Career (C2C) Partnership Table meeting - School-Based Sealant Program and partnership with Fresno DPH

Presentations: 2020

February- CDHA presentation at SJVDH component CE event

March- ESC! (Every Smile Counts) Medical Dental learning collaborative panelist “Connecting Kids to Care”

April- AACDP presentation “Create Sustainability through Utilizing Dental Hygiene Workforce”

May- Contributor CDPH “Dental Guidance for Hygienists”

September- Panelist to Our Gente Speaks  “Health Justice during COVID-19”

September- Developed Cal Northstate RDHAP business modules

October- APHA presentation provided by Katie Conklin and COHTAC School-Based Sealant Program

November- Published Dental Care Coordination Meta Study with Children Now 

December- Facilitator for Children Now “Bridging the Gap in Children’s Health in a Post-COVID 19 California”

December- Panelist Cal Northstate University Symposium on "Supporting Community Engaged Oral Health Systems" on behalf of CDHA

Links:
https://lms.dentalmedicine.cnsu.edu/DTI/ChildrenNow_LDPP_Care_Coordination_Analysis.pdf

https://www.aacdp.com/meetings/2020/index.html

https://www.aacdp.com/meetings/2020/gonzales.pdf

http://dentalmedicine.cnsu.edu/research-community/research-dti/

https://lms.dentalmedicine.cnsu.edu/DTI/04_PanelPresentations.mp4?_ga=2.164521084.2124082003.1617680967-1759666435.1617680967

https://bioeng.berkeley.edu/undergrad/capstone/2020-capstone-projects


Media
Rhoda Howell-Gonzales Poverty Fighter
 
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Oral Health Promotion article for CDHA journal 2019
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Medical Dental Integration An Unexpected Way to Reduce Healthcare Costs
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A Healthy Smile Never Gets Old