conference schedule
conference schedule
General Session Tribal Voices: Advancing Self-Determination Through Dental Therapy Panel Discussion 1:30 - 3:00 pm (1.5 CDE) Bruce Pratt, Moderator, is the Policy Analyst for the Southern Plains Tribal Health Board. He is the former President of the Pawnee Nation. While serving as the President he was asked and served on many differ- ent national health committees which helped advocate for better health outcomes for our Tribal Nations. He served on the HHS Secretary’s Trib- al Advisory Committee, Direct Service Tribes Advocacy Committee, Na- tional Budget Formulation Committee and the National Institute of Health Advisory Committee. He currently serves as the Treasurer for the United Indian Nations of Oklahoma committee. He attended Oklahoma State University. Bruce is married to his wife, Vicki, has 5 children and 8 grandchildren. Dr. Robert Crittenden, Panelist, is a staff general dentist, working with Community Health Centers, Inc. in Oklahoma City. He attended North- eastern St. University in Tahlequah, and graduated from the University of Cental Oklahoma in 1998 with his DDS degree. He has spent seven and a half years serving tribal health facilities in Oklahoma, including the Clinic Director for the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma system, in his hometown of Stillwell. Prior to this, he served as a private practitioner for 17 years. Dr. Miranda Davis, Panelist, (she/her) directs the Dental Health Aide (DHA) Program at the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board (NPAIHB), which assists Tribes in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho as they incorporate Dental Therapists and other types of Dental Health Aides into their communities. Dr. Davis also serves as the Prevention Consultant for the Northwest Tribal Dental Support Center. Dr. Davis has provided clin- ical care for Tribes in the northwest for over 15 years, in addition to five years of private practice, and currently supervises dental therapists in trib- al clinics. She is passionate about public health and believes everyone deserves to have access to high quality oral healthcare. Originally from California, Dr. Davis completed her undergraduate work at UCLA and received a DDS from University of the Pacific, and a MPH from the University of Washington.
Terri Parton, Panelist, currently serves as the President for the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes. She is an enrolled member of the Wichita and Affil - iated Tribes. She graduated from Gracemont Public Schools. She has a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Business Administration and a Master of Jurisprudence in Indian Law. She has worked for the Wichita and Affiliat - ed Tribes for 25 years beginning her service to the Tribe in January, 1998. President Parton has worked in several capacities for the Tribe through- out the years. Her first job at the Tribe was a Water Technician where she also assisted with the tag office. She then served as the Tribal Government Services Specialist where she performed work in the Enrollment Office, Tag Office, Burial Assistance, Children’ Clothing Assistance, Elder Payments, National Park Service Grants and other capac- ities. President Parton has also written several grants on behalf of the Tribe. She also taught the Wichita Language Classes for three years with Doris McLemore from 2006 to 2009 and taught classes when time permitted over the next 7 yeat·s. The Wichita Lan - guage Classes were held on Sundays from 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. with approximately 20 children and were 8 to 9 week classes. The children in the Wichita Language Class- es performed annually at the Oklahoma Native Youth Language Fair at the Sam Noble Museum and during Wichita Night at the Wichita Annual Dance. President Parton also patticipated in the Breath of Life Workshop in 2012 at the University of Oklahoma Sam Noble Museum where she did work with the Wichita Language. President Parton has served on the Wichita Annual Dance Committee, Foster Care Re- view Board, Wichita Tribe Industrial Development Commission and served as Secretary for the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes from July 2004 to August 2011. President Parton previously on the Wichita Gaming Oversight Subcommittee in her capacity as Secre- taty for the Tribe and currently serves on the Wichita Gaming Oversight Subcommittee reinitiated in 2020. She currently serves on several boards on behalf of the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes including the Southwest Oklahoma Inter-Tribal Health Board, Southern Plains Tribal Health Board, WCD Enterprises, LLC, and the SAMHSA Tribal Advisory Committee At-Large Member and CoChair for the national advisory committee. Presi- dent Parton has served as the Oklahoma City Representative for the Indian Health Ser- vice National Budget Formulation Committee since 2017. President Parton previously served as former Chairman of the Direct Service Tribes Advisory Committee (DSTAC), the Tribal Public Health Advisory Committee for the State of Oklahoma and an At-Large Representative for the HHS Secretary’s Tribal Advisory Committee (STAC). President
Annual Conference Guide 2023
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