2021 Schedule

2021 Annual Conference Schedule

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Monday, February 22, 2021

9:00 – 11:00 am           Board of Directors’ Meeting (no recording)
1:00 - 2:30 pm             Quality Management Committee (QMC) meeting (no recording)
3:00 - 4:00 pm            
CADP Business Meeting (plan members only)

Tuesday, February 23, 2021  
 
  
                               
8:45 – 9:30 am Welcome Message from CADP
  • Tim Brown, CADP Executive Director
  • Brian Watts, CADP President
CA Legislative Update: Lobbyist Perspective 
  • Matt Back
  • Kristy Wiese 
9:30 – 10:00 am         Health Care Legislation: Policymaker Perspective 
  • Senator Susan Rubio
10:00 - 10:30 am BREAK
10:30 – 11:00 am Health Care Policy: DMHC Director Perspective
  • Mary Watanabe, DMHC
11:00 – 1:00 pm           LUNCH BREAK
1:00 - 2:00 pm            
How COVID Changed Dental Plan Services
  • Jeff Album, Delta Dental
  • Susan Lotz, Western Dental Services
  • Gary Pickard, Pacific Dental Services
  • Brian Watts, DentaQuest (moderator)
2:00 – 2:15 pm
BREAK
2:15 – 3:15 pm           
Virtual Networking (no recording)

Wednesday, February 24, 2021

8:40 – 9:45 am
Welcome Message from CADP
  • Brian Watts, CADP President
Dental AI: Science Fact or Science Fiction
  • Ophir Tanz, Pearl
  • Dr. Linda Vidone
10:00 – 11:00 am           Dental Benefits post - COVID: 2021 and Beyond
  • Jerry Berggren, NADP
11:15 – 11:45 pm         DMHC and CDI Update
  • Amanda Levy, DMHC
  • Bruce Hinze, CDI
  • Ethan Lavelle, CDI
11:45 – 1:15 pm             LUNCH BREAK
1:15 – 2:15 pm              Federal Legislative Update
  • Teresa Cagnolatti, NADP
2:30 – 3:30 pm              State Activities Outside CA
  • Crystal McElroy, Metlife
  • Richard Jones, Guardian