Senate Majority Policy Committee

Monday, April 13, 2026 | 2pm

Benco Dental, 295 Centerpoint Blvd., Jenkins Township, PA

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Agenda

2:00 p.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks

     Senator David G. Argall, Chair
     Senate Majority Policy Committee

2:05 p.m. Dental Equipment and Insurance

     Charles Cohen, Managing Director
     Benco Dental Company

     Roosevelt Allen, DDS, MAGD, ABGD – Testimony
     Senior Vice President and Chief Dental Officer
     United Concordia Dental

2:45 p.m. Private Practice

     Michael C. Verber, DMD, FICOI, CEO & Chairman – Testimony, Document 1
     Verber Dental Group

     Dr. Shawn Casey, General Dentist – Testimony
     Casey Dental

     Joseph H. Hollander, CEO – Testimony
     The Clinics at Scranton Primary Health Care Center

3:25 p.m. Statewide Coalitions and Education

     Dr. Linda Straub-Bruce, Stakeholder – Testimony
     PA Coalition for Oral Health

     Dr. James Mancini, President Elect – Testimony
     Pennsylvania Dental Association

     Dr. Darleen Oleski – Testimony
     Third District Trustee
     Past Chair, Government Relations Committee
     Pennsylvania Dental Association

     Dr. Seth Walbridge, Editor
     PA Academy of General Dentistry

     Ann Hoffman, Director of Dental Program – Testimony
     Central Penn College

4:05 p.m. Closing Remarks and Adjournment

Additional Testimony

Helen Hawkey, Executive Director – Testimony
PA Coalition for Oral Health

Dale F. Spadafora, DMD< MAGD, LLSR, DICOI – Testimony
President, PA Academy of General Dentistry