Listen in to our expert colleague, Dr. Jeffrey Kahl, as he tells the story of his work combined with that of many in implementing massively improved OR access in the State of Colorado. For years we have struggled to get our most vulnerable patients into the OR and given the recent legislation success after years of work by the AAPD, the ADA and others, we have great results. Jeff tells the personal story and provides a guide for others to have similar success in their communities.   Bio: Jeff Kahl is married to Dr. Carol Morrow (General Dentist). They live in Colorado Springs, Colorado with our four kids (age 18 to 12). Born and raised in Colorado. Undergraduate at Colorado State University and Dental School at University of Colorado. Dr. Kahl is a Navy Health Professions Scholarship recipient andcompleted a General Practice Residency at the National Naval Medical Center. He was a Navy General Dentist in California before returning to Colorado for a Pediatric Dentistry Residency at Children’s Hospital in Colorado. Jeff started a private practice with a co-resident in 2006 and practiced there for 17 years. Recently, he sold his part of the practice to become the program director for the new pediatric residency program at Denver Health Hospital - the 6th largest and second oldest Federally Qualified Health Center in the country.   Other things about Jeff and his expertise are: • AAPD Public Policy Advocate for Colorado since the program started. • Past President of the Colorado Academy of Pediatric Dentistry and the Colorado Dental Association  • Past Chair of the ADA council on Membership. • ADA 14th District Trustee Elect. • On a lot of Governmental Relations, Medicaid Stakeholder, Telehealth, School Based Health, and Public Policy Committees. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.