Senate Majority Policy Committee
Monday, April 13, 2026 | 2pm
Benco Dental, 295 Centerpoint Blvd., Jenkins Township, PA
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