mr. greg nycz, i look forward to your testimony today. mr.chairman, i will have to leave midway through the testimony. thank you so much for being here. >> the social worker from falls church virginia who has seen firsthand both personal and the professional side of needing to increase access to a portable dental care. she received a master in social work from virginia commonwealth university. we thank her for being with us. cathi stallings, welcome. our final witness is debony hughes. she is a doctor that has served as the program chief of dental health since 2007. she oversees the dental product and she also serves on the coalition board in vermont. okay. why don't we begin. first we need to focus on attention of a crisis that we do not have the resolution to the needs. that is why we are here to talk. >> hello, my name is frank catalanotto and i spent almost 40 years in dental education. i have been advocating for a better way to deliver oral health care, there are several indicators about this access problems that i would like to mention.