WHO: Louis Sullivan, president of Morehouse School of Medicine and former secretary of health and human services, will address the 125th Anniversary Dental Leadership Forum at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine.

WHAT: Sullivan will discuss access to oral health care across the country, as addressed in "Oral Health in America: A Report of the Surgeon General," published in 2000. The report found profound disparities in the availability of care across the country, a decline in the dentist-to-population ratio and a shortage of dental-school faculty.

WHERE: Robert Schattner Center, 240 S. 40th St., Philadelphia

WHEN: 5:45-9 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2002
(Sullivan's speech will be from 6:30 to 7 p.m.)

WHY: Sullivan's speech will be part of the Welcoming Reception/Dinner for "Excellence, Leadership, Innovation in Dental Education: Meeting the Challenges of the Future," a dental leadership forum being presented as part of the School of Dental Medicine's 125th-anniversary celebration. In attendance will be deans and educators from dental schools across the country and representatives of professional oral-health organizations.

CONTACT: Interested reporters should call 215-898-1422 or 215-573-8224 for more information or to confirm their attendance.