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FHLI’s New Office Mates

The North Carolina Oral Health Collaborative’s parent organization, the Foundation for Health Leadership & Innovation...
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Dental Hygienists Week – An Interview with CVCC’s Crystal Adams

Last week was National Dental Hygienists Week, so we sat down (virtually) with Crystal Adams...
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Should I Be Worried About Vaping?

With youth-oriented advertising depicting e-cigarettes as not only a cigarette alternative, but a clean, fun...
Types of Oral and Oropharyngeal Cancers

Oral Cancer Awareness

Every year, an average of 53,000 Americans are diagnosed with some form of oral cancer...

Teledentistry in North Carolina: Lessons from COVID-19

Depending on how long it takes to effectively respond to COVID-19, NCOHC is planning to...

Oral Health Around the World

This Friday, March 20, is World Oral Health Day. So, we decided to take a...

Highlights from the UNC Teledentistry Symposium

Last week, FHLI’s North Carolina Oral Health Collaborative attended the UNC Adams School of Dentistry’s...

How the World Around Us Impacts Our Oral Health: An Intro to the Social Determinants of Health

Only 20 percent of a person’s health is the result of clinical care in a...

Exploring Telehealth in the Other Carolina: Our Visit to MUSC’s State-of-the-Art Center for Telehealth

Last week, FHLI’s North Carolina Oral Health Collaborative travelled with North Carolina oral health leaders...