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Welcoming NCOHC’s New Program Coordinator

This month NCOHC welcomed a new Program Coordinator. As Sarah Heenan joins the team, we...
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An Economic Argument for Preventive Care

We’d like to start off this blog post with a quote from the Terry Pratchett...
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Proposed Legislation Would Formalize Teledentistry and Allow Hygienists to Administer Local Dental Anesthesia

On February 24, 2021, Senator Jim Perry and Representative Donny Lambeth filed legislation in the...
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The New HPI Report – NCOHC’s Perspective

What does “access” really mean? The American Dental Association Health Policy Institute (HPI) released a...

Envisioning Preventive Bundled Payments

Hannah Cheung is a second-year graduate student pursuing her master’s degree in Public Health, and...
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A Quick Summary of the New ADA HPI Report on Oral Health Access for Medicaid-Insured Patients

Haven’t had time to read the new HPI Report analyzing access for children and adults...

The New HPI Report: A conversation with NC Medicaid Dental Officer Dr. Mark Casey

At the beginning of the new year, the American Dental Association Health Policy Institute released...
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Creating a vaccine to saves lives: How HPV vaccines are revolutionizing cervical cancer prevention

In the early 1990s, cervical cancer was the most common cancer among women. Today, it...
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Breaking Down the Oral-COVID Connection So Far

If it isn’t clear by now, COVID-19 is not just another flu. In November, the...