by NCOHC | Jun 30, 2026 | Professional Development
Our April 2026 post, “Quantifying North Carolina’s Dental Workforce Shortage”, discusses how NCOHC is exploring the oral health workforce and attempted to digest the impact of workforce shortage and how improvements can be made to increase North Carolina’s dental...
by Ethan Chupp | Mar 30, 2026 | Policy, Professional Development, Uncategorized
In 2024, North Carolina expanded Medicaid to cover hundreds of thousands more residents, a major step toward improving access to care. But for patients in need of dental services, having insurance doesn’t necessarily mean being able to find a...
by Ethan Chupp | Feb 26, 2026 | Professional Development
North Carolina is facing a critical and widespread oral health workforce shortage. 93 of our 100 counties are designated as Dental Health Professional Shortage Areas (DHPSAs). This shortage is driving a rise in preventable emergency room...
by Ethan Chupp | Jan 1, 2026 | Policy, Professional Development
Here are a few of our proudest accomplishments from the past year As the new year begins, we at NCOHC are proud of what we accomplished in 2025. At a time when the oral health system has faced setbacks from...
by Ethan Chupp | Dec 1, 2025 | Professional Development, Uncategorized
Background Over the past two years, a group of dentists, dental assistants, educators, dental hygienists, and regulators have been working to address one of the field’s major challenges. The dental-care sector in the United States is struggling with a...
