by Allison Hackman | Mar 13, 2025 | Uncategorized
Practicing dentistry in WNC Meet Dr. Alice Jamison, DDS, MPH. Raised in Asheville, NC, she currently practices in her hometown at a general dental office that serves children up to 18 years of age. After graduating from UNC Dental School in 2020, she completed a...
by Brady Blackburn | Feb 28, 2025 | Uncategorized
The NCOHC team traveled to Sylva in January 2025 for a much-anticipated in-person convening with Western North Carolina (WNC) Steering Committee members. The original meeting, scheduled for October 2024, got postponed after Hurricane Helene devastated the region....
by Allison Hackman | Feb 28, 2025 | Uncategorized
“The consequences of inaction are severe, but so are the opportunities for meaningful change. That’s why the work we do here matters—because when we invest in oral health, we invest in a healthier, more prosperous North Carolina.” — Representative Maria Cervania NCOHC...
by Allison Hackman | Dec 10, 2024 | Uncategorized
The oral health workforce has long struggled with racial, ethnic, gender, and socioeconomic diversity. According to a recent North Carolina Institute of Medicine task force report, White males continue to represent the majority of dentists, while White females have...
by Allison Hackman | Oct 31, 2024 | Uncategorized
If you’ve ever experienced pain or discomfort in your jaw, you might have heard someone casually refer to it as “TMJ.” But what does that really mean? And is it accurate? It’s common for people to mix up TMJ, which refers to the temporomandibular joint itself, with...
by Allison Hackman | Oct 29, 2024 | Uncategorized
Natural disasters impact every aspect of our lives in obvious and unexpected ways—oral health is no exception. As the climate crisis continues, we see increasingly catastrophic storms worldwide, and areas such as Western North Carolina (WNC) that were previously...
