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NCOHC’s Initiatives and Programs
From envisioning value-based oral health care in North Carolina to expanding access to care coordination, NCOHC is engaged in several initiatives and programs across the state. Explore everything that our coalition is involved in, and sign up to stay up-to-date on everything we’re doing!
Ongoing Initiatives
Community Oral Health Transformation (COrHT) Initiative
In order to explore value-based oral health care, NCOHC launched the Community Oral Health Transformation (COrHT) Initiative with support from the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation and the CareQuest Institute for Oral Health.
Through this groundbreaking new initiative, NCOHC convened a learning community to build infrastructure and advance prevention-focused, value-based, whole-person oral health care. The learning community based their work on the CareQuest Institute’s “Three Domain Framework,” which focuses on 1) tele-prevention (teledentistry); 2) minimally invasive care (non-surgical treatment of disease); and, 3) integration of oral health with overall health care, care delivered based on patient risk profile, and alignment of provider and patient values.
The COrHT initiative initially involved two phases from 2022 – 2023. As of 2024, all initial COrHT participants elected to remain involved and continue collaborating to advance equitable oral health care.
Past Initiatives
Oral Health Transformation Initiative
In 2022, the North Carolina Institute of Medicine (NCIOM) and NCOHC convened a multi-sector task force to evaluate, assess, and recommend potential options regarding oral health system transformation.
Over 18 months, the Oral Health Transformation Task Force brought together key oral and health care stakeholders, policymakers, academics, and other influencers to develop a report envisioning a patient-centered future for oral health in North Carolina.
