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improve the oral health status
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NCOHC seeks to resolve consumer-level and systemic barriers to good oral health and accelerate the implementation of policies that reduce oral health disparities. Our approach, sustained in evidence-based strategies, places community at the center of our change agenda.

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NCOHC’s mission is to improve the overall health and well-being of all North Carolinians by ensuring everyone can access quality oral health care through collaborative partnerships, advocacy, and education.

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An Oral Health Announcement

What NCOHC did in 2025 

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...

Breaking News: North Carolina Reverses Medicaid Cuts — For Now 

On Wednesday, Governor Josh Stein announced that North Carolina would restore reimbursement rates for Medicaid providers.  Earlier this year, the Republican-controlled legislature failed to agree on a comprehensive state budget. Instead, the state legislature...

Problem Solving: improving the Dental Assistant profession with national standards

Over the past two years, a group has been working to address one of the field’s major challenges, standardizing the Dental Assistant profession.