North Carolina has taken significant strides in recent years–from Medicaid Expansion to legislation expanding public health hygienists’ ability to practice at the full scope of their licensure. However, far too many people across the state remain without access to...

This report is intended to introduce Oral Health Day 2022: Equity in Action, summarize its events, identify priorities that need to be addressed and associated strategies, provide clarity through explanations on priorities/strategies as needed, delineate subsequent...

“Extending postpartum Medicaid coverage to one year would improve oral health for low income mothers, reduce the risk for both the mother and child during pregnancy and birth, and reduce childhood caries (What Do Moms’ Smiles Have to Do with Thriving Babies?, 2020)....

PFAS, also referred to as “forever chemicals”, gained widespread public attention in 2016 after media outlets published findings of high levels in the North Carolina Cape Fear River Basin, downstream of the Chemours plant. This chemical class, found in numerous...

In the United States, the fee-for-service (FFS) payment model has been the dominant dental reimbursement system for decades. Unlike medicine, where it has undergone massive payment reforms to shift the focus towards value-based care since the Affordable Care Act...

In February of this year, North Carolina joined more than 20 other states who have authorized dentists to administer FDA-approved COVID-19 vaccines. The North Carolina Oral Health Collaborative (NCOHC) worked across various sectors in our...