Oral Health

For questions about MCD's oral health initiatives/programs, please contact:

Courtney Vannah
Senior Program Manager

cvannah@mcd.org

MCD Global Health has several oral health initiatives striving to improve children’s oral health and overall health. As an active member of the Children’s Oral Health Network of Maine (COHN), our team collaborates with other health, school, and community partners statewide to support the delivery of innovative preventive and early intervention oral health services to children in Maine to increase access to care.

Child having his teeth examined by a registered dental hygienist in a chair

Maine CDC School Oral Health Program

Through the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) School Oral Health Program, preventative dental services are provided to Maine’s school children

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Prevent Dental Disease in Children with Dental Steps for ME

Dental Steps for ME includes a free, oral health video library with one video correlating with each well-child benchmark from 2 months to age 5, plus an introduction to the series that could even be used prenatally. This library was produced by MCD in support of medical dental integration (MDI) efforts championed by COHN’s Health Integration Action Team.

Featured Projects

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Medical Dental Integration

MCD provides leadership for several medical dental integration initiatives of the Children’s Oral Health Network of Maine (COHN)’s, including an initiative called Dental Steps that offers different options for primary care practices to integrate preventive oral health care into well-child visits.

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Oral Health Workforce Development

MCD, in partnership with the Children’s Oral Health Network of Maine, is leading multiple projects to help increase the oral health workforce to improve access to care

News & Updates

Dental Decay Rates Increase Among Maine Students
New Resources Help Improve Access to Dental Care in Maine
MCD Awarded Grant to Increase Access to Dental Care for Maine Children