Oral Health

  1. What We Do
  2. 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

Featured Projects

Child being examined by a doctor using virtual dental technology.

Medical Dental Integration

MCD provides leadership for several medical-dental integration initiatives of the Children’s Oral Health Network of Maine (COHN), including an initiative focused on increasing access to care for children entering Maine’s child welfare system.

Two people in training with blue gloves over oral health items.

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

Collaborative Efforts Expand Training and Care Capacity Across Maine
Annual School Oral Health Program Poster Contest Now Accepting Submissions
Equipping School Nurses to Improve Children’s Oral Health