MAINE COHN

Oral health is closely connected to overall health and well-being. Lack of oral health care in childhood contributes to serious and costly complications for health and economic stability later in life. Yet, our healthcare system has historically separated the prevention and treatment of dental disease from other conditions in spite of the fact that the mouth is interconnected with every system in the human body. Many forms of oral health integration are possible both within the medical office and across medical and dental providers... To address this challenge, the Network is partnering with the Maine Oral Health Funders on an ambitious collaborative initiative focused on systems change to ensure Maine can provide quality, sustainable, and accessible oral health care for all... Partners in the Network collaborate to research and develop data-driven and community-informed policy initiatives to advance improvements in children's oral health. We work together on long-term policy..