North Dakota
MISSION
The mission of the North Dakota Oral Health Coalition (NDOHC)
is to foster collaborative solutions to achieve better oral health
outcomes for all. Guided by 18 dedicated steering committee
members, the coalition works to expand access to dental care
across North Dakota, bringing together well-rounded expertise
to address barriers, strengthen resources, and advance oral health
for every community.
PURPOSE
The purpose of the North Dakota Oral Health Coalition is to
coordinate partners and organizations throughout the state
of North Dakota to create a collective impact by improving
oral health outcomes. This proposed work focuses long-term
on increasing access to oral health, improving North Dakotans’
oral health literacy, and developing integration between
all professions impacted by oral health.
Get Involved
What you can do to improve overall health if you are a:
- Community-Based Org
- Medical Provider
- Health Care Students & Universities
- Schools & Teachers
- Advocate
- Dental Provider
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- Contact Kim Kuhlmann with the ND Oral Health Coalition to find out more on how you can get involved.
- Learn more about Oral Health in North Dakota.
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- Contact the ND OH Program or Kim Kuhlmann with the ND Oral Health Coalition to find out more on how you can get involved.
- View the ND OH Program resources for health professionals.
- Apply fluoride varnish to your at-risk patients.
- Learn how to apply fluoride varnish with the Smiles for Life curriculum.
- View the presentation: Applying and Billing for Fluoride Varnish Application in a Health Care Setting (und.edu).
- Review Centers for Rural Health University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences oral health documents.
- View the National Interprofessional Initiative on Oral Health.
- Utilize the Oral Health Toolkits for Primary Care Providers.
- Transform your practice through the Oral Health Integration in Primary Care (Qualis Health).
- View the presentation: Integration of Oral Health and Overall Health (Center for Rural Health).
- Review the Lunn – Nord article: Well-Child Visits and Fluoride Varnish.
- Utilize the National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center.
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- Contact the ND OH Program or Kim Kuhlmann with the ND Oral Health Coalition to find out more on how you can get involved.
- Complete or implement Smiles for Life modules.
- View the Interprofessional Oral Health Faculty Tool Kits
- The Interprofessional Oral Health Faculty Tool Kits are organized by program and describe how to “weave” evidence-based oral-systemic health content, teaching-learning strategies, and clinical experiences into undergraduate, nurse practitioner and midwifery programs.
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- Contact Kim Kuhlmann if you would like a dental career presentation at your school or in your classroom.
- Review the ND Oral Health Program Resources for Teachers.
- View the ND Oral Health Program School Varnish and Sealant Program.
- Check out the Center for Rural Health R Cool Health Scrubs Camps & Academy.
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- Contact Kim Kuhlmann to learn more about the ND Oral Health Coalition or to be added to the coalition legislative updates distribution list.
- Review the CareQuest Institute for Oral Health.
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- Contact Kim Kuhlmann with the ND Oral Health Coalition to find out more on how you can be involved.
- View Dr. Holli Seabury’s presentation on Social Determinants of Health on the MN OHC YouTube Channel.
- Watch the presentation: Importance of Collecting Patient Health Information in Dental Clinics and the Relation to Systemic and Oral Health
- Watch the presentation: Integration of Oral Health and Overall Health
- Watch the presentation: Importance of, and how to, Complete Blood Pressure Screenings in Dental Settings
- View the Center for Rural Health Dentistry as Primary Care TeleECHO Clinics.
- View the Social Determinants Screening Tool.
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CONTACT US:
For questions regarding the ND Oral Health Coalition:
Kim Kuhlmann
ND External Affairs Manager
kkuhlmann@communityhealthcare.net