Our 4 Action Hubs
The SC Oral Health Action Network operates through a robust framework comprising four Action Hubs, designed to affect meaningful change. These focal areas serve as the foundational pillars, framing the network’s essential work and driving public health initiatives.
Within these hubs, Education & Training takes center stage, facilitating the dissemination of knowledge and skill development. The Innovation & Transformation hub ignites creativity, fostering novel approaches to address oral health challenges. Simultaneously, Medical-Dental Integration bridges gaps, ensuring seamless collaboration between healthcare providers. The Data, Policy, and Advocacy hub is the driving force behind evidence-based decisions and policy reforms supported by the Network.
This comprehensive structure represents more than administrative convenience; it represents a dynamic ecosystem that encourages collaborative efforts across multiple agencies and disciplines. As the network navigates organizational space, it cultivates deeper relationships at regional, local, and community levels, thereby amplifying its impact on oral health outcomes.
SCOHAN Action Hubs
Connecting Smiles Oral Health Education & Training, Resources and Technical Assistance Hub
Oral health resources for frontline staff and community partners to support outreach, education, and training to support preventive oral health for vulnerable populations.
Medical Dental Integration Hub
Oral health is a part of total health. Bridging silos between medical and dental providers. Current oral health integration initiatives include: Diabetes, Opioids, Perinatal Oral Health, and HIV/AIDs.
Innovation & Transformation Hub
Testing, validation, development, and implementation of innovative strategies and initiatives for organizations working on oral health projects that support access to care, improved patient outcomes and better oral health in SC.
Data, Policy & Advocacy Hub
Collection of oral health data reports, oral health policies and laws, Dental Board Regulations, Data, and surveillance reports.