Oral Health
Coalition Meeting
Join us for the next SC Oral Health Coalition meeting from 10am-12pm on Friday, 9/13/2024 at EdVenture Children’s Museum located at 211 Gervais Street, Columbia, SC 29201.
South Carolina Oral Health Action Network
Connecting to Impact Oral Health in South Carolina
The South Carolina Oral Health Coalition is transforming and expanding into the South Carolina Oral Health Action Network (SCOHAN). This action focused organization includes oral health stakeholders, public and private entities and community-based organizations who are seeking solutions to support, promote and improve oral health for every individual in South Carolina. This is responsive to the Priority 1 of the SC State Oral Health Plan. The SCOHAN activities are intended to support the objectives in the South Carolina State Oral Health Plan (SCSOHP) and address lifespan oral health problems and issues affecting the state’s population.
Vision: The vision of the SC Oral Health Action Network (SCOHAN) is to improve the oral health status of all South Carolinians through collaborative partnerships, innovative evidence-based initiatives, oral health integration and preventive public health strategies.
The 2022-2026 South Carolina State Oral Health Plan (SOHP) is the result of generous contributions of time, energy and brain power from individuals and organizations from across the state. The plan was developed over a year and included a data gathering phase, in-person and virtual convenings of diverse collaborators, and the creation of a comprehensive final version that will be shared with stakeholders and will serve as a roadmap to address oral health in South Carolina.
Upcoming Events
South Carolina Oral Health Coalition Meetings
Next Meeting
10am-12pm on Friday, 9/13/2024 at EdVenture Children’s Museum located at 211 GERVAIS STREET, COLUMBIA, SC 29201
Resources
- Oral Health Coalition Toolbox
- Oral Health Coalition Membership Form
- South Carolina’s State Oral Health Plan 2015-2020
- Updates from the SCPHCA
- Collaboration to Prevent Head and Neck Cancers
Past Meetings
South Carolina Oral Health Coalition Meeting
Friday. September 22nd, 2023
Center for Community Health Alignment
- Highlights from the meeting include:
An update on the Public Health Dental Prevention Program, Community Water Fluoridation mini-grants, and the Oral Health Diabetes Medical Dental Integration project. - Information about a NEW partnership and initiative around Oral Health and Opioids that is currently being launched.
- Discussion about the upcoming release of the Statewide Oral Health Needs Assessment Report which is expected to be available in January 2024 and will provide a snapshot of the current status of children’s oral health in SC.
- A historical view of the Coalition as we look to expanding and evolving into an entity that can be responsive to and a part of improving oral health in the state.
Oral Health Community Roundtables
October 29th, 2021
Lee County
November 12th, 2021
Williamsburg County
The SC Oral Health Coalition, in collaboration with the Division of Oral Health at DHEC, the USC Arnold School of Public Health CARE Team and MUSC, hosted two Oral Health Roundtables. These events brought together community stakeholders to discuss their county’s oral health data as it relates to the challenges that exist around meeting oral health needs in Williamsburg County and Lee County.
These meetings provided an opportunity for community leaders and members to learn about their county level oral health data; identify key oral health issues faced by the community; and initiate county level linkages around oral health.
South Carolina Oral Health Coalition Meetings
- February 2022 South Carolina State Oral Health Planning Meeting
- November 2021 Meeting
- September 2021 Meeting
What we do
The Connecting Smiles initiative aims to improve oral health of the citizens of South Carolina by strengthening the linkage between individuals, community-based programs and medical and dental providers.
Upcoming Events
Contact Info
South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
2100 Bull Street, Columbia, SC 29201
803-898-0194