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PCOH releases a weekly newsletter chronicling its activities and the activities of affiliates. Please feel free to download a copy, and join the PCOH email list for future newsletters!
PCOH works with local and regional oral health coalitions as well as managing various oral health workgroups: the Family Oral Health Collective (FOHC), the Medicaid Adult Dental Workgroup, the School Sealant Program Taskforce, and the Community Water Fluoridation (CWF) Statewide Water Action Team (SWAT). If you are interested in joining any of these groups or want more information, contact us.
Upcoming Events
Families USA Health Action Conference
Event Details:
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Families USA Health Action Conference
Event Details:
Washington, D.C. and online.
https://www.healthactionconference.org/hac2024/home
Harcum College Sealant Day
Event Details:
Harcum College is stepping up to promote oral health and wellness in the community with its upcoming Sealant Day, a day dedicated to providing free preventative dental care. The event, open to the public and the Harcum community, will take place on Monday, February 17, 2025, at the College’s Dental Clinic on Harcum’s campus at 750 Montgomery Avenue in Bryn Mawr.
Families are encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity to receive professional dental care, especially for their children ages 6-12, at no cost. Services offered include the application of
cavity-preventing sealants, oral exams, fluoride treatments, and guidance on maintaining good oral hygiene.
Appointments are available at 9:00 AM, 10:30 AM, and 1:00 PM. Spaces are limited, so early booking is recommended. Families can secure their appointment by calling 610-526-6015 or emailing [email protected].
Dental Care as a Human Right: Advancing Oral Health Justice Through Community Empowerment
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2025 AIDPH Colloquium
Event Details:
The 2025 AIDPH Colloquium, “Dental Care as a Human Right: Advancing Oral Health Justice Through Community Empowerment” will take place on February 19 to 20, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois. Click here to register.
RAM Clinic – Punxsutawney
Event Details:
We will be in Punxsutawney, PA for a DENTAL ONLY clinic, February 21-22, 2025. We are currently reviewing locations for this event, and will send out that information as soon as it becomes available. Until then, Remote Area Medical and our Community Host Group kindly ask that you SAVE THE DATE! This dental only clinic is sure to be a rewarding experience for both volunteers and patients alike. Please visit our website at volunteer.ramusa.org to register for this exciting volunteer opportunity.
Setup Days: February 20, 2025
Clinic Days: February 21-22, 2025
Location:
To be Determined
Keela Paulsen
Volunteer Coordinator
Donate
With your help, PCOH is able to advance policies and practices that increase access to oral health services, education, and prevention, especially for our most vulnerable Pennsylvanians including:
- Supporting Pennsylvania oral workforce development
- Improving oral health for Pennsylvania’s most vulnerable populations
- Advancing and advocating for oral health policy and infrastructure across all systems
- Advocating for community water fluoridation
Support Levels
Supporters will be recognized in our Annual Impact Report.
Partners will be recognized in our impact report, and their logo with web link will be highlighted on our website. Higher level partners will receive increased levels of visibility at face-to-face meetings, virtual meetings, on the PCOH website, and in other publications.
A gift at any level will help fulfill our mission, and all gifts are tax-deductible to the fullest extent permitted by law.