ED23: Expanding Access and Advancing Equity through Teledentistry

National Network for Oral Health Access (NNOHA), a 501© non-profit organization, is HRSA’s National Training and Technical Assistance Partner (NTTAP) grantee for oral health. NNOHA works with community health centers (CHCs) to support the implementation of teledentistry as a strategy to increase access to oral health care and improve oral health inequities. NNOHA conducted three cohorts of national, 6-month teledentistry learning collaboratives with a total of 35 CHCs from 2020 to 2023. CHCs learned different applications of teledentistry and strategies to implement teledentistry effectively and sustainably. The learning collaboratives supported CHCs to use teledentistry to deliver preventive services, pediatric dental exams, and other applications. This session will define and describe various teledentistry models. The session will also highlight key findings and lessons learned from collaborative participants.