The Children's Oral Health Network of Maine (Network) unites hundreds of organizations and individuals statewide in a shared vision: ensuring that all children in Maine can grow up free from preventable dental disease. Creating a Maine where no child experiences dental disease demands bold solutions, collaborative action, and systems changes on many levels. The Network catalyzes collaboration and innovation in order to ensure that effective prevention, education, and treatment tools reach all children in Maine.
Percentage of Insured Children Under Age 21 with At Least One Preventive Dental Claim
Too many children lack access to preventive oral health care. The pandemic made existing disparities even worse.
Source: Dental claims data from the Maine Health Data Organization’s All-Payer Claims Database, analyzed by University of Southern Maine's Cutler Institute. "Insured children" represents Maine residents under age 21 who were enrolled with either MaineCare or commercial dental insurance for at least 11 months of the identified year.
Our Partners
The Children's Oral Health Network of Maine is made up of many partners who are committed to working together on the Network's shared vision. The problems that the Network tackles are complicated ones that no one organization or entity can solve on its own. Only through collective action by this continually expanding group of partners will we be able to ensure that all children in Maine can grow up free from preventable dental disease.