While daily clinical care is our primary focus, Access Dental Care is committed to educating medical and dental professionals. We work, along with our networking partners, to change the way special care dentistry is funded and how new dental providers are educated.

In cooperation with world-renowned researchers and academicians, we have initiated groundbreaking efforts in special care dentistry and teledentistry.

We’ve included useful links to organizations, projects, fellowships and more, below

Special Care Dentistry Association (SCDA):

• SCDA Website: https://www.scdaonline.org/

• SCDA Fellowship in Special Care Dental Hygiene Speakers Group: https://www.scdaonline.org/dental-hygiene-fellowship

• SCDA American Society for Geriatric Dentistry (ASGD) Medicare Inclusion Study Group: https://www.scdaonline.org/scda-affiliate-organizations

NC Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS):

• NCDHHS Website: https://www.ncdhhs.gov/

• NC Oral Health Section Special Care Advisory Group: https://www.dph.ncdhhs.gov/programs/oral-health/about-nc-oral-health/ensuring-access-dental-care

• Serving on the All Ages, All Stages, Optimizing Health and Well-Being: https://www.ncdhhs.gov/imstillhere

NC Oral Health Collaborative (NCOHC):

• NCOHC Website: https://oralhealthnc.org/

• Community Oral Health Transformation (COrHT): https://oralhealthnc.org/value-in-care/

• Oral Health Day: https://oralhealthnc.org/ohday/

North Carolina Institute of Medicine (NCIOM):

• NCIOM Website: https://nciom.org/

• Oral Health Transformation Taskforce: https://nciom.org/oral-health-transformation-task-force/ (Betsy is an active member of this taskforce)

Association of State & Territorial Dental Directors (ASTDD):

• ASTDD Website: https://www.astdd.org/

• Association of State & Territorial Dental Directors (ASTDD) Best Practice Approaches for State, Territorial, and Community Oral Health Programs: https://www.astdd.org/bestpractices/bpar-pshcn-2021.pdf