Pilot Dental Residency Program In Western North Carolina To Provide Complex Oral Health Training

The North Carolina Oral Health Collaborative (NCOHC) and the Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC) launched a pilot program to train safety-net dentists to better care for consumers with complex oral health needs. They announced the first cohort of three participants on March 16, 2023.

The three dentists work in Federally Qualified Health Centers, public health departments, and other safety-net oral health facilities. The participants are:

Blair Mirmow, Western North Carolina Community Health Services and SmileAmerica Partners
Mark Snelson, Western North Carolina Community Health Services
Amanda Stroud, AppHealth Care

Over four weekends, participating dentists in NCOHC and MAHEC . . .