National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center

What National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center does

The National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center (OHRC) is a federally-funded non-profit resource center housed at Georgetown University in Washington, DC, operating continuously since 1996. Its core function is to serve as a national clearinghouse and technical assistance provider for the maternal and child health (MCH) oral health community. The center develops and disseminates evidence-based oral health resources — including curricula (Open Wide, Special Care), clinical reference tools (Bright Futures Oral Health Pocket Guide), policy documents (the National Consensus Statement on Oral Health Care During Pregnancy), program manuals (Safety Net Dental Clinic Manual, Seal America), and a searchable Digital Library containing materials in over 45 languages. OHRC also convenes multi-state learning collaboratives and project cohorts — most recently the eight-project MCH-IOHI program (2024-2028) and the five-state Building State Capacity for Integration Learning Collaborative — funded by HRSA's Maternal and Child Health Bureau to advance integration of preventive oral health into primary care.

Underlying technology is a conventional digital library and communications platform (mchoralhealth.org), augmented by a monthly e-newsletter (OHRC Update), a webinar-based professional development series (Oral Health Learning Café), and curated publication compilations (Oral Health Integration Alert, Oral Health Resource Bulletins). There are no software-as-a-service products, no APIs, and no proprietary AI/ML systems; the technical footprint is content-centric and web-mediated.

Revenue mechanics are entirely grant-based. OHRC receives no fees from end users; all materials, training, and technical assistance are provided at no cost. Funding flows from cooperative agreements with the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and the Administration for Children & Families (Office of Head Start), with disclosed annual awards of approximately $1.7M for the Consortium for Oral Health and roughly $1.3M each for the COHSII and Oral Health Quality Indicators projects, supplemented by a five-year $2.45M NCHBHS award. The center is staffed by a small core team of roughly seven professionals plus external consultants, and works through consortium partners — most notably the Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors (ASTDD) — to reach state MCH programs, community health centers, health professionals, educators, and the maternal and child health population nationwide.

Name

National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center

Legal name

National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center

Website

https://mchoralhealth.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center is a federally-funded non-profit clearinghouse at Georgetown University that develops evidence-based oral health curricula, clinical tools, and digital resources for the U.S. maternal and child health community, funded primarily through HRSA cooperative agreements and disseminated free to health professionals, state programs, and families.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Health Resource Center

NAICS

Health Care and Social Assistance (62), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHLABAGAH

Infant Oral Health & Early Childhood Caries Programs

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Dental Care Services/Pediatric Dentistry

SECONDARYHLAJAAAK

Maternal, Child & Family Health Departments

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Public Health, Government & Regulators/Public Health Agencies & Health Departments

SECONDARYBPAIAJAJ

Maternal, Child & Adolescent Health Administration

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Public Health Administration & Regulation

Keywords

• Maternal child oral health
• Public health technical assistance
• Oral health education
• Primary care integration
• Dental sealant programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Federal Government Funding: OHRC is funded through cooperative agreements with the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, specifically the Maternal and Child Health Bureau. The Consortium for Oral Health is supported by an annual award of $1,700,000. The National Center on Health, Behavioral Health, and Safety receives $2,450,000 over 5 years for oral health activities. The COHSII project receives $1,325,000 annually.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center (OHRC) operates as a federally-funded national resource center and clearinghouse at Georgetown University, providing high-quality oral health technical assistance, training, and educational resources to the maternal and child health (MCH) community. It disseminates evidence-based curricula, guides, clinical reference tools, consumer education materials, and consensus statements, and coordinates multi-state learning collaboratives and grant programs focused on integrating oral health care into primary care for pregnant women, infants, children, and adolescents.

Product overview

The National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center (OHRC) operates as a clearinghouse and resource center providing high-quality oral health technical assistance and educational materials for the maternal and child health community. Rather than a unified software product, OHRC offers a portfolio of interconnected educational resources and programs including: a Digital Library platform containing searchable oral health resources; training curricula (Open Wide, Special Care) for health professionals; consumer materials (Healthy Habits for Happy Smiles) for pregnant women and families; clinical reference tools (Bright Futures Pocket Guide); and program-specific resources (Seal America, Integration Framework, School-Based Dental Sealant Training). OHRC also coordinates several federally-funded grant programs including the Networks for Oral Health Integration (NOHI), MCH-Improving Oral Health Integration (MCH-IOHI), and Building State Capacity for Integration (BSCI) learning collaboratives. The center provides professional development through the Oral Health Learning Café webinar series and publishes the OHRC Update newsletter. Additional offerings include the Oral Health Quality Indicators measurement system, Consensus Statement on Oral Health Care During Pregnancy, and the Leadership and Legacy educational timeline.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Digital Library A searchable online database containing high-quality oral health resources including conference proceedings, curricula, policies, reports, and standards developed by government agencies, national organizations, and MCHB-funded projects, targeted at health professionals, educators, and program administrators.
• Open Wide: Oral Health Training for Health Professionals A four-module curriculum designed to help health professionals in programs such as Head Start, home visiting, and WIC promote oral health for children from birth to age 6.
• Special Care: An Oral Health Professional's Guide A five-module curriculum providing oral health professionals with information about children with special health care needs and oral health supervision, prevention, and behavior guidance.
• Healthy Habits for Happy Smiles A series of handouts for pregnant women and parents of infants and young children providing simple tips on oral health issues, available in English and Spanish.
• Bright Futures: Oral Health Pocket Guide A clinical reference tool for health professionals including dentists, hygienists, physicians, and nurses in addressing oral health needs of pregnant women, infants, children, and adolescents.
• School-Based Dental Sealant Program Training A four-module training program designed to help school-based dental sealant program staff understand the history, operations, and fundamentals of these programs including infection control, tooth surface assessment, and application techniques.
• Seal America: The Prevention Invention A manual for health professionals initiating and implementing a school-based dental sealant program to prevent tooth decay in children and adolescents.
• Integration Framework for School-Based Health Centers A framework offering ideas for school-based health centers to integrate sustainable comprehensive oral health services into primary care, based on lessons from MCHB's SBCOHS grantees.
• Safety Net Dental Clinic Manual A comprehensive manual designed to help dental clinic staff with clinic development and ongoing operations including facilities, staffing, finances, and clinical operations.
• Oral Health Care During Pregnancy: A National Consensus Statement A national consensus statement providing guidance on oral health care during pregnancy, with revised editions including updates on dental amalgams and pharmacological considerations.
• Oral Health Learning Café An informal professional space with monthly webinars and a discussion list providing information about oral health programs and services, including integrating oral health care and primary care.
• Networks for Oral Health Integration (NOHI) A 5-year program (2019-2024) with three projects (Midwest Network for Oral Health Integration, Rocky Mountain Network of Oral Health, and Transforming Oral Health for Families) to improve access to oral health care for pregnant women, infants, and children at high risk for oral disease through enhanced integration of oral health care within MCH safety net services.
• Maternal and Child Health-Improving Oral Health Integration (MCH-IOHI) Eight projects awarded funding for a 4-year period (2024-2028) to advance integration of preventive oral health care into primary care for infants, children, adolescents, and pregnant women through state-level and local-level improvement approaches.
• Building State Capacity for Integration (BSCI) Learning Collaborative A 16-month learning collaborative focused on improving systems-level capacity for integrating oral health care and prenatal care, with two cohorts of state oral health programs including Idaho, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and West Virginia.
• Oral Health Quality Indicators A standardized and aligned quality measurement system for state oral health programs to monitor and improve quality of oral health care for the MCH population, supported by HRSA award of $1,325,000 annually.

Quantifiable outcome

• By June 2028, 85% of MCH-IOHI project teams will report enhanced policy and/or scope of practice aimed to increase access and use of integrated preventive oral health care
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors (ASTDD)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOHRC works in collaboration with ASTDD to promote evidence-based/-informed information and resources to increase access to and use of oral health care. The consortium provides services to federal agencies, national organizations, state programs, and professionals working in MCH and oral health programs.
• Dental Quality AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership through the Center for Oral Health Systems Integration and Improvement (COHSII), working with key stakeholders to improve systems of care in support of a quality-improvement, patient-centered approach to address oral health needs of the MCH population.
• FrameShift GroupmajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerConsultants Peggy Stemmler (director) and Rebecca Nevedale (manager, health systems strategy) assist with the MCH-IOHI Learning Collaborative. Ericca Facetti primarily assists with the Building State Capacity for Integration LC.
• National Network for Oral Health Access (NNOHA)majorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerNNOHA provided technical assistance to COHSII project teams on implementing interprofessional oral health core clinical competencies into primary care practice. Candace Owen, senior director for education and strategic partnerships, assists with the Building State Capacity for Integration LC.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• DentaQuest Partnership for Oral Health Advancement: DentaQuest (now part of Sun Life) operates a national oral health philanthropy and prevention portfolio. Its grantmaking, research, and integration initiatives overlap with OHRC's mission to expand access to oral health care for underserved populations.
• National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR): NIDCR is the federal research institute under NIH focused on oral health. While primarily research-oriented, NIDCR's public information and workforce development initiatives share OHRC's national oral health knowledge-dissemination function.
• American Dental Association (ADA): ADA is the largest national dental professional association, producing clinical guidance, policy resources, and public health programs. While much larger and broader, ADA's Health Policy Institute and oral health literacy initiatives overlap with OHRC's resource and guidance work.
• American Academy of Pediatrics - Section on Oral Health: AAP is a much larger professional association that maintains oral health programs for pediatricians and works with HRSA/MCHB on integration initiatives. It overlaps with OHRC's pediatric and primary-care-integration mission but serves a broader pediatric membership.
• CDC Division of Oral Health: CDC's Division of Oral Health is a federal public health program providing surveillance, guidance, and resources on oral health. It overlaps with OHRC's national resource function but operates as a government program rather than a cooperative-agreement-funded resource center.

Direct peers

• National Maternal and Child Health Workforce Development Center: The MCH Workforce Development Center is a federally-funded resource center serving MCH professionals through training, technical assistance, and curriculum, paralleling OHRC's resource-center model for the maternal and child health field with a complementary workforce focus.
• National Network for Oral Health Access (NNOHA): NNOHA is a national network providing oral health access support to health centers and is a key OHRC implementation partner. It shares OHRC's focus on integrating oral health into primary care for safety-net populations and receives HRSA-aligned funding.
• Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors (ASTDD): ASTDD is OHRC's formal consortium partner and operates national dental public health programs supporting state oral health programs. It shares OHRC's federal-grant-driven, national-coverage mission and serves overlapping state-level dental director audiences.
• National Center on Health, Behavioral Health, and Safety: NCHBHS is an OHRC-funded partner project supporting Head Start oral health activities and receives ACF/Head Start cooperative agreement funding. It operates in the same federal grant ecosystem serving overlapping MCH populations.

Emerging players

• Center for Oral Health: Center for Oral Health is a California-based nonprofit focused on improving oral health access and outcomes, particularly for underserved populations. It shares OHRC's mission of oral health equity and integration but operates with a more regional scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/oralhealthresource
• Xx.com/OHRC_GU

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

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