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Coalition wins, ANOHC updates, and spotlights on the people and organizations driving oral health forward across the country.

Smiling family of three outdoors, with a young boy riding on his father's shoulders, from the Maryland Oral Health Plan summary.

A Roadmap Built Together: Maryland Dental Action Coalition Releases the 2026–2030 Maryland Oral Health Plan

The Maryland Dental Action Coalition, an ANOHC member coalition, has released the Maryland Oral Health Plan, 2026–2030, building on more than a decade of wins and setting the state's course on access, prevention, and oral health literacy.
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Virginia Health Catalyst issue brief cover, 'Encouraging Virginians to Win With Tap Water,' with a young girl drinking tap water and a hand filling a glass from a faucet.

Trust the Tap: Virginia Health Catalyst Connects Water Equity to Oral Health Equity

Nearly 40% of Americans don't trust their tap water, and that distrust undercuts fluoridation's benefits. Virginia Health Catalyst's Isabelle Stitt-Fredericks shares strategies for rebuilding that trust in an AAPHD webinar recap.
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  • Advocacy & Coalition Wins
Cover of the Texas Oral Health Coalition Summit Outcomes Report, June 4 to 5, 2026, Austin, Texas.

Reignite, Rebuild, Reimagine: Inside the Texas Oral Health Coalition’s 2026 Summit

Former U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams headlined the Texas Oral Health Coalition's 2026 Summit in Austin, drawing clinicians, advocates, and policymakers as TxOHC settles into a new home at the Texas Health Institute.
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  • Member Spotlight
Map of the United States color-coded by each state coalition's top oral health policy priority, including fluoridation, workforce protection, Medicaid expansion, and access to care.

One Map, 40 Stories: How ANOHC’s Coalitions Are Tackling Oral Health Together

ANOHC's 2026 State Top Issues Map shows what each of its 40 member coalitions named as their top priority, from Medicaid dental coverage to workforce shortages to water fluoridation.
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  • Advocacy & Coalition Wins
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New Coalitions, One Network: Welcoming Connecticut, Vermont, and Alabama to ANOHC

ANOHC welcomes the Connecticut Oral Health Advocacy Coalition, Vermont Oral Health Coalition, and Alabama Oral Health Coalition, bringing the network to 40 state and territorial member coalitions.
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  • Member Spotlight
Guests pose together at the Connecticut Oral Health Initiative's 25th anniversary celebration.

25 Years, One Mission: Connecticut Oral Health Initiative Marks a Milestone Anniversary

The Connecticut Oral Health Initiative marked 25 years of advocacy on June 2, 2026, from a HUSKY class-action settlement to the state's first adult Medicaid dental rate increase since 2008.
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  • Member Spotlight
Two coalition members converse during a reception at an ANOHC event.

23 State Oral Health Coalitions Join ANOHC’s New Peer Support Program

Twenty-three of ANOHC's 40 member coalitions are participating in a 12-month Peer Support Program connecting coalition leaders through mentorship and peer-to-peer learning.
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