What we have done
The multi-national International Research Collaborative - Oral Health and Equity develops innovative solutions in oral health education, research and service to address the global challenges associated with social inequities.
We undertake cutting-edge research and develop to provide governments, universities and communities with novel strategies to address the significant unmet needs of marginalised communities.
What we doAre focus is to provide world-class R&D targeted at facilitating improved oral health in societies across the globe. Key issues include: oral health policy and strategy; accessibility; workforce: skills mix, education and distribution; and research oriented to health care needs and prevention.
Our team works with communities across the world to support the development of advanced systems in oral health service and education.
At any given time we have projects running in countries on most of the worlds continents providing support to local people to share ideas and opportunities.
We welcome students and membership of the IRCOHE.net. Graduates of the IRCOHE.net become Fellows of the collaborative, joining now some 100 other Fellows in a global network.
Our Fellows take skills and connections and work on projects addressing poverty and marginalisation worldwide.
The IRCOHE.net Fellowship program acknowledges the prestigious activities of a limited number of practitioners who contribute to the goals and missions of the IRCOHE.net To receive Fellowship and be eligible to use the postnominals FOHE or FOHE(Hon) requires application following the process as outlined in the relevant policy.
The IRCOHE.net quarterly bulletin is read by about 2000 of the worlds leading dental public health exponents.
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The IRCOHE.net global hub centre is at The University of Western Australia, in Perth, Australia. We welcome contact from interested people and groups and have 10 international regional hubs, spread across earth waiting to help.
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