NOHRS at a Glance

Why NOHRS? Why now?

Canada has a new dental care plan and new data available to evaluate the plan and the oral health of Canadians. Simultaneously, the world of science and the challenges facing society are advancing rapidly. This inaugural Canadian National Oral Health Research Strategy (NOHRS) is both necessary and timely. It provides strategic direction for governments, decision-makers, funding agencies, researchers, health care practitioners, the public and others. It will enable all to work to improve oral health and oral health care in Canada.

We developed the strategy with guiding principles centred on people, science, and ideas. These principles will continue to be integral throughout implementation.

Strategic Priorities

Overarching Approaches

Emerging Methods

Leading Issues

Goals

  1. Improved oral health and reduced inequities in Canada
  2. Improved oral research capacity in Canada

NOHRS Goals and Successes

2026 – Preparation – Environmental sustainability module

2028 – Infrastructure – Training program(s), Artificial Intelligence &/or Omics Structure, Knowledge Mobilization/Implementation Science network

2030 – Outputs – Trainees, Research outputs

2035 – Outcomes – Health outcomes, Health care interventions

Drive NOHRS Forward

NOHRS was created by, and for, people with an interest in oral health care and research. By 2025, we will have broadly disseminated NOHRS, engaged the research, health care and other communities, and formed NOHRS implementation working groups to achieve the milestones on the timeline above.

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