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The Consortium for Oral Health Related Informatics (COHRI) was formed in February 2007 during a users group meeting of dental schools who used the same EHR platform (axiUm). The Tufts University School of Dental Medicine had proposed the idea to form a consortium to share data to facilitate clinical research in dentistry. Subsequently the first meeting of COHRI was held just 5-months later in June 2007 with representation from 10 dental schools.  The consortium keynote speaker was Dr. Isabel Garcia, Deputy Director of the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research. She discussed the need for greater and more specific clinical research data in dentistry, and strongly encouraged the members of this dental informatics consortium to continue to work toward the important goal of creating and sharing common data.  At the August 2008 meeting, COHRI formalized the organizational structure and elected a board of directors.

VISION
Linking resources for better research and patient care

MISSION
The Consortium for Oral Health Related Informatics will:

• Create, standardize and integrate data using electronic health records
• Cooperate with other health related institutions to share data
• Improve informatics utilization in dental education, health care, and research
• Work together as a consortium to develop research projects to promote evidence based dentistry
• Define and facilitate the implementation of best practices and standards of care