Oral healthcare professionals in the Netherlands join forces in ORANGEHealth in a mission to shape the future of health and healthcare
The seven Dutch educational institutions for oral care and dentistry have joined forces in ORANGEHealth. In addition to education they conduct research and provide care. These seven partners are the initiators of a multi-year program in which they, together with public and private parties, are shaping the future of oral care and oral health, with special attention to prevention, the right care in the right place, interprofessional cooperation and attention to vulnerable groups. The consortium gives substance to the increasingly resounding call for more collaboration between oral health care and general health care.
The seven core partners, ACTA, Radboudumc, UMCG, Hanzehogeschool Groningen, HAN University of Applied Sciences, Hogeschool Inholland, HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht, are the founders of ORANGEHealth. Currently, this consortium is involved in two innovation programs, ORANGEFORCE and ORANGEHealth PPP from Health ~ Holland. Health ~ Holland stimulates innovative research by financing public-private collaboration in the Life Sciences & Health sector. The PPP Innovation Subsidy aims to stimulate public private cooperation for research that creates economic and societal impact.
Do you have an innovative idea in the field of dental care that could use support, in collaboration with a private partner? Submit your grant application now. The Orange Health PPP program launches Innovation Booster 2025. This scheme offers financial support for collaborations with private partners. The pre-application procedure is simple, and we are happy to think along with you.
Frank Walboomers & Katarina Jerkovic, Program Leaders ORANGEHealth
On December 9th, the annual ORANGEHealth Researchers’ Day took place, which attracted great interest from consortium members representing all seven knowledge institutes. After a brief update on the current state of affairs within the ORANGEHealth consortium by the new program leaders Frank Walboomers and Katarina Jerkovic, the remainder of the program was expertly moderated by the chair of the day, Egija Zaura.
The theme of the day was “matchmaking”. Knowledge institutions were given the opportunity to present new research ideas, focusing on the rationale (problem articulation), potential research questions/objectives, research methodology and design, possible partners, and funding opportunities.