Table 1.

Milestones and outcomes of COHRI activities and dental schools participating

Milestones	Schools Represented	Outcomes
Formation of Consortium February 2007 Vancouver, BC	14 Dental Schools; 17 Attendees
	Creighton University School of Dentistry, Indiana University School of Dentistry, Loma Linda University School of Dentistry, Oregon Health & Science University School of Dentistry, Stony Brook University School of Dental Medicine, Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, University of Alberta Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of California, San Francisco School of Dentistry, University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry, University of Maryland Dental School, University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Southern California Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Dental Branch	Established the consortium Requested patient profile of each school Obtained support from vendor for the project
First Meeting June 2007 Boston, MA	10 Dental Schools; 20 Attendees
	Creighton University School of Dentistry, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Indiana University School of Dentistry, Oregon Health & Science University School of Dentistry, Stony Brook University School of Dental Medicine, Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, University of California, San Francisco School of Dentistry, University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry, University of Maryland Dental School, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Dental Branch	Keynote Speaker: Dr. Isabel Garcia, Deputy Director, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research Encouraged to form a data-sharing plan Established goal to develop core common information within EHRs to facilitate sharing of data for research purposes Established work groups for health histories and diagnostic coding Developed a website
Second Meeting February 2008 Vancouver, BC	11 Dental Schools; 21 Attendees
	Creighton University School of Dentistry, Dalhousie University Faculty of Dentistry, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Indiana University School of Dentistry, Oregon Health & Science University School of Dentistry, Stony Brook University School of Dental Medicine, Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, University of California, San Francisco School of Dentistry, University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry, University of Maryland Dental School, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Dental Branch	Developed data integration plan Reviewed preliminary data Work groups updated others on progress Agreed on standardized health history data collection form Decided on composition of External Advisory Board
Third Meeting July 2008 San Francisco, CA	14 Dental Schools; 26 Attendees
	Academic Centre for Dentistry (Amsterdam), Creighton University School of Dentistry, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Indiana University School of Dentistry, Medical University of South Carolina College of Dental Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University School of Dentistry, Stony Brook University School of Dental Medicine, Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, University of California, San Francisco School of Dentistry, University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry, University of Maryland Dental School, University of Minnesota School of Dentistry, University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Dental Branch	Conducted needs analysis for COHRI Further refined the structure of COHRI Established a research and an education division of COHRI A business meeting was held Elected the Board of Directors
Fourth Meeting February 2009 Vancouver, BC	15 Schools; 26 Attendees
	Academic Centre for Dentistry (Amsterdam), Creighton University School of Dentistry, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Indiana University School of Dentistry, Medical University of South Carolina College of Dental Medicine, Nova Southeastern University College of Dental Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University School of Dentistry, Stony Brook University School of Dental Medicine, Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, University of British Columbia Faculty of Dentistry, University of California, San Francisco School of Dentistry, University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, University of Southern California Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Dental Branch, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Dental School	Work groups updated others on progress Decision to form a Finance Committee Board of Directors decided to participate in a strategic planning workshop at the next meeting
Fifth Meeting July 2009 Indianapolis, IN	11 Schools; 18 Attendees
	Creighton University School of Dentistry, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Indiana University School of Dentistry, Medical University of South Carolina College of Dental Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University School of Dentistry, Stony Brook University School of Dental Medicine, Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, University of California, San Francisco School of Dentistry, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Dental Branch, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Dental School	Work groups updated others on progress Board of Directors participated in a strategic planning workshop The vision of COHRI was refined A business meeting was held