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ADA Statement Provides Comprehensive Overview of Community Dental Health Coordin...

10/25/2012 9:41 AM EST

Chicago – October 25, 2012—The American Dental Association (ADA) today released the fourth in a series of papers that examine the challenges of and solutions to bringing good oral health to millions of Americans who, for multiple reasons, lack access to regular dental care.

Breaking Down Barriers to Oral Health for All Americans: The Community Dental Health Coordinator (CDHC) examines the ADA pilot program to...

Survey: Kids’ Perceptions of Halloween Include “Too Much Candy” and Desire for O...

10/24/2012 12:00 PM EST

New York, New York, October 24, 2012— The American Dental Association® (ADA) and PopCap Games today announced the results of a new survey targeting trick-or-treating children (ages 5 to 13) in the U.S., looking at kids’ views and perceptions of Halloween. Approximately 94% of all American children participate in trick-or-treating, and 65% of them consider Halloween the best holiday of the year. At the same time, the...

American Dental Association Installs President and President-Elect

10/23/2012 4:30 PM EST

2012-2013 President Dr. Robert A. Faiella, President-Elect Dr. Charles H. Norman III
CHICAGO, Oct. 23, 2012 – The American Dental Association (ADA) today installed Robert A. Faiella, D.M.D., M.M.SC., of Osterville, Mass., as president and Charles H. Norman III, D.D.S., of Greensboro, N.C., as president-elect. The installations took place during a meeting of the ADA House of Delegates in San Francisco.

Dr....

Groundbreaking Oral Health Curriculum Endorsed by American Dental Association

10/9/2012 9:48 AM EST

Leesburg, Va. - (October 9, 2012) –The American Dental Association (ADA) announced its official endorsement of “Smiles for Life,” the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine’s national online oral health curriculum. Funded by the National Interprofessional Initiative on Oral Health, the Smiles for Life curriculum was first released in 2005 and is now available in an...

“Stop Zombie Mouth” Halloween Campaign Sowing Five Million Free Trading Cards in...

9/28/2012 10:38 AM EST

National Oral Health Campaign from the American Dental Association and PopCap Games Secures Support from CSPI Director of Nutrition Policy
SEATTLE, Washington—September 28, 2012— The American Dental Association® (ADA) and PopCap Games today announced a new tendril of their recently launched “Stop Zombie Mouth” campaign: beginning today, a limited run of one million packs of trading cards featuring characters...

ADA Asks Dentists to Enlist in Fight against Prescription Drug Abuse

9/25/2012 11:09 AM EST

The American Dental Association today expressed its support for the Drug Enforcement Administration’s fifth National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 29, and urged dentists to counsel their patients about how to safely secure and dispose of unused, unwanted or expired pharmaceuticals.

“Medicine abuse has become a real problem...

American Dental Association Responds to New York City’s Ban of Large-size Sugary...

9/13/2012 1:56 PM EST

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ADA Praises Portland, Ore., City Council for Vote to Fluoridate

9/12/2012 6:39 PM EST

Chicago, Sept. 12, 2012— The American Dental Association (ADA) today praised the Portland, Ore., City Council’s unanimous vote to begin fluoridating the city’s municipal water system before a self-imposed deadline of March 2014. The vote marks an end to Portland’s distinction as the largest U.S. city not providing its citizens the oral health benefits of optimally fluoridated water.

“We applaud the Portland City...

Supreme Court ACA Ruling’s Effect on Access to Dental Care

6/29/2012 5:41 PM EST

The U.S. Supreme Court’s 5-4 ruling on the Affordable Care Act upholds the provisions establishing state health insurance exchanges and minimum benefit packages that include pediatric oral health care. This could expand dental coverage to millions of additional children, many of whom have suffered with untreated dental disease. The ADA advocated vigorously for increased children’s coverage, including how the...

American Dental Association Statement on PBS Frontline’s ‘Dollars and Dentists’

6/27/2012 3:00 PM EST

The American Dental Association appreciates the mounting media interest in what Surgeon General David Satcher, M.D., famously called a “silent epidemic” of oral disease. Unfortunately, the situation has improved little since Dr. Satcher wrote those words in 2000. The needless suffering caused by untreated dental disease that could have been prevented or easily treated in its early stages is unacceptable. Coverage by...

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About the American Dental Association
The not-for-profit ADA is the nation's largest dental association, representing more than 156,000 dentist members. The premier source of oral health information, the ADA has advocated...