Press Kits

For more in-depth information on a particular oral health topic, please view our electronic press kits which combine text, video and other images into one, easy-to-navigate format. View our latest press kits:

• ADA Launches New Website
• Give Kids A Smile® (GKAS)
• Annual Session 2012 
• Water Fluoridation
• Media Conference 2005
• ADA Report Provides Second Checkup on Children's Dental Medicaid Programs
• Dental Fillings

The ADA Launches New Website: MouthHealthy.org Aims to Improve Oral Health Knowledge

Americans need a serious brush up when it comes to their oral health, according to a new survey from the American Dental Association (ADA) released today during the ADA’s launch of a robust new website, MouthHealthy.org, dedicated to improving the oral health of all Americans. On average, Americans scored a “D” on a series of true or false questions ranging from how often to brush and what age should a child first visit a dentist to what causes cavities. Mouthhealthy.org, answers these and many other questions.

• MouthHealthy Press Release (PDF)

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Give Kids A Smile® (GKAS)

Give Kids A Smile® is the American Dental Association’s signature oral health outreach project designed to encourage parents, health professionals and policymakers to address the year-round need for oral health care for all children. Each year, approximately 10,000 dental professionals and volunteers provide free educational, preventive and restorative dental services to more than 400,000 children from underserved families across the nation.

• Give Kids A Smile Press Release
• Smile Kentucky Fact Sheet January 2013 (PDF)
• Request the Give Kids A Smile Logo (DOC)
• Download Give Kids A Smile Images

  Give Kids A Smile High-Res Images (2 Images: ZIP/18.5 MB)
  Give Kids A Smile Low-Res Images (2 Images: ZIP/2.2 MB)

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Annual Session 2012

ADA Members and oral health care professionals from the around the world will gather in San Francisco for the ADA’s 153rd Annual Session and World Marketplace Exhibition at the Moscone Center Oct. 18 – 21, 2012.

• Annual Session Press Kit

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Water Fluoridation: Celebrating 65 Years of Tooth Decay Prevention

The American Dental Association endorses the fluoridation of community water supplies and the use of fluoride-containing products as safe and effective measures for preventing tooth decay. Studies show that community water fluoridation prevents at least 25 percent of tooth decay in children and adults throughout the lifespan.

Water fluoridation is the controlled adjustment of the natural fluoride concentration in a public water supply up to the level recommended for preventing tooth decay.

• Water Fluoridation Press Kit 

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Media Conference 2005

Face of the Future: The New Oral Biology
Imagine a world where saliva can help diagnose disease, baby teeth can be banked for stem cells, gene therapy can regenerate bony facial tissue, and tooth whiteners can strengthen and remineralize teeth. Distinguished oral health researchers presented their latest findings in these areas at the American Dental Association’s National Media Conference in New York City on June 8, 2005.

Learn more about these cutting-edge developments in oral health that will help shape the face of the future.

• Electronic Press Kit

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ADA Report Provides Second Checkup on Children's Dental Medicaid Programs

Innovative Medicaid programs improve children's access to dental care.

• Access to Care Press Kit

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Dental Fillings

Today, there are more dental filling options than ever before, from time-tested materials such as gold and amalgam to newer materials such as tooth-colored porcelain, composite resin and glass ionomers. View our press kit for background information, statistics, and a video news release about the safety of one of the most commonly used dental filling materials.

• Dental Fillings Press Kit

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