Press Releases

Dentists are health care professionals, and they want to help their patients receive the treatment they need and want. For a variety of reasons, many patients may not have the readily available funds to pay for their care at the time of treatment. Some patients may not have dental insurance, or the insurance coverage they have may not cover the entire cost of treatment. Some patients may wish to budget their treatment costs over time instead of paying all at once. In these types of instances, CareCredit can be a useful financing option that dental offices may offer to patients in order to structure various interest and no interest payment plans to finance necessary or elective dental care.

CHICAGO, July 2, 2010—In light of recent developments at the Missouri VA Medical Center in St. Louis, the American Dental Association (ADA) understands that there may be heightened interest in infection control procedures in dental settings.

CHICAGO, June 28, 2010—After enthusiastic feedback from its initial class of students in 2009, the American Dental Association's (ADA) Center for Evidence-Based Dentistry (EBD) and The Forsyth Institute's Center for Evidence-Based Dentistry, have announced they will hold an ADA/Forsyth EBD Training course for 2010.

CHICAGO, June 25, 2010—The American Dental Association (ADA) offers The ADA Practical Guide to Frequently Asked Legal Questions to help dentists understand some of the most common legal issues regarding dental practice. This ADA publication features plain-language information about more than 180 common questions on everyday topics ranging from HITECH provisions to office policies. 

As a science-based organization, the American Dental Association (ADA) supports scientific inquiry that contributes to the growing body of knowledge about oral health and dental treatment. However, we regret the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) decision to convene what appears to be a costly and redundant “advisory panel” to reexamine, yet again, the safety of dental amalgam.

WASHINGTON, May 24, 2007—Dr. Mark Feldman, president-elect of the American Dental Association, stood with Reps. Albert Wynn (D-Md.), Mike Simpson (R-Idaho) and Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) on Capitol Hill this afternoon to announce the Association's strong support for Mr. Wynn's "Essential Oral Health Care Act of 2007."

CHICAGO, March 2, 2007—We are deeply saddened at the apparently avoidable death of 12-year-old Deamonte Driver, Prince George's County, Md., from a severe brain infection that may have resulted from his deplorable degree of untreated dental disease.

CHICAGO, May 27, 2010 – If you participate in organized sports or recreational activities, there’s always the risk of injury to the mouth, says the American Dental Association (ADA).

CHICAGO, May 26, 2010— People undergoing bisphosphonate therapy to prevent or treat osteoporosis (a thinning of the bones) may be unfamiliar with the drug and possible adverse side effects on oral health, according to a study in the May issue of The Journal of the American Dental Association (JADA).

CHICAGO, May 20, 2010—Infants and children from 10 U.S. communities will benefit from grants awarded this year by the ADA Foundation's (ADAF) Samuel Harris Fund to help prevent Early Childhood Caries (ECC) or tooth decay.

WASHINGTON, May 12, 2010 – American Dental Association President Dr. Ronald L. Tankersley today urged members of the House Appropriations Committee to continue to provide adequate funding for Department of Health and Human Services oral health programs.