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Action for Dental Health News Releases
- Feb 27, 2018 — House Passes Action for Dental Health Act NEW
- April 28, 2015 — Action for Dental Health Year Two: A Progress Report
- April 27, 2015 — ADA Applauds Final Announcement on Optimal Fluoride Level in Drinking Water
- May 19, 2014 — American Dental Association Report to Congress Addresses Barriers to Access
- June 10, 2013 — ADA, Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors, CDC Honor Fluoridation Efforts of States, Communities
- May 15, 2013 — America’s Dentists Launch Nationwide Campaign to Address U.S. Dental Crisis
- May 15, 2013 — Action for Dental Health Progress Report Goals
- May 9, 2013 — ADA: Affordable Care Act Fails to Address Critical Dental Care Issues
- April 18, 2013 — National Dental Spending Flat Since 2008
- March 20, 2013 — Adult Dental Visits Declined, Children’s Increased in Recent Years
Access-Related News Releases
- May 15, 2014 — Emergency Room is No Place for a Toothache
- Sept. 11, 2013 — ADA Statement on Sept.12, 2013 Senate Committee Hearing
- Sept. 9, 2013 — Research by ADA Health Economists Shows Massachusetts Health Reform Increased Adults’ Access to Dental Care
- Aug. 14, 2013 — Maine Hospital Opens Dental Clinic to Alleviate ER Burdens
- July 2, 2013 — ADA: Dental-Related ER Visits Rising in the US
- June 25, 2013 — Action for Dental Health: Do More Providers Mean More Care?
- June 10, 2013 — ADA, Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors, CDC Honor Fluoridation Efforts of States, Communities
Action for Dental Health Success Stories
Dentists throughout the country are taking action to improve the nation's dental health by delivering care now to those already suffering with disease, strengthening the dental safety net, and bringing dental health education and disease prevention into communities. Here are some of their stories.
Provide care now to people who are suffering from untreated disease.
- Dentists, Physicians Work Together to Provide Care for Mississippi Poor
- Central Illinois ER Referral Program Expands
- Mississippi Dental Clinic an “Oasis” in Once-Blighted Community
- Idaho Pilot Program Puts Dentists in Nursing Homes
- Community Health Center Dentists in Illinois Capital Treat ER Patients
- Virginia Dentists Bring Yearlong Pilot Program to Provide Dental Care to Residents of Long-Term Care Facilities
- Wisconsin Dentists Treat More than 1,300 People during Mission of Mercy Event
- Military Dental Club in Southern Illinois Provides Care for Homeless Veterans
- North Carolina Dental Program Targets Special Needs Patients
- Virginia Dental Association Receives Governor’s Award for Mission of Mercy Volunteer Efforts
- California’s CDA Cares Charitable Dental Event Provides Care for More than 2,000 People
- San Diego Dental Clinic for Homeless Veterans Set to Open this Summer
- Dentists in Northern Virginia Provide Care to 900 People during Mission of Mercy
- Louisiana Dentists Treat almost 1,500 Patients at Mission of Mercy Event
- Virginia Community Dental Clinic to Shutter without Financial Shot in the Arm
- Health Department in West Virginia Connects Low-Income Adults with Community Dentists
- Kansas Dentists Treat 1,400 People during 14th Mission of Mercy
- Oklahoma Mission of Mercy Celebrates Record Breaking $1.5 Million in Donated Dental Care
- Montana Dentist Relieves Burden of Patients Seeking Dental Care at Local Health Center
- Maryland Program Trains Dentists to Provide Care to Nursing Home Residents
- Oklahoma Dentists Provide Record Number of Services at Mission of Mercy Despite Weather Setbacks
- Dentistry From The Heart: From Day-of-Care Event to International Dental Nonprofit
- Missions of Mercy 2014: Providing Care Now to Those Suffering from Untreated Disease
- Michigan Dentist Provides Care for Underserved in His Community
- Dentists to Provide Care for Veterans at Day of Care Events
- Back-to-School Dental Program Benefits Maine Students
- New Mexico Dentists Provide Care to More than 1,000 People at Mission of Mercy
- Statewide Effort Underway to Improve Oral Health of Maine Seniors
- Colorado Dentists Transform High School into Temporary Clinic
- Dentists in Tucson Prepare to Treat the Underserved
- Iowa Dentists Provide Care to More than 1,000 People at Seventh Annual Mission of Mercy
- Michigan Clinic Serves as Dental Home for Patients Seeking Treatment at Emergency Room
- Mobile Dental Team Provides Care to Elderly in Nebraska, Iowa
- Pennsylvania Dentists Provide Care to More than 2,000 People at Mission of Mercy
- NYU Dental Students Provide Care for Underserved People in New York City
- Dentist Moves to Rural Virginia after Seeing Unmet Need in Small Community
- Kansas City Dental School Relieves Dental Burden for Local Emergency Room
- Vermont Nursing Home Launches Long-Term Care Dental Pilot Project
- Texas Dentist Spearheads Day-of-Care Event for Underserved in Home Community
- Wisconsin Dentists Provide Charitable Care to Needy Adults
- Montana Dentist Provides Care to Elderly People in Nursing Homes
- Maryland Dentists Provide Care for the Underserved during Mission of Mercy
- Working Poor in Central Illinois Community Receive Relief from Dental Pain
- Minnesota Dentists Provide Care to the Underserved at Mission of Mercy
- Seattle Medical Center Finds Solution to People Seeking Dental Care in the ER
- Alaska Dentists Prepare for First Missions of Mercy Event
- Providing Dental Care for Patients with Dementia
- Texas Dentist Demonstrates Successful Model for Treating the Elderly in Nursing Homes
- Maryland Dentists Hope to Spread Long-Term Care Through Pilot Project
- Virginia Dentists Plan Event for Nursing Home Residents
- Maryland Coalition Aims to Reduce ER Visits for Dental Pain
- Maine Hospital's Dental Clinic Alleviates ER Burdens
- Florida Dental Group Provides Care to the Homeless
- Texas Dentists Help Relieve Local ER Burden
- Louisiana Dentist Travels to Treat the Elderly in Nursing Homes
- California, Connecticut Dentists Provide Free Care to People in Need
- Elderly Woman in Texas Nursing Home Gets Her Smile Back
- Missouri Dentists Provide Care to the Underserved at Mission of Mercy Event
- Arkansas Dentists Provide Care to Nearly 2,000 People at Mission of Mercy Event
- Rhode Island Dentists Hope Two-Day Free Clinic Will Alleviate ER Burden
- Dental Group Uses Mobile Clinic to Reach People in Rural Oregon
- Dentists Help Low-Income Adults in Tennessee Return to the Workforce
- Michigan Dentists Treat Needy during Second Mission of Mercy
- Maryland Dentist Travels to Treat Elderly Patients
- Attendance Up at Illinois Mission of Mercy Due to Slashed Medicaid Benefits
- Day of Care Serves as Kick-Off to Greater Push for Dentistry in Virginia Long-Term Care Facilities
- Wisconsin Dentists Provide Care to Underserved during Mission of Mercy
- Florida Dental School Gets People out of the ER and into the Dental Chair
- Dentists Treat the Underserved at Oregon Mission of Mercy
- Traveling Massachusetts Dentist Treats Children Suffering from Severe Cavities
- Milwaukee Community Partnership Improves Access to Dental Care
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