Sparking Change

Join us as we create a justice-oriented oral health system and advance oral health through science, education, and advocacy.

The Latest

OPEN Annual Meeting

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COLLOQUIUM

DENTAL CARE AS A HUMAN RIGHT:
Advancing Oral Health Justice Through Community Engagement

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ABSTRACTS

Share your knowledge and expertise in a Colloquium roundtable presentation!

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AWARDS

Nominate a champion, trailblazer, and/or leader!

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RESEARCH SPOTLIGHT

Groundbreaking Transgender Oral Health Article

How Socioeconomic and Structural Barriers Influence Dental Care among Transgender People

Published in the Journal of Public Health Dentistry, AIDPH’s latest research fills in a major research gap in being the first known study to specifically track how often transgender people attend dental appointments. Our findings show transgender individuals are 18 to 22% less likely to have visited a dentist within the past year, and often have interlapping identities associated with lower dental visits. Read a share-only PDF here, or use the link below to gain full download access.

Capacity Building

CERTIFICATES

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Educate, activate, and mobilize a justice-oriented oral health workforce.

LEARNING COLLABORATIVES

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Equip the next generation of oral health leaders to advance justice, equity, and inclusion in dental public health.

COLLABORATIONS

Featured Partners: Colloquium Sponsors

AIDPH thanks Delta Dental of Colorado Foundation and CareQuest Institute for Oral Health for sponsoring our second annual Colloquium awards! We’re moved and inspired by their commitment to celebrating leadership in oral health justice. Multiple sponsorship opportunities are still available; if interested, please read our sponsorship prospectus and fill out our sponsorship purchase form.