The AIDPH 2022 Summer Oral Health Fellowship kicked off in June. This 10-week program is focused on advocacy and research for special populations including veteran oral health, oral health for LGBTQIA+ people, and oral health in rural communities. Participants will have the opportunity to match areas of interest to opportunities within AIDPH's … [Read more...]
Meet the AIDPH 2022 Summer Fellows
Joint Release Issued Applauding Senator Sander’s Push to Improve Access to Oral Health Care for Veterans
June 9, 2022 (BOSTON, MA) — American Institute of Dental Public Health and CareQuest Institute for Oral Health® today commended U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) for filing amendments to help expand access to dental care for veterans. The amendments are being considered as part of the Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) … [Read more...]
How to Support LGBTQIA+ People Right NOW
The LGBTQIA+ NRT developed a one-pager on how to support equity for LBTQIA+ people. This guide has quick, easy, actionable steps you can take to signal to LGBTQIA+ people that you are an affirming and safe person. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD AND ACCESS THE ONE-PAGER! … [Read more...]
The Equality Act Toolkit for the Oral Health Community
AIDPH, OPEN, Community Catalyst, and Families USA developed an advocacy and education Equality Act toolkit for the oral health community. The Equality Act is a piece of legislation that would provide consistent and explicit protection for LGBTQIA+ people to access education, public spaces, services, housing, credit, and federally-funded … [Read more...]
2020 AIDPH Summer Colloquium Spotlight – Panel Discussion: Reimagining Dental Public Health Through Resiliency
AIDPH hosted its annual colloquium "Reimagining Dental Health Through Resiliency and Community" on August 4 & 5, 2020. This colloquium was focused on strengthening our dental public community through imagining and exploring novel ideas and solutions to improve oral health equity in America. Event speakers included experts from diverse fields … [Read more...]
2020 AIDPH Summer Colloquium Spotlight – Understanding The Insecurity Epidemic
AIDPH hosted its annual colloquium "Reimagining Dental Health Through Resiliency and Community" on August 4 & 5, 2020. This colloquium was focused on strengthening our dental public community through imagining and exploring novel ideas and solutions to improve oral health equity in America. Event speakers included experts from diverse fields … [Read more...]
2020 AIDPH Summer Colloquium Spotlight – Merging Health Sectors to Address Structural Gaps
AIDPH hosted its annual colloquium "Reimagining Dental Health Through Resiliency and Community" on August 4 & 5, 2020. This colloquium was focused on strengthening our dental public community through imagining and exploring novel ideas and solutions to improve oral health equity in America. Event speakers included experts from diverse fields … [Read more...]
AIDPH Statement of Response
In October 2020, AIDPH released a statement encouraging our community to vote in accordance with our collective principles of oral health equity, antiracism, and a strong adherence to improved public health infrastructure. What happened this week at our nation’s Capitol was a culmination of unfettered, historic racism and a brazen manifestation of … [Read more...]