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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...]

This summer, in response to increased focus on racial equity and addressing racism as a public health crisis, AIDPH created daily calls to action for the oral health community. We've summarized our call to action below. In solidarity with advancing racial justice and supporting the call to action from the American Public Health Association to … [Read more...]

Special Issue on Precision Public Health To increase the visibility of scientific contributions presented during the 2018 AIDPH Colloquium, The American Institute of Dental Public Health sponsored a Special Issue in the Journal of Public Health Dentistry. Because of our commitment to scientific dissemination and promotion of dental … [Read more...]

Many states have shifted resources toward exploring teledentistry options as offices postpone dental procedures in response to COVID-19. Despite this ongoing health crisis, the oral health workforce remains responsive to the needs of their patients and teledentistry remains a model that could facilitate improved access to care. Each state … [Read more...]

Earlier in March, the American Dental Association and the Surgeon General requested all elective procedures- including dental procedures- be postponed until the COVID-19 outbreak was more controlled. Given the nature of many oral procedures, dental clinicians are at a higher risk of both spreading and contracting the novel corona virus. As … [Read more...]