PROGRAMS

Oral Health America is a pioneer in conducting programs and initiatives with a proven track record of raising awareness and affecting change. Each has successfully started at the national level and gained support from public, private and voluntary partners at the state and local level.

• Smiles Across America (SAA)
  Increasing community access to dental care for over 115,000 elementary school children annually who qualify for the USDA free or reduced school lunch program.
  
  SAA National Product Donation Program
  America’s Promise Partner, delivering donated dental product— 800,000 dental sealants, fluoride varnish, toothbrushes & toothpaste —to hundreds of community and school oral health programs nationwide. Download Application Form (PDF)
• National Periodontal Disease Project
  Sponsoring educational symposia and media outreach to increase interaction between medical and dental care providers in managing and treating periodontal disease in older Americans.
• National Spit Tobacco Education Program (NSTEP)
  Educating youth about the risks of smokeless tobacco use via in-school presentations, the sale of 20,000 educational materials annually and outreach to 200,000 parents and children at the Little League Baseball World Series.
• National Smile Month (NSM)
  An annual consumer education program engaging care providers and communities in promoting oral care messages during the month of June.  Our strategic partner in this global effort is the International Dental Health Foundation.
• Campaign for Oral Health Parity
  Advocating for policies that create oral health parity for over 100 million Americans without dental insurance and those who are unable to advocate for themselves.
  

Oral Health America improves public health by eliminating oral disease, especially for our most vulnerable citizens, by educating and empowering communities to provide access to care, and advocating for policies that create oral health parity.