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OHA’s SmilesAcrossAmerica®(SAA)program

supportsoraldiseasepreventionservicesinschool-

basedandschool-linkedsettingsforchildrenwhoare

unable to obtain routine dental care due to lack of

insurance, resources, transportation, or because of low

literacy or language barriers.

SmiLES acroSS amErica®

• Launchedinpartnershipwithpublicschoolsand

communityhealthprovidersin2004,SAAhasgiven

over $1.8 million in grant support through 2010.

• SAAprovidesgrantfundingandtechnicalassistance

to treatment partners in one out of every four

states across the country, supporting services to an

estimated 310,000 children-and growing.

• TheSAAProductDonationProjectdistributesover

500,000 units of donated dental product annually,

reaching over 900 treatment partners since 1998.

• In2010,OHAmetitscommitmenttoAmerica’s

Promise to seal 1,000,000 teeth!

OHAhasmadeanothercommitmenttoseal

2,000,000 more teeth by 2020!

OralHeathAmericaisanon-profitorganization

foundedin1955andlocatedinchicago.

Our mission is to change lives by connecting

communities with resources to increase access to

care, education, and advocacy for all Americans,

especially those most vulnerable.

• Access: OHAaffordsoraldiseaseprevention

andoralhealthpromotionforAmericansof

all ages through funding, technical assistance,

donated dental product, and by facilitating

public-privatepartnerships.

• educAtiOn:OHA’smessagestotheAmerican

public center around self care, regular dental

visits, tobacco cessation and healthy food

choices, and routinely generate over 400 million

audience impressions.

• AdvOcAcy: OHAencouragespoliciesthat

create oral health equity for all 300 million

Americans.

aBouT oHa

CAMpAIGN FOr OrAL HEALTH EQuITYEngages the public throughmulti-faceted

communications strategies such as our annual Fall for

Smiles®campaign,andencouragesAmericanstospeakup

andrightlyprioritizemouthhealthalongsideotherhealth

considerationsinimprovingthenation’shealth.

THE WISDOM TOOTH prOJECT

mEdicaL dENTaL diaLoGuES®

Medical Dental Dialogues® provides a platform

for medical and dental healthcare professionals to

share knowledge and treatment protocols for diseases

and conditions that affect the mouth, and makes this

information available to communities of students, clinics,

practitioners and interested public.

• OHA’syear-longeducationandcommunicationscampaigns

reach over 130,000 professionals in higher education,

industry and medical and dental practices.

• Ourconferencesbringnewclinicalandbehavioralresearch

to light in forum and online settings.

Visit: NyAS.Org/cOLLAbOrATIvE

• OHAwillconnectwithnewaudiencesthroughpanel

discussions, podcasts, webinars, educational tool kits and

other media to share emerging research on the relationship

between periodontal disease and a growing number of

chronic diseases.

The Wisdom Tooth Project® (WTP) changes the lives of

olderadultsespeciallyvulnerabletooraldisease.Over23%

of65-74year-oldsshowsignsofsevereperiodontaldisease;

one-thirdhaveuntreatedtoothdecay.Asthispopulation

reachesaprojected88millionby2050,ourcountrywill

experience a dramatic increase in elder oral care needs.

• OHA’sleadingstrategyisresearchandimplementationofanonlinecommunityforcommunity-basedgeriatricprofessionals, caregivers and caring institutions.

• TheWTPwillalsoinclude:regional“townhall”meetings;researchreportsonelderoralhealthissues;ahandbookfor dental and medical professionals treating older adults.

National Spit Tobacco Education ProgramNSTEP® was founded in 1994 to prevent people,

especially young people, from starting to use spit

and smokeless tobacco, and to help all users quit.

• OHApartnerswithLittleLeagueInternational

tosponsoranNSTEPslogancontestforallLittle

Leagueplayers,annuallyreachingover

16 million children and families.

• OurboothattheLittleLeagueWorldSeries

promotes oral health messages for the 350,000

Little League players and their parents who

attend each year.

NSTEP®

OHAsellsavarietyoflow-costNSTEP

educational materials, popular with

schools and health departments

acrossthecountry.Orderonlineat

oralhealthamerica.org/nstep

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