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accesseducationadvocacy
oralhealthamerica.org
Bringing healthy mouths to life
oralhealthamerica.org
oral Health america 410 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 352
Chicago, IL 60611 T: (312) 836-9900 | F: (312) 836-9986
CONTACT & SuppOrT OHA
enews Sign up for OHA’s monthly eNewsletter at OrAlHeAtHAmericA.Org
FacebookBecome a part of our Facebook community on-line and encourage your friends to
become OHA “fans” too!
twitterFollow OHA’s updates on twitter @Smile4Health
LinkedinAdd Oral Health America to your
professional connections
united WayDesignate your United Way contribution to OHA
donate online Visit OrAlHeAtHAmericA.Org and donate today!
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 to sponsor an NSteP slogan contest for all little league players, annually reaching over 21 million children and families.
• OurboothattheLittleLeagueWorldSeriespromotes oral health messages for the 325,000 Little League players and their parents who attend each year.
nsteP
OHA sells a variety of low-cost NSteP
educational materials, popular with
schools and health departments
across the country. Order online at
oralhealthamerica.org/nstep
OHA’s Smiles Across America® (SAA) program
supports oral disease prevention services in school-
based and school-linked settings for children who are
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
community health providers in 2004, SAA has given
over $1.5 million in grant support through 2009.
• SAAprovidesgrantfundingandtechnicalassistance
to treatment partners in one out of every four
states across the country, supporting services to an
estimated 250,000 children-and growing.
• TheSAAProductDonationProjectdistributesover
300,000 units of donated dental product annually,
reaching over 900 treatment partners since 1998.
• In2010,OHAwillmeetitscommitmenttoAmerica’s
Promise to seal 1,000,000 teeth!
Oral Heath America is a non-profit organization founded in 1955 and located in chicago. 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: OHA affords oral disease prevention and oral health promotion for Americans of all ages through funding, technical assistance, donated dental product, and by facilitating public-private partnerships.
• educAtiOn: OHA’s messages to the American public center around self care, regular dental visits, tobacco cessation and healthy food choices, and routinely reach over 170 million people nationwide.
• AdvOcAcy: OHA encourages policies that create oral health equity for over 100 million Americans without dental insurance, and those
who are unable to obtain dental care.
aBout oHa
CAMpAIGN FOr OrAL HEALTH EQuITYEngages the public through multi-faceted
communications strategies and encourages all Americans
to speak up for oral health and rightly prioritize conditions
of the mouth alongside other serious medical conditions
in improving the nation’s health.
THE WISDOM TOOTH prOJECT
medicaL dentaL diaLoGues
Oral Health America is committed to improving
patient outcomes and the quality of healthcare delivery
services by providing a platform for medical and dental
health professionals to share knowledge and treatment
protocols for the growing number of systemic diseases
related to diseases of the mouth.
• OHA’syear-longeducationandcommunicationscampaigns
reach over 130,000 professionals in higher education,
industry and medical and dental practices.
• Credentialedforcontinuingeducation,ourDialogues
feature speakers who bring new clinical and behavioral
research and practices to light in forum and online settings.
• OrganizingpartnershaveincludedtheNewYorkAcademy
of Sciences and columbia University.
The Wisdom Tooth Project helps seniors and their care
providers understand the importance of oral health as a
part of lifelong health, leverages partnerships with senior
organizations, convenes transformational conversations
between science and industry, and utilizes communications
strategies as a vehicle for change.
• Approximately35millionAmericansare65yearsorolder.Thatnumberisexpectedtogrowto88 million by 2050.
• Seniorsareatahighriskfororaldisease,withabout23%of65-74yearoldsshowingsignsofsevereperiodontaldisease and one-third having untreated tooth decay.
• Researchlinksoraldiseasewithserioussystemic diseases that most commonly affect the elderly.
OHA’s Smiles Across America® (SAA) program
supports oral disease prevention services in school-
based and school-linked settings for children who are
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
community health providers in 2004, SAA has given
over $1.5 million in grant support through 2009.
• SAAprovidesgrantfundingandtechnicalassistance
to treatment partners in one out of every four
states across the country, supporting services to an
estimated 250,000 children-and growing.
• TheSAAProductDonationProjectdistributesover
300,000 units of donated dental product annually,
reaching over 900 treatment partners since 1998.
• In2010,OHAwillmeetitscommitmenttoAmerica’s
Promise to seal 1,000,000 teeth!
Oral Heath America is a non-profit organization founded in 1955 and located in chicago. 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: OHA affords oral disease prevention and oral health promotion for Americans of all ages through funding, technical assistance, donated dental product, and by facilitating public-private partnerships.
• educAtiOn: OHA’s messages to the American public center around self care, regular dental visits, tobacco cessation and healthy food choices, and routinely reach over 170 million people nationwide.
• AdvOcAcy: OHA encourages policies that create oral health equity for over 100 million Americans without dental insurance, and those
who are unable to obtain dental care.
aBout oHa
CAMpAIGN FOr OrAL HEALTH EQuITYEngages the public through multi-faceted
communications strategies and encourages all Americans
to speak up for oral health and rightly prioritize conditions
of the mouth alongside other serious medical conditions
in improving the nation’s health.
THE WISDOM TOOTH prOJECT
medicaL dentaL diaLoGues
Oral Health America is committed to improving
patient outcomes and the quality of healthcare delivery
services by providing a platform for medical and dental
health professionals to share knowledge and treatment
protocols for the growing number of systemic diseases
related to diseases of the mouth.
• OHA’syear-longeducationandcommunicationscampaigns
reach over 130,000 professionals in higher education,
industry and medical and dental practices.
• Credentialedforcontinuingeducation,ourDialogues
feature speakers who bring new clinical and behavioral
research and practices to light in forum and online settings.
• OrganizingpartnershaveincludedtheNewYorkAcademy
of Sciences and columbia University.
The Wisdom Tooth Project helps seniors and their care
providers understand the importance of oral health as a
part of lifelong health, leverages partnerships with senior
organizations, convenes transformational conversations
between science and industry, and utilizes communications
strategies as a vehicle for change.
• Approximately35millionAmericansare65yearsorolder.Thatnumberisexpectedtogrowto88 million by 2050.
• Seniorsareatahighriskfororaldisease,withabout23%of65-74yearoldsshowingsignsofsevereperiodontaldisease and one-third having untreated tooth decay.
• Researchlinksoraldiseasewithserioussystemic diseases that most commonly affect the elderly.
OHA’s Smiles Across America® (SAA) program
supports oral disease prevention services in school-
based and school-linked settings for children who are
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
community health providers in 2004, SAA has given
over $1.5 million in grant support through 2009.
• SAAprovidesgrantfundingandtechnicalassistance
to treatment partners in one out of every four
states across the country, supporting services to an
estimated 250,000 children-and growing.
• TheSAAProductDonationProjectdistributesover
300,000 units of donated dental product annually,
reaching over 900 treatment partners since 1998.
• In2010,OHAwillmeetitscommitmenttoAmerica’s
Promise to seal 1,000,000 teeth!
Oral Heath America is a non-profit organization founded in 1955 and located in chicago. 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: OHA affords oral disease prevention and oral health promotion for Americans of all ages through funding, technical assistance, donated dental product, and by facilitating public-private partnerships.
• educAtiOn: OHA’s messages to the American public center around self care, regular dental visits, tobacco cessation and healthy food choices, and routinely reach over 170 million people nationwide.
• AdvOcAcy: OHA encourages policies that create oral health equity for over 100 million Americans without dental insurance, and those
who are unable to obtain dental care.
aBout oHa
CAMpAIGN FOr OrAL HEALTH EQuITYEngages the public through multi-faceted
communications strategies and encourages all Americans
to speak up for oral health and rightly prioritize conditions
of the mouth alongside other serious medical conditions
in improving the nation’s health.
THE WISDOM TOOTH prOJECT
medicaL dentaL diaLoGues
Oral Health America is committed to improving
patient outcomes and the quality of healthcare delivery
services by providing a platform for medical and dental
health professionals to share knowledge and treatment
protocols for the growing number of systemic diseases
related to diseases of the mouth.
• OHA’syear-longeducationandcommunicationscampaigns
reach over 130,000 professionals in higher education,
industry and medical and dental practices.
• Credentialedforcontinuingeducation,ourDialogues
feature speakers who bring new clinical and behavioral
research and practices to light in forum and online settings.
• OrganizingpartnershaveincludedtheNewYorkAcademy
of Sciences and columbia University.
The Wisdom Tooth Project helps seniors and their care
providers understand the importance of oral health as a
part of lifelong health, leverages partnerships with senior
organizations, convenes transformational conversations
between science and industry, and utilizes communications
strategies as a vehicle for change.
• Approximately35millionAmericansare65yearsorolder.Thatnumberisexpectedtogrowto88 million by 2050.
• Seniorsareatahighriskfororaldisease,withabout23%of65-74yearoldsshowingsignsofsevereperiodontaldisease and one-third having untreated tooth decay.
• Researchlinksoraldiseasewithserioussystemic diseases that most commonly affect the elderly.
accesseducationadvocacy
oralhealthamerica.org
Bringing healthy mouths to life
oralhealthamerica.org
oral Health america 410 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 352
Chicago, IL 60611 T: (312) 836-9900 | F: (312) 836-9986
CONTACT & SuppOrT OHA
enews Sign up for OHA’s monthly eNewsletter at OrAlHeAtHAmericA.Org
FacebookBecome a part of our Facebook community on-line and encourage your friends to
become OHA “fans” too!
twitterFollow OHA’s updates on twitter @Smile4Health
LinkedinAdd Oral Health America to your
professional connections
united WayDesignate your United Way contribution to OHA
donate online Visit OrAlHeAtHAmericA.Org and donate today!
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 to sponsor an NSteP slogan contest for all little league players, annually reaching over 21 million children and families.
• OurboothattheLittleLeagueWorldSeriespromotes oral health messages for the 325,000 Little League players and their parents who attend each year.
nsteP
OHA sells a variety of low-cost NSteP
educational materials, popular with
schools and health departments
across the country. Order online at
oralhealthamerica.org/nstep
accesseducationadvocacy
oralhealthamerica.org
Bringing healthy mouths to life
oralhealthamerica.org
oral Health america 410 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 352
Chicago, IL 60611 T: (312) 836-9900 | F: (312) 836-9986
CONTACT & SuppOrT OHA
enews Sign up for OHA’s monthly eNewsletter at OrAlHeAtHAmericA.Org
FacebookBecome a part of our Facebook community on-line and encourage your friends to
become OHA “fans” too!
twitterFollow OHA’s updates on twitter @Smile4Health
LinkedinAdd Oral Health America to your
professional connections
united WayDesignate your United Way contribution to OHA
donate online Visit OrAlHeAtHAmericA.Org and donate today!
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 to sponsor an NSteP slogan contest for all little league players, annually reaching over 21 million children and families.
• OurboothattheLittleLeagueWorldSeriespromotes oral health messages for the 325,000 Little League players and their parents who attend each year.
nsteP
OHA sells a variety of low-cost NSteP
educational materials, popular with
schools and health departments
across the country. Order online at
oralhealthamerica.org/nstep