ADA Praises Portland, Ore., City Council for Vote to Fluoridate
September 12, 2012 18:44 ET | American Dental Association
CHICAGO, Sept. 12, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The American Dental Association (ADA) today praised the Portland, Ore., City Council's unanimous vote to begin fluoridating the city's municipal water...
Supreme Court ACA Ruling's Effect on Access to Dental Care
June 29, 2012 18:04 ET | American Dental Association
CHICAGO, June 29, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The U.S. Supreme Court's 5-4 ruling on the Affordable Care Act upholds the provisions establishing state health insurance exchanges and minimum benefit...
American Dental Association Statement on PBS Frontline's 'Dollars and Dentists'
June 27, 2012 15:14 ET | American Dental Association
CHICAGO, June 27, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The American Dental Association appreciates the mounting media interest in what Surgeon General David Satcher, M.D., famously called a "silent epidemic" of...
CORRECTION -- Americans Score a D on National Oral Health Quiz
June 25, 2012 12:36 ET | American Dental Association
CHICAGO, June 25, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On a release published earlier today by the American Dental Association, please note that the ADA launched the website "MouthHealthy.org," not...
Americans Score a D on National Oral Health Quiz
June 25, 2012 10:36 ET | American Dental Association
CHICAGO, June 25, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Americans need a serious brush up when it comes to their oral health, according to a new survey from the American Dental Association (ADA) released today...
Statement by American Dental Association President William R. Calnon, DDS, on Sen. Bernie Sanders' Comprehensive Dental Reform Act
June 06, 2012 19:57 ET | American Dental Association
CHICAGO, June 6, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- "The ADA is pleased that Senator Sanders' bill recognizes that the barriers that impede too many Americans from attaining good oral health are numerous, and...
Statement From Dr. William Calnon, President, American Dental Association on New York City's Proposed Ban of Large-Size Sugary Beverages
June 01, 2012 17:10 ET | American Dental Association
CHICAGO, June 1, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The American Dental Association (ADA) applauds New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg for shining a spotlight on the issue of frequent and excessive...
American Dental Association Comment on the New York Times Story, 'E.R. Doctors Face Dilemma On Painkillers'
May 01, 2012 13:34 ET | American Dental Association
WASHINGTON, May 1, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A story in today's New York Times points up a new aspect of the unfortunate phenomenon of people seeking treatment for dental problems in hospital emergency...
ADA Statement Examines How Funding Affects Access to Oral Health
May 01, 2012 11:10 ET | American Dental Association
WASHINGTON, May 1, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The American Dental Association today released the third in a series of papers that examine the challenges and solutions to bringing good oral health to...
Community Water Fluoridation: 73.9 (Percent) Down, 26.1 to Go
April 30, 2012 17:19 ET | American Dental Association
WASHINGTON, April 30, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The 157,000 members of the American Dental Association welcome today's announcement by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that 73.9 percent...