New DentaQuest The Link Between Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia And The Mouth
May 05, 2023
The Association Between Accessing Dental Services and Nonventilator Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia in Medicaid Beneficiaries
New Fluoridation Tablet System To Be Deployed Across US
By David Burger on June 07, 2022
New fluoridation tablet system to be deployed across US
Advocates call it first advancement in water fluoridation technology in decades 
New NNOHA Teledentistry Resource
May 25, 2022
NNOHA is pleased to share our newest resource, a video example of a synchronous teledentistry visit!
This video, featuring Dr. Yogita Thakur of Ravenswood Family Health Center, depicts a condensed live, synchronous teledentistry visit utilizing the six steps of an infant oral care visit. This... 
Virtual Dental Home Services For Children Will Be Available In Maine
May 19, 2022
A system for providing oral health, centered in community locations, will be available in Maine thanks to a new federal allocation. 
Oral Health in America: Advances and Challenges
By NIH on December 21, 2021
Oral Health in America: Advances and Challenges is a culmination of two years of research and writing by over 400 contributors. As a follow up to the Surgeon General's Report on Oral Health in America, this report explores the nation's oral health over the last 20 years.
Oral Health Literacy and Awareness Act passes House
By Jennifer Garvin on December 16, 2021
Bill to promote oral health education clears US House
A bill to promote oral health education has passed the U.S. House and is headed to the full Senate, the ADA said Dec. 13. 
Estimating salivary carriage of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 in nonsymptomatic people and efficacy of mouthrinse in reducing viral load
By PremPrashant Chaudhary et al. on October 26, 2021
Mouth rinses can reduce the SARS-CoV-2 viral load in saliva of both asymptomatic and symptomatic patients, according to a study published by The Journal of the American Dental Association. 
2021 John W. Knutson Distinguished Service Award in Dental Public Health
By American Public Health Association on October 05, 2021
Please join the American Public Health Association’s Oral Health Section in congratulating the 2021 John W. Knutson Distinguished Service Award in Dental Public Health recipient:
Jayanth V. Kumar, DDS, MPH 
Association between first oral examination characteristics and dental treatment needs in privately insured children: A claims data analysis
By Sean McGivern, et al on September 22, 2021
Abstract
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California Oral Health Literacy Toolkit
By California Department of Public Health, Office of Oral Health and the Health Research for Action Center at the University of California, Berkeley, School of Public Health on September 03, 2021
The September 2021 issue of the Journal of the California Dental Association explores the California Oral Health Literacy Toolkit. This toolkit includes five components to help providers learn or review basic oral health literary principles, including communicating clearly and with cultural... 
