Oral Health
Established in 1943, the Oral Health Section promotes the importance of oral health, increases access to oral health preventive and treatment services, and monitors and disseminates information about the oral health needs of the public.
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Our Work
We work to achieve our mission through the following priorities:
- Advancing the integration of oral health and chronic disease prevention and management.
- Promoting multidisciplinary collaboration with non-oral health professionals to broaden knowledge through the development of joint scientific sessions.
- Promoting fluoridation initiatives at the national level.
- Supporting health care reform that will improve access to oral health prevention and care for the under-served, uninsured and those with special health care needs.
- Developing and promoting policies to improve the public's oral health and overall health. Recent examples include policies on community water fluoridation, fluoride varnish, dental health therapists and third molar extractions.
Member Benefits
Top 10 Reasons to Join APHA's Oral Health Section:
- Access to remarkable leadership opportunities in public health.
- Ability to contribute to the development of policy statements on national issues.
- Chance to participate in monthly conference calls and leadership meetings open to all Section members
- APHA's Annual Meeting and Exposition, where you can increase your professional knowledge and earn continuing education credits while attending exceptional scientific presentations.
- Eligibility to present at the APHA Annual Meeting, moderate a session or review abstracts.
- Ability to network and experience the professional camaraderie of public health students, scholars and professionals from a wide variety of public heath disciplines.
- Timely access to the American Journal of Public Health, social media updates and the Section's News and Views.
- Ability to join or chair a committee.
- Be part of an all-inclusive Association where all members enjoy the same opportunities.
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Join Us!
Your participation is vital to our continued success. Become an active member of the Section when you join APHA. If you are already an APHA member, you can join as your second Section for no additional cost by updating your member profile.
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Check out the APHA calendar for upcoming Section events and browse our sessions at the 2024 APHA Annual Meeting and Expo.
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Members can visit us on APHA LEAD to learn about upcoming events, join in discussions with other Section members, and access our Section’s resource library.
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