Oral Health Related Sites

Healthy People 2030 consists of goals and objectives to decrease oral health diseases, increase access to preventative services and dental care, and improve dental public health infrastructure.  

National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research is the federal  agency for research on dental, oral, and craniofacial health and disease.

U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services contains information on dental care coverage through Medicaid, Medicaid services utilization data, and oral health initiatives to improve the access of dental services.

U.S. National Library of Medicine contains general information on dental care and oral health diseases.

Agency for Health Care Administration provides information on the Florida Medicaid Dental Program.

Florida Dental Association represents Florida’s dentists and has more than 8,100 members. 

Florida Association of Community Health Centers contains resources on dental services provided by Florida’s Qualified Health Centers.

Florida Dental Hygiene Association represents more than 12,000 Florida’s dental hygienists and provides continuing education to members and supports programs that inform other health care providers of the services offered by dental hygienists.

Florida Public Health Association serves Florida’s public health professionals and students through advocacy, professional development, and networking to improve Florida’s health.

Florida Health Institute for Health Innovation is a non-profit that conducts community-focused research and evaluation while providing impartial analysis of policy impacts on health and collective well-being.

Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine School of Dentistry

Nova Southeastern University College Dental Medicine

University of Florida College of Dentistry

American Association of Public Health Dentistry is a non-profit professional organization that provides a focus for meeting the challenges to improve the oral health of the public.

American Dental Association is the world’s largest and oldest national dental association with over 160,000 members, and promotes good oral health habits to the public while representing the dental profession.

American Public Health Association is a non-profit organization that strengthens the public health profession and improves the public’s health by advocating for science-based public health issues and policies.

Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors is a national non-profit organization representing the directors and staff of state public health agency programs for oral health.

Hispanic Dental Association provides service, education, advocacy, and leadership of overall health of the Hispanic and other under-served communities.

National Dental Association promotes oral health among people of color, advocating for the needs of mentoring dental students of color, and raising the profile in our communities.

National Maternal and Child Health Oral Health Resource Center is a national center that contains oral health technical assistance, training, and resources for professionals who work with the maternal and child health population with the goal of improving oral health services to pregnant women, infants, children, and adolescents, including those with special health care needs.

National Network for Oral Health Access provides resources and learning opportunities, collaboration, research and support in running effective oral health safety-net programs in order to improve the oral health of underserved populations. 

Rural Oral Health Information Hub provides information and resources on oral health in rural communities.