Resources

World Health Organization – Oral Health
WHO’s goals are to build healthy populations and communities and to combat ill health. Four strategic directions provide the broad framework for focusing WHO’s technical work, which also have implications for the Oral Health Programme.

Connecticut Health Foundation
Envision a Connecticut where everyone, regardless of race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status – can achieve optimal health. To make this a reality, we focus on four ares that are critical to ensuring that the next generation will not face the same persistent racial and ethnic health disparities as their parents.

Tooth Wisdom – Oral Health for Older Adults
Toothwisdom.org is a project of Oral Health America and serves both seniors and their caregivers by teaching about oral health in aging and by connecting individuals with affordable dental clinics.

Sante Fe Group
The Sante Fe Group is a unique group of internationally renowned scholars and leaders from business and the professions bound be a common interest to improve oral health. Together, we strive to be catalysts of positive change by leading the assembly of decision-makers and stakeholders to generate innovative solutions of fundamental health system problems.

The American Dental Association
The American Dental Association (ADA) exists to power the profession of dentistry and to assist our members in advancing the overall oral health of their patients. Together with our 163,000+ members, we’ve been driving dentistry forward for 160 years.

National Dental Association
The National Dental Association promotes oral health equity among people of color by harnessing the collective power of its members, advocating for the needs of and mentoring dental students of color, and raising the profile of the profession in our communities.

Special Care Dentistry Association
Special Care Dentistry Association (SCDA) is a unique international organization of oral health professionals and other individuals who are dedicated to promoting oral health and well being for people with special needs.

Center for Disease Control and Prevention – Oral Health Division
The Oral Health Data website contains data for select indicators from the National Oral Health Surveillance System (NOHSS). Data sources include: Water Fluoridation Reporting System (WFRS), Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), State Oral Health Surveys, Indian Health Service (IHS) Oral Health Surveys and ASTDD’s Annual Synopsis of State Oral Health Programs.

National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
The mission of the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) is to improve dental, oral, and craniofacial health.

Integrated Model of Behavioral Prediction 
Chapter describing the three theories essential to the understanding of health behavior: Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA), Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB), and Integrated Behavioral Model (IBM). To better guide appropriate use and application of these theories, it’s important to understand the history and development, similarities and differences of each.