• New - Using Oral Health Data to Inform Decisions and Policy Development (May 2012)
  Have you collected oral health data and are wondering how to best use and present the data? If yes, then this helpful document is for you. It provides tips for the use and presentation of complex oral health data so that the information is understandable and meaningful for a non-dental audience. It also provides a list of resources ranging from a communications toolkit to developing a" plain English" document.
• New - ASTDD Annual Awards presented at the 2012 National Oral Health Conference (May 2012)
  Outstanding Achievement Award - Dr. Rebecca King
  Distinguished Service Award - Dr. Jane Weintraub
  President's Award - Dr. John Rossetti (Posthumously)
  Fluoridation Merit Award - Dr. Lynn Douglas Mouden
  
• New - ASTDD Annual Report 2011 (May 2012)
• New - National Center on Health In September 2011, the Administration for Children and Families, Office of Head Start, launched the National Center on Health (NCH) through a cooperative agreement awarded to the American Academy of Pediatrics working in partnership with key national organizations. ASTDD and the OHRC are the Project leads for the NCH oral health activities. (April 2012)
• New - Why are ASTDD and State Oral Health Programs Important? This document "makes the case" for why federal, national, state, and local agencies and organizations should support SOHPs and ASTDD and include them in their oral health promotion efforts.(March 2012)
• New - ASTDD releases new materials on ways to evaluate current or potential partnerships among organizations. Although written for state oral health program collaborations, the concepts and worksheets can be used for any type of collaboration. (February 2012)
• New - Infrastructure Enhancement Project 2012 This 50+ page report reviews State Oral Health Program (SOHP) infrastructure from 2000 to 2010 and the programs' capacity to address Core Public Health Functions and deliver the 10 Essential Public Health Services.  It includes Lessons Learned, Recommendations, Next Steps and a table on Return on Investments. Shorter, targeted versions for specific audiences, e.g., funders, policymakers, oral health coalitions, health agency administrators, will be posted as soon as they are available. (February 2012)
• New - Oral Health Matters
  The winter 2012 edition of the ASTDD newsletter; meet members and associate members, check out consultants corner, state shots, and much more.
• Save the Date!

The 2013 National Oral Health Conference

April 22 - 24 2013; Pre-Conference April 20 -21

Huntsville, Alabama
For more information, visit www.nationaloralhealthconference.com