For nearly 80 years, ASTDD has developed practical tools, reports, and guidance for State and Territorial Oral Health Programs and their partners. This page highlights a few priority resources — we know there are more! Additional items will be moved to this site in phases through early 2027.


ASTDD partnered with evaluation consultants from the Emory Centers for Public Health Training and Technical Assistance Center for Program Evaluation and Quality Improvement to conduct the Shaping the Future of Oral Health Funding Survey. The survey aimed to inform the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other prospective funders about the impacts of past federal investments as well as respondent priorities for future funding cycles, including sustained federal investment in state and territorial oral health infrastructure, program implementation funds, and national technical assistance and capacity-building support.


Evidence-based guidance on 22 topics (from community water fluoridation and school-based sealant programs to teledentistry and older adult oral health) with state and community examples for each.

These two-page documents describe challenges, proven prevention strategies, and ASTDD efforts and impact in these five priority areas: 

  • Caries Prevention
  • Data and Surveillance
  • Leadership Development
  • Medical-Dental Integration and Diabetes
  • Older Adult Oral Health

The full Resources & Tools library coming in early 2027 will let you search all resources, filter by topic and type, and quickly access Toolkits & Guides, Best Practices, the National Oral Health Data Portal, the Basic Screening Survey, Policy & Issue Briefs, Communication Resources, and Oral Health Program Resources.


If you are looking for a resource from the previous site and can’t locate it, contact us and we’ll do our best to help.