Resources & Tools

Helping

You Succeed

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.

Featured

Resources

Best Practice Approach Reports

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.

Explore Best Practice Approach Reports

Health Impact Snapshots

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

Read the Health Impact Snapshots

Coming

In 2027

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.

Can’t

Find Something?

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.

Contact ASTDD