CDC Call to Action

The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is the federal U.S. agency with primary responsibility for supporting state- and community-based programs to prevent oral disease, promoting oral health nationwide, and fostering applied research to enhance oral disease prevention in community settings.

The CDC offers an oral health resources website which contains numerous helpful guidelines and publications for reference by dentists and others interested in oral health.

Their recent publication Oral Health: Preventing Cavities, Gum Disease, and Tooth Loss - At A Glance 2005, describes both the current oral health status of US citizens and initiatives being implemented to improve their oral health.