Campaign for Oral Health Parity

The Campaign for Oral Health Parity is an innovative communications initiative placing oral health on equal footing with other health care needs, and promoting access to care for all Americans. Campaign strategies include the release of state-by-state report cards and targeted media campaigns to bring oral health disparities to the attention of opinion leaders, policymakers and the public.

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February 2005: A for Effort Special Grading Project - PDF

"A for Effort: Making the Grade in Oral Health" gives nine "A for Effort" grades to eight states, and Extra Credit to six states that are making important strides in advancing the Surgeon General's National Call to Action to Advance Oral Health.

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September 2003: Special Grading Project on Older Adults - PDF

"A State of Decay: The Oral Health of Older Americans" examines the lack of access to care for our nation's seniors through private dental insurance and Medicaid. The national grade is a D.

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2003 National Oral Health Report Card - PDF

The nation's oral health grade is a C for the second year in a row, reflecting stalled progress in advancing oral health and oral health care for all Americans. While our nation is gripped by world events, health needs, including oral health, are slipping through the cracks.

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2001-2002 National Oral Health Report Card - PDF

The nation's grade of a C (versus a C- in 2000), does reflect new national energy to improve oral health. It signifies hope for the future, but also underscores the widespread unmet needs that have not changed in a year's time.

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You will need Acrobat Reader in order to open the PDF file of the report card. Click on the Acrobat Reader icon below to download the program for free from the Adobe website if you are having problems opening the report card file.

For more information about the report card, or to order a text version, call Oral Health America at 312-836-9900, or e-mail liz@oralhealthamerica.org.

Oral Health America is working to eliminate dental disease by connecting people to resources, empowering communities, and influencing public policies and practice.