ORALHEALTHAMERICA

O R A L H E A LT H A M E R I C A . O R G

B R I N G I N G H E A LT H Y M O U T H S TO L I F E

Oral Health America (OHA) is a national nonprofit

organization founded in 1955 and located in Chicago.

OHA is an umbrella organization comprised of four

key programs: Smiles Across America®, Wisdom

Tooth Project®, NSTEP®, and Campaign for Oral Health

Equity. Our mission is to change lives by connecting

communities with resources to increase access to care,

education, and advocacy for all Americans, especially

those most vulnerable.

• ACCESS: OHA encourages oral health promotion

through funding, technical assistance, donated dental

products, and by facilitating public-private partnerships

• EDUCATION: OHA’s messages to the American

public generate over 500 million audience impressions

annually to promote the importance of oral health

• ADVOCACY: OHA campaigns for oral health equity

and encourages policies that make oral health a priority

for all 314 million Americans

ABOUTOHA

SMILESACROSSAMERICA®

Smiles Across America® (SAA)

increases access to preventive dental services in

school-based and school-linked settings for children

most at risk for developing dental disease. SAA

identifies promising community efforts and supports

the development and expansion of programs, with

an emphasis on disease prevention. SAA supports

community efforts through grant funding, donated

dental products, and by providing technical

assistance, including webinars and conferences.

2013ProgramGoals:

• Impactover400 million children in 50 states.

• Distributeover500,000 units of donated dental

productthroughtheProductDonationProject.

• Surpass$2.65 million in grant dollars distributed

to local programs since 2004.

• Sealover500,000 teeth on our way to sealing

two million teeth by 2020.

• Providewebinars on best practices, health

literacy, policy issues, fundraising and

dental products.

WISDOMTOOTHPROJECT®

The Wisdom Tooth Project® (WTP) is committed

to changing the lives of our nation’s fastest growing

population—older adults. OHA is taking the lead on both

national and local levels to connect communities with

resources, educate older adults and their care advisors,

and advocate for policies that improve oral health.

2013ProgramGoals:

• Leadthelaunchandcontinueddevelopmentof

ToothWisdom.org for older adults and the over

40 million care advisors who seek oral health

education and access to care.

• Facilitatedemonstrationprojects,includingthe

expansion of the Oral Medicine Clinic model, to directly

impact the oral and overall health of older adults.

• Collaboratewithaninterdisciplinarygroupof

stakeholders to host the first WTP symposium

focusing on the oral and overall health of

older adults.

• Implement our research on best practices for

communicating with vulnerable adults and those

in rural and underserved area.

In 2012, NSTEP® celebrated its 11-year anniversary

as Little League International’s official health sponsor.

NSTEP works to prevent people, especially young people,

from starting to use spit and smokeless tobacco and aims

to help all users quit.

NSTEP®

CAMPAIGNFORORALHEALTHEQUITY

Campaign for Oral Health Equity includes

communications and events that prioritize mouth health

alongside other health considerations. Initiatives include:

Fall for Smiles® educates Americans about healthy food

choices, avoiding tobacco, brushing and flossing twice daily,

and visiting a dental professional at least twice yearly.

Medical Dental Dialogues facilitates discussions between

researchers, clinicians, policymakers, media, and other key

stakeholders and renders information usable by practitioners

and the public.

Partnership for Healthy Mouths, Healthy Lives dental coalition

raises awareness about children’s oral health through a

national campaign with the Ad Council.

ORALHEALTHAMERICA.ORG

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Chicago, IL 60601

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