ADA News

Jurupa Valley, Calif.—Racy cars and healthy smiles hit the fast track at Troth Elementary School March 21, as the Give Kids A Smile/NASCAR oral health education campaign drove its message home to about 950 schoolchildren.

April 7-13 is National Prosthodontics Awareness Week, a fourth annual focus on the role that prosthodontists play in helping people maintain proper oral health.

There's still time to apply to be an ambassador for the Dental Quality Alliance.       

The ADA is closely monitoring a news story involving the investigation of a Tulsa, Okla., oral surgeon for allegedly poor infection control practices and delegation of dental procedures.

In an online article March 19, the American National Standards Institute highlighted the importance of standards in the world of sports and mentioned the ADA-developed standard for mouthguards as one of note.

"The Dr. Oz Show" aired a segment March 28 which may alarm dental patients about the safety of dental amalgam, the ADA said today in an Issues Alert emailed to its members.

A series of webinars on prescribing opioids continues April 10.

Tulalip, Wash.—The Society of American Indian Dentists' Annual Conference is being held May 31-June 2 at the Tulalip Resort Casino and Spa and registration is open.

It isn't too early to look on the horizon and mark your calendar for the 2013 ADA Foundation Give Kids A Smile Gala.