American Dental Association and ADA Forsyth Institute Announce Formation of ADA Corporate Partners

CHICAGO, Nov. 26, 2024 — The American Dental Association (ADA) and the ADA Forsyth Institute (AFI) announce the formation of ADA Corporate Partners, a new collaboration aimed at uniting key leaders in the dental industry. This initiative seeks to leverage the combined strengths of the ADA, AFI and elite leaders in the dental profession to foster visionary research and dynamic innovation in oral and overall health.

“The purpose of ADA Corporate Partners is to create new opportunities for collaboration among industry leaders, with the goal of enhancing global oral health and eliminating oral disease,” said Dr. Raymond Cohlmia, ADA executive director and AFI board chair. “By bringing together leading professionals and organizations, ADA Corporate Partners aims to make a significant impact on a global scale.”

The initial list of ADA Corporate Partners include global oral care consumer or professional product companies such as Colgate Palmolive Co, Kenvue, GC America, Young Innovations, Upcera and CareStream; innovative start-up companies such as OraBio, Overjet, Pearl AI, Voyager Dental, Oral Genome; distribution companies such as Henry Schein and Patterson; insurance companies such as Delta Dental, United Concordia, Alliant Insurance Services; dental supporting organizations such as PDS Health and Association of Dental Support Organizations; and dental investors such as CareCapital, CareQuest Institute for Oral Health, Inc., and Dental Trade Alliance. Additional partners will be announced in the coming months.

ADA Corporate Partners, which is made up of top executives from these companies, will convene its inaugural meeting and networking events in January 2025

“Leaders in the industry have long anticipated the formation of a collaborative group like the corporate partners,” said Dr. Wenyuan Shi, ADA Forsyth chief executive officer. “With the integration of the ADA and AFI, the time has come to make this vision a reality.”

About the American Dental Association
The not-for-profit ADA is the nation's largest dental association, representing 159,000 dentist members. The premier source of oral health information, the ADA has advocated for the public's health and promoted the art and science of dentistry since 1859. The ADA's state-of-the-art research facilities develop and test dental products and materials that have advanced the practice of dentistry and made the patient experience more positive. The ADA Seal of Acceptance has long been a valuable and respected guide to consumer dental care products. The Journal of the American Dental Association (JADA), published monthly, is the ADA's flagship publication and the best-read scientific journal in dentistry. For more information about the ADA, visit ADA.org. For more information on oral health, including prevention, care and treatment of dental disease, visit the ADA's consumer website MouthHealthy.org.

The ADA Forsyth Institute was founded in 1910 as the Forsyth Dental Infirmary for Children (later, the Forsyth Institute), to provide dental care to the disadvantaged children of Boston. While continuing to serve children in need, yet recognizing the ultimate goal is to prevent dental disease, the Institute in 1915 began to focus on scientific research and is today the world’s leader in oral health research. In October of 2023, the Institute joined with the American Dental Association to form the ADA Forsyth Institute, a 501(c)(3) entity dedicated to improving people’s oral and overall health and powering the profession of dentistry through cutting-edge basic research, creative translational science, innovative clinical technologies, and global public health outreach. Consistent with the Institute’s founding mission, the ADA ForsythKids mobile dental program continues to serve children in need.