Dear FrienDs oF oHa,

In 2000, Oral Health America made

a commitment to America’s Promise

Alliance to seal one million teeth by

2010. We recently achieved that

goal, thanks to generous donors and

dedicated partners who serve children

nationwide. OHA is doubling our goal

for 2020, and will seal two million

teeth for 500,000 children! Our Seal

Two Million promise is about helping

at-risk kids, and our campaign will

take all OHA programs to a new level.

Setting this ambitious goal reminds us

that for those to whom much has been

given, much is asked in return. Please

let us know that we can count on you

this holiday season!

With gratitude for your continued support,

To seal one million teeth, Oral Health America

(OHA) donated sealant materials, grant awards

totaling $1.8 million, and technical assistance

to more than 900 partners in 27 states through

the Smiles Across America® (SAA) program.

By committing to seal another two million

teeth, OHA is expanding support to more local

programs in additional communities to bring

healthy mouths to life.

“This commitment exemplifies the impactful

work that our 400+ Alliance partners engage

in to improve the lives of children and youth

in this country,” said Marguerite W. Kondracke,

President and CEO, America’s Promise Alliance.

“It’s the kind of action that’s necessary to

ensure our young people graduate high school

prepared to reach their full potential. The

Alliance congratulates Oral Health America

on this tremendous milestone and applauds

them on their desire to extend this wonderful

program because we know that the health of

our young people is an essential ingredient for

their overall success.”

OHA’s mission calls for us to change lives

by connecting communities with resources.

Our new Seal Two Million Campaign goal

would not be possible without the support

of dental sealant product donors including

DENTSPLY International, 3M ESPE, Pulpdent

Corporation, Harry J. Bosworth Company,

and Ivoclar Vivadent.

In a challenging economy, these companies,

and our other SAA sponsors enable OHA to

help local treatment partners offer additional

services, such as restorative care, serve

more at-risk children in more places, and

start new programs. Your contributions

allow us to increase access to care,

education and advocacy for all Americans,

especially those most vulnerable.

oraL HeaLTH aMeriCaBRINGING HEALTHY MOUTHS TO LIFE

FALL 2010

Seal Two Million Campaign

“We operate on a very limited budget and OHA’s donation enables us to use the money saved on sealant materials and fluoride to hire additional staff to serve more children.”

oralhealthamerica.org

FROM OUR SUPPORTERS

Oral Health America is a registered 501 (c) 3 nonprofit organization.

Your gift is tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law.

donate today at

www.oraLHeaLTHaMeriCa.org

410 North Michigan Ave. Ste. 352Chicago, Illinois 60611-42111

bringing HeaLTHy MouTHs To LiFe FaLL newsLeTTer

WILL YOU JOIN OUR SEAL TWO MILLION CAMpAIGN?WWW.ORALHEALTHAMERICA.ORG

“Oral Health America brings the issues of oral health to the public in relevant ways. We particularly support the linkage of oral health to systemic health through the Medical Dental Dialogues program. In addition, Oral Health America’s array of programs support equity, prevention and communication to all groups.”

- Dr. R. Bruce Donoff, Dean, Harvard School of Dental Medicine

“As research continues to show the correlation of a healthy mouth having a big impact on having a healthy body, I believe OHA is well positioned to help educate the public in regards to this important topic.”

- Robert P. Walker, Senior Vice President & General ManagerOralDNA Labs, Inc.

A Quest Diagnostics Company

Harvard School of Dental Medicine’s problem-based learning curriculum prepares students for ongoing dialogues between medicine and dentistry.

NONPROFIT U.S. POSTAGE

PAID CHICAGO, IL

PERMIT NO. 7228

-Diane Armstrong, RDA, San Diego Children’s Dental Health Association

President and CEO

To acknowledge the tenth anniversary of the Surgeon General’s Report on Oral Health in America, OHA and the Dental Trade Alliance (DTA) hosted an event on Capitol Hill on September 29. Attended by over 100 oral health supporters, the event called attention to the leaders, policies, and public private partnerships working to address the significant unmet need in dental care and education faced by many rural and inner-city communities.

“The Surgeon General’s report focused our attention on the burden that oral disease places on health and quality of life,” said Rear Admiral Dr. William Bailey, Assistant Surgeon General and Chief Dental Officer, U.S. Public Health Service. “We have made some progress, but there is much more work to be done—together.”

At the event, OHA presented the Marvin Goldstein Outstanding Volunteer Award to Dr. George Blue Spruce, Jr., the first American Indian dentist on record, for his significant work in caring for communities through the Indian Health Service, and for his mentorship of American Indian dental professionals at the Arizona School of Dentistry and Oral Health. OHA and DTA presented a joint award to U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman for his longstanding support of oral health.

Help for a Local Charity

OHA has more than 1,300 fans on Facebook, who are the first to hear about our latest news. Help us get to 2,000 by clicking “like” on our Facebook page, and suggesting OHA to your friends. When we reach 2,000 fans, we will show our thanks to you. We will conduct a random drawing out of all of our Facebook fans. The winner will receive 200 travel packs containing a toothbrush, toothpaste, and floss to send to your favorite local charity.

OHA OHA welcomed four new treatment partners into the Smiles Across America® (SAA) program family: Kids in Need of Dentistry (KIND), Denver; Columbia St. Mary’s Smart Smiles in Milwaukee; United Way of North Central Florida and University of Florida College of Dentistry, Alachua County, FL; and CincySmiles Foundation, Cincinnati.

Trident® supported the program expansion to new schools and more children in Denver, Milwaukee, and Cincinnati. The Patterson Foundation grant to OHA helped to begin a school-based dental program with local partners in Alachua County. All schools served by SAA treatment partners have 50% or more children receiving free and reduced meals.

Making a donation in honor of someone special is great way to share your support for OHA’s programs that are bringing healthy mouths to life. You can make a donation in someone’s memory or in honor of an anniversary, birthday, promotion or any major accomplishment.

When making your gift, you can choose to have a letter sent to your honoree or their family acknowledging that a donation has been made in his or her name. For more information, please contact Joe Donohue at (312) 836-9900 or make your contribution online by submitting your honoree’s information when prompted on our VeriSign secured website.

Honor soMeone speCiaL THis HoLiDay

oralhealthamerica.org410 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 352 | Chicago, IL 60611

T: (312) 836-9900 | F: (312) 836-9986

Support oHA

oHA fActS

enews Sign up for OHA’s monthly eNewsletter at ORALHEATHAMERICA.ORG

FacebookBecome a part of our Facebook community on-line and encourage your friends to

become OHA “fans” too!

TwitterFollow OHA’s updates on Twitter @Smile4Health

LinkedinAdd Oral Health America to your

professional connections

Donate online Visit ORALHEATHAMERICA.ORG and donate today!

Oral Heath America is a non-profit organization founded in

1955 and located in Chicago.

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 affords oral disease prevention and oral

health promotion for Americans of all ages through

funding, technical assistance, donated dental product, and

by facilitating public-private partnerships.

• EduCATiOn: OHA’s messages to the American public

center around self care, regular dental visits, tobacco

cessation and healthy food choices, and routinely reach

over 170 million people nationwide.

• AdvOCACy: OHA encourages policies that create oral

health equity for all 300 million Americans.

OHA Focuses on Diabetes:May 4, 2011 is the date for the next Medical Dental Dialogues

Symposium, which will focus on diabetes. The symposium will

be held at the New York Academy of Sciences in partnership with

Columbia University’s College of Dental Medicine and College

of Physicians and Surgeons. Email Amanda Ciatti at amanda@

oralhealthamerica.org to join our mailing list for more information.

Eli Kruse, a Little League Baseball player from Woodstock, IL, won Oral Health America’s ninth annual NSTEP® slogan contest with the slogan, “Be a hitter, not a spitter—don’t use tobacco .“ Eli joined OHA staff members at the organization’s booth at the Little League World Series in August in Williamsport, PA, and again on U.S. Cellular Field during a Chicago White Sox game in September to encourage young baseball and softball players to talk to their coaches and parents about the health risks of tobacco use.

Chicago White Sox pitcher John Danks, a former smokeless tobacco user, also filmed a PSA for NSTEP, which aired on ESPN during the Little League World Series, reaching hundreds of thousands of viewers.

“One of the most memorable wins i’ve recorded was when i decided to quit tobacco. Quitting was hard, but one of the best decisions I could have made for my health, my family and my career,” Danks said in the PSA. Danks quit chewing tobacco after beginning to experience health problems and is now committed to sharing with his experience with children, preventing tobacco use, and encouraging users to quit.

To watch the PSA and find out more about NSTEP, visit oralhealthamerica.org/programs/nstep.

save THe DaTe

481 KiDs speaK up againsT sMoKeLess TobaCCo use

oraL HeaLTH CoMMuniTy Honors 10TH

anniversary oF surgeon generaL’s reporT

sMiLes aCross aMeriCa® expanDs wiTH new parTners in Co, FL, wi, anD oH

Actor chris o’Donnell, fAther of five, supports the smiles Across AmericA®/triDent® cAmpAign to protect kiDs’ smiles

So many [children] miss so many days from

class from pain it’s unconscionable; we as a

country can do better, we must do better.

—Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD)

To acknowledge the tenth anniversary of the Surgeon General’s Report on Oral Health in America, OHA and the Dental Trade Alliance (DTA) hosted an event on Capitol Hill on September 29. Attended by over 100 oral health supporters, the event called attention to the leaders, policies, and public private partnerships working to address the significant unmet need in dental care and education faced by many rural and inner-city communities.

“The Surgeon General’s report focused our attention on the burden that oral disease places on health and quality of life,” said Rear Admiral Dr. William Bailey, Assistant Surgeon General and Chief Dental Officer, U.S. Public Health Service. “We have made some progress, but there is much more work to be done—together.”

At the event, OHA presented the Marvin Goldstein Outstanding Volunteer Award to Dr. George Blue Spruce, Jr., the first American Indian dentist on record, for his significant work in caring for communities through the Indian Health Service, and for his mentorship of American Indian dental professionals at the Arizona School of Dentistry and Oral Health. OHA and DTA presented a joint award to U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman for his longstanding support of oral health.

Help for a Local Charity

OHA has more than 1,300 fans on Facebook, who are the first to hear about our latest news. Help us get to 2,000 by clicking “like” on our Facebook page, and suggesting OHA to your friends. When we reach 2,000 fans, we will show our thanks to you. We will conduct a random drawing out of all of our Facebook fans. The winner will receive 200 travel packs containing a toothbrush, toothpaste, and floss to send to your favorite local charity.

OHA OHA welcomed four new treatment partners into the Smiles Across America® (SAA) program family: Kids in Need of Dentistry (KIND), Denver; Columbia St. Mary’s Smart Smiles in Milwaukee; United Way of North Central Florida and University of Florida College of Dentistry, Alachua County, FL; and CincySmiles Foundation, Cincinnati.

Trident® supported the program expansion to new schools and more children in Denver, Milwaukee, and Cincinnati. The Patterson Foundation grant to OHA helped to begin a school-based dental program with local partners in Alachua County. All schools served by SAA treatment partners have 50% or more children receiving free and reduced meals.

Making a donation in honor of someone special is great way to share your support for OHA’s programs that are bringing healthy mouths to life. You can make a donation in someone’s memory or in honor of an anniversary, birthday, promotion or any major accomplishment.

When making your gift, you can choose to have a letter sent to your honoree or their family acknowledging that a donation has been made in his or her name. For more information, please contact Joe Donohue at (312) 836-9900 or make your contribution online by submitting your honoree’s information when prompted on our VeriSign secured website.

Honor soMeone speCiaL THis HoLiDay

oralhealthamerica.org410 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 352 | Chicago, IL 60611

T: (312) 836-9900 | F: (312) 836-9986

Support oHA

oHA fActS

enews Sign up for OHA’s monthly eNewsletter at ORALHEATHAMERICA.ORG

FacebookBecome a part of our Facebook community on-line and encourage your friends to

become OHA “fans” too!

TwitterFollow OHA’s updates on Twitter @Smile4Health

LinkedinAdd Oral Health America to your

professional connections

Donate online Visit ORALHEATHAMERICA.ORG and donate today!

Oral Heath America is a non-profit organization founded in

1955 and located in Chicago.

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 affords oral disease prevention and oral

health promotion for Americans of all ages through

funding, technical assistance, donated dental product, and

by facilitating public-private partnerships.

• EduCATiOn: OHA’s messages to the American public

center around self care, regular dental visits, tobacco

cessation and healthy food choices, and routinely reach

over 170 million people nationwide.

• AdvOCACy: OHA encourages policies that create oral

health equity for all 300 million Americans.

OHA Focuses on Diabetes:May 4, 2011 is the date for the next Medical Dental Dialogues

Symposium, which will focus on diabetes. The symposium will

be held at the New York Academy of Sciences in partnership with

Columbia University’s College of Dental Medicine and College

of Physicians and Surgeons. Email Amanda Ciatti at amanda@

oralhealthamerica.org to join our mailing list for more information.

Eli Kruse, a Little League Baseball player from Woodstock, IL, won Oral Health America’s ninth annual NSTEP® slogan contest with the slogan, “Be a hitter, not a spitter—don’t use tobacco .“ Eli joined OHA staff members at the organization’s booth at the Little League World Series in August in Williamsport, PA, and again on U.S. Cellular Field during a Chicago White Sox game in September to encourage young baseball and softball players to talk to their coaches and parents about the health risks of tobacco use.

Chicago White Sox pitcher John Danks, a former smokeless tobacco user, also filmed a PSA for NSTEP, which aired on ESPN during the Little League World Series, reaching hundreds of thousands of viewers.

“One of the most memorable wins i’ve recorded was when i decided to quit tobacco. Quitting was hard, but one of the best decisions I could have made for my health, my family and my career,” Danks said in the PSA. Danks quit chewing tobacco after beginning to experience health problems and is now committed to sharing with his experience with children, preventing tobacco use, and encouraging users to quit.

To watch the PSA and find out more about NSTEP, visit oralhealthamerica.org/programs/nstep.

save THe DaTe

481 KiDs speaK up againsT sMoKeLess TobaCCo use

oraL HeaLTH CoMMuniTy Honors 10TH

anniversary oF surgeon generaL’s reporT

sMiLes aCross aMeriCa® expanDs wiTH new parTners in Co, FL, wi, anD oH

Actor chris o’Donnell, fAther of five, supports the smiles Across AmericA®/triDent® cAmpAign to protect kiDs’ smiles

So many [children] miss so many days from

class from pain it’s unconscionable; we as a

country can do better, we must do better.

—Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD)

Dear FrienDs oF oHa,

In 2000, Oral Health America made

a commitment to America’s Promise

Alliance to seal one million teeth by

2010. We recently achieved that

goal, thanks to generous donors and

dedicated partners who serve children

nationwide. OHA is doubling our goal

for 2020, and will seal two million

teeth for 500,000 children! Our Seal

Two Million promise is about helping

at-risk kids, and our campaign will

take all OHA programs to a new level.

Setting this ambitious goal reminds us

that for those to whom much has been

given, much is asked in return. Please

let us know that we can count on you

this holiday season!

With gratitude for your continued support,

To seal one million teeth, Oral Health America

(OHA) donated sealant materials, grant awards

totaling $1.8 million, and technical assistance

to more than 900 partners in 27 states through

the Smiles Across America® (SAA) program.

By committing to seal another two million

teeth, OHA is expanding support to more local

programs in additional communities to bring

healthy mouths to life.

“This commitment exemplifies the impactful

work that our 400+ Alliance partners engage

in to improve the lives of children and youth

in this country,” said Marguerite W. Kondracke,

President and CEO, America’s Promise Alliance.

“It’s the kind of action that’s necessary to

ensure our young people graduate high school

prepared to reach their full potential. The

Alliance congratulates Oral Health America

on this tremendous milestone and applauds

them on their desire to extend this wonderful

program because we know that the health of

our young people is an essential ingredient for

their overall success.”

OHA’s mission calls for us to change lives

by connecting communities with resources.

Our new Seal Two Million Campaign goal

would not be possible without the support

of dental sealant product donors including

DENTSPLY International, 3M ESPE, Pulpdent

Corporation, Harry J. Bosworth Company,

and Ivoclar Vivadent.

In a challenging economy, these companies,

and our other SAA sponsors enable OHA to

help local treatment partners offer additional

services, such as restorative care, serve

more at-risk children in more places, and

start new programs. Your contributions

allow us to increase access to care,

education and advocacy for all Americans,

especially those most vulnerable.

oraL HeaLTH aMeriCaBRINGING HEALTHY MOUTHS TO LIFE

FALL 2010

Seal Two Million Campaign

“We operate on a very limited budget and OHA’s donation enables us to use the money saved on sealant materials and fluoride to hire additional staff to serve more children.”

oralhealthamerica.org

FROM OUR SUPPORTERS

Oral Health America is a registered 501 (c) 3 nonprofit organization.

Your gift is tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law.

donate today at

www.oraLHeaLTHaMeriCa.org

410 North Michigan Ave. Ste. 352Chicago, Illinois 60611-42111

bringing HeaLTHy MouTHs To LiFe FaLL newsLeTTer

WILL YOU JOIN OUR SEAL TWO MILLION CAMpAIGN?WWW.ORALHEALTHAMERICA.ORG

“Oral Health America brings the issues of oral health to the public in relevant ways. We particularly support the linkage of oral health to systemic health through the Medical Dental Dialogues program. In addition, Oral Health America’s array of programs support equity, prevention and communication to all groups.”

- Dr. R. Bruce Donoff, Dean, Harvard School of Dental Medicine

“As research continues to show the correlation of a healthy mouth having a big impact on having a healthy body, I believe OHA is well positioned to help educate the public in regards to this important topic.”

- Robert P. Walker, Senior Vice President & General ManagerOralDNA Labs, Inc.

A Quest Diagnostics Company

Harvard School of Dental Medicine’s problem-based learning curriculum prepares students for ongoing dialogues between medicine and dentistry.

NONPROFIT U.S. POSTAGE

PAID CHICAGO, IL

PERMIT NO. 7228

-Diane Armstrong, RDA, San Diego Children’s Dental Health Association

President and CEO