The ADA and three other organizations submitted a testimony June 13 in support of federal programs aimed at expanding access to oral health care. These include the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Division of Oral Health, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the Health Resources and Services Administration Oral Health Training program, and the National Institutes of Dental and Craniofacial Research.
The statement for the record — which was also signed by the American Dental Education Association, American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, and American Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research — encouraged the Senate Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Subcommittee to preserve investments in oral health care as it considers funding for fiscal year 2026.