Four dental organizations have requested more than $600 million in funding for oral health programs for fiscal year 2027, according to an April 8 news release from the American Dental Association.
Here are five things to know:
- The organizations requested $22.25 million for the CDC Division of Oral Health, $46 million for HRSA oral health training programs and $570 million for the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, among other funding levels from Congress for fiscal year 2027.
- The groups underscored the importance of the programs administered by the CDC’s oral health division and Health Resources and Services Administration’s oral health training programs.
- In addition to funding, the coalition urged Congress to reestablish dental senior leadership within HHS.
- About 34 million school hours and 92 million work hours are lost each year due to unplanned or emergency dental care, and nearly $46 billion is lost due to untreated oral disease, according to the ADA.
- The ADA, the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, the American Dental Education Association and the American Association for Dental, Oral and Craniofacial Research sent a joint letter to House and Senate appropriations leaders.
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