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May 29, 2008American Dental Education Association Members Meet With Legislators and Staff at Advocacy Day |
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From Ascribe Newsfeed: American Dental Education Association members from 25 states visited more than 90 Congressional offices to educate members of Congress and their staff about issues affecting access to oral health care and funding for dental and craniofacial research last month. These activities were part of the annual AADR-ADEA Advocacy Day, hosted jointly by the American Association for Dental Research (AADR) and the American Dental Education Association (ADEA). The event was attended by over 50 representatives from academic dental institutions, dental research, and patient advocate groups. "No dental school can do on its own what ADEA can do for us collectively through events such as Advocacy Day." Specific issues that members discussed with their representatives were the Deamonte Driver Dental Care Access Improvement Act of 2008, funding for the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), and legislation to prevent the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services from implementing several directives that would reduce funding and impede access to Medicaid and SCHIP. Prior to their visits with Members of Congress, participants spent a day in a legislative workshop listening to noted speakers that included Bill Press, host of The Bill Press Show, a nationally syndicated radio talk show, and Lawrence A. Tabak, D.D.S., Ph.D., Director of the National Institute for Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The mission of ADEA is to lead individuals and institutions of the dental education community to address contemporary issues influencing education, research, and the delivery of oral health care for the health of the public. We provide direct, immediate access to mainstream national media for 600 colleges, universities, medical centers, public-policy groups and other leading nonprofit organizations. AScribe transmits news releases directly to newsroom computer systems and desktops of major media organizations via a supremely trusted channel - The Associated Press.
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