The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Office of the Surgeon General, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the U.S. Public Health Service’s Oral Health Coordinating Committee have commissioned a new Surgeon General's Report on oral health.
The NIH National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research is the lead federal organization working with the Surgeon General to produce the report.
The purpose of this report will be to document progress in oral health since publication in 2000 of the first Surgeon General’s Report on oral health (view the previous report). The new report will also describe key issues that currently affect oral health, identify challenges and opportunities that have emerged since publication of the first report, articulate a vision for the future, and call upon all Americans to take action.
For more information, see the Federal Register Notice (July 27, 2018).
Project Team
Co-Directors
CAPT Bruce Dye, DDS, MPH
Scientific Editor and Project Co-Director
Judith Albino, PhD
Scientific Editor and Project Co-Director
Section Editors
- Robert Weyant, MS, DMD, DrPH
Section: Effect of Oral Health on the Community, Overall Wellbeing, and the Economy - Paul Casamassimo, DDS, MS
Section: Oral Health Across the Lifespan—Children and Adolescents - Jocelyne S. Feine, DDS, MS, HDR, FCAHS
Section: Oral Health Across the Lifespan—Adults and Older Adults - Kathryn A. Atchison, DDS, MPH
Section: Oral Health Integration, Workforce, and Practice - Christian S. Stohler, DMD, DrMedDent
Section: Effects of Addiction and Mental Health Disorders on Oral Health - Laurie K. McCauley, DDS, MS, PhD
Section: Emerging Technologies and Promising Science to Transform Oral Health
Past Events
Select from the links below to view event descriptions and meeting-specific presentations.
APHA Annual Meeting - November 2-6, 2019
- Session: "Update on Oral Health in America – A Forthcoming Report from the Surgeon General”
American Academy of Periodontology 105th Annual Meeting - November 2-5, 2019
- Session: "Update on Oral Health in America – A Forthcoming Report from the Surgeon General”
2019 National Association of Dental Plans Conference - September 16-19, 2019
- Session: "Update on Oral Health in America – A Forthcoming Report from the Surgeon General”
ADA FDI World Dental Congress - September 4-8, 2019
- Session: "Update on Oral Health in America – A Forthcoming Report from the Surgeon General”
IADR/AADR/CADR General Session - June 19-22, 2019
- Session: "Update on Oral Health in America – A Forthcoming Report from the Surgeon General”
The Santa Fe Group - May 9, 2019
- Session: "Update on Oral Health in America – A Forthcoming Report from the Surgeon General”
National Oral Health Conference - April 17, 2019
- Session: "Update on Oral Health in America – A Forthcoming Report from the Surgeon General”
NIDCR Webinar on 2020 Surgeon General’s Report on Oral Health - January 10, 2019
Surgeon General's Listening Session on Oral Health - November 26-27, 2018
- View the Listening Sessions on the HHS YouTube channel:
- Part 1 - Oral Health: Welcome and Opening Remarks
- Part 2 – Oral Health: Review of 2000 Surgeon General’s Report, Burden of Disease
- Part 3 - Oral Health: Theme-specific Presentations
Questions?
Contact the Surgeon General’s Report team at: NIDCR-SGROH@nidcr.nih.gov