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About the Initiative
  
The Oral Health Initiative began at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
in 2001 in response to the Surgeon General's Report on the State of Oral Health in America. With funding from the federal Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) the Partnership to Reduce Oral Health Disparities in Early Childhood (PROHD) program was established. The project works to address children's oral health issues through the development of training materials, providing communication outlets related to pediatric oral health, and developing educational programs. The project is overseen by a 12-member steering committee made up of pediatricians and pediatric dentists.

In addition, a multidisciplinary Project Advisory Committee (PAC) provides expert guidance on the grant activities. Members include representatives from the following groups:

 American Academy of Family Physicians
American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
American Association of Public Health Dentistry
American Dental Association
American Dental Hygienist Association
American Public Health Association
Association of Pediatric Program Directors
Association of State and Territory Dental Directors
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Children's Dental Health Project
Family Voices
Head Start/Early Head Start
Hispanic Dental Association
Indian Health Service
Maternal and Child Health Bureau
Medicaid/SCHIP Dental Association
National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners
National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center
National WIC Association

Strategic Plan
The AAP Board of Directors actively seeks out issues for the strategic plan that are national in scope and can make a significant, measurable, contribution to the mission of the AAP. The strategic child health priorities serve to guide the organization toward fulfillment of its mission. Understanding the important role pediatricians can plan in addressing the oral health of young children, the AAP added oral health as one of its child health priorities to the AAP strategic plan.
 
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Contact Us
 
American Academy of Pediatrics
Lauren F Barone, MPH
Manager, Section on Pediatric Dentistry and Oral Health (SOPDOH) and
Oral Health Initiative
141 Northwest Point Blvd
Elk Grove Village, IL 60007

AAP Customer Service:
866/ 843-2271
Questions about the Initiative:
847/ 434-4779

Questions about the Web site: oralhealthinfo@aap.org
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