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The ADA is your window to the global dental community. The ADA recognizes that oral health is the shared concern of dentists everywhere, beyond the confines of national boundaries. In recognition of the growing global dental community, the ADA Center for International Development and Affairs (CIDA) was established in 2002. CIDA is the ADA’s international liaison in the worldwide exchange of knowledge and experience in oral health matters, improving the quality of health care worldwide, and linking dental professionals to events, organizations, professional activities and volunteer opportunities around the world.

 
     
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Attend the 2008 Annual Session in San Antonio!

Annual SessionSan Antonio will be the site of the 2008 American Dental Association (ADA) Annual Session. The conference will be held October 16–19, 2008 in historic San Antonio, Texas. The ADA Annual Session features the largest marketplace exhibition in the USA along with over 250 programs and workshops to choose from. Please join us!

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Tsunami Dental Reconstruction Fund Grant Program

This Request for Proposal seeks applicants from US and non US-based organizations who are working to rebuild oral healthcare initiatives and infrastructure in countries affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami. Learn how your organization can be awarded funds through this grant program.

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Dental Volunteers Needed in Ghana

Individual dentists, or dental teams, are invited to serve a short or long term dental mission at the Saboba Medical Centre, Saboba Ghana, where there are no regular dental services. Ghana Saboba Medical Centre is a rural medical centre and the only medical facility for the 120,000 people of the Saboba-Cheriponi region of Ghana. A simple dental suite is operational and will be completed as funds are available. A temporary dental license is required, and processing takes 90 days on receipt of the application by the Ghana Medical and Dental Council. To request an dental application contact Marita Gladson at sabobashope@earthlink.net. Volunteers will schedule their own trip. For detailed travel information, visit www.sabobamedicalcentre.net Link opens in separate window. Pop-up Blocker may need to be disabled.. A minimum trip of 2 weeks is highly recommended and includes for 4 days of travel to Saboba, 6 days of patient care and 4 days of travel home. An additional week would allow more time to treat patients and to do some sightseeing. Accommodations are in a modest guest house. The rooms have a fan, and a bathroom. A cook is available to provide meals. Volunteers make their own arrangements and pay all their own expenses.

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Nitrous oxide may increase post-surgery problems

A new study in the August issue of Anesthesiology says that adult patients who receive nitrous oxide during major surgery are at increased risk for pneumonia, fever, severe nausea and wound infection.

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Dr. Thomas S. Underwood selected as American Dental Association Humanitarian Award Recipient

The American Dental Association has selected Dr. Thomas S. Underwood of Tennessee to receive the first-ever ADA Humanitarian Award. Since the 1980’s Dr. Underwood has committed himself to serving underserved populations in the US and abroad. Read the full news story in the January 7 edition of ADA News or currently in ADA News Today.

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SURVEYS, SYMPOSIUM TARGET ORAL HEALTH LITERACY

Many dental patients do not fully comprehend their oral health status and the instructions provided to them by their dental care providers. Building on the work it accomplished toward improving oral health literacy in 2006 and 2007, the ADA will actively seek more information on oral health literacy issues when it surveys dentists, dental team members and dental schools in 2008 to help identify the problems associated with oral health literacy.

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Stockholm to Welcome FDI World Dental Federation Annual Congress

Dental professionals, families and friends will convene here in the heart of Scandinavia for the 2008 FDI World Dental Congress Sept. 24–27 at the Stockholm International Fairs & Congress Center.

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JOIN THE ADA AS AN AFFILIATE MEMBER
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As an international dentist, you can join the association that supports the dental profession and promotes oral healthcare worldwide. Affiliate membership is available to dentists who live and practice dentistry outside of the United States. Learn more about the benefits of becoming an ADA Affiliate member and how to apply.

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Center for International Development and Affairs
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Chicago, IL 60611-2678
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1-312-440-2726

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Department of Membership Information
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Chicago, IL 60611-2678
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