Dental Health

The New York State Dental Association (NYSDA) has been the voice for the dental profession in New York State since its founding in 1868. With 14,000 members (76 percent of practicing dentists in the state), NYSDA is one of the largest state constituents of the American Dental Association. NYSDA provides its members with a powerful presence in the Legislature, business development programs, peer review, a clinical journal and educational and scientific programs that promote the art and science of dentistry. Members of organized dentistry in New York State belong to a tripartite association that includes NYSDA, a local component society and the American Dental Association.

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The society holds two scientific meetings each year. The winter meeting is held in London in December, whilst a spring meeting is held at various locations throughout the UK. Meeting programmes cover a wide range of topics, behavioural and social as well as clinical. The society has over 600 members (including more than 100 in Category A). BSDH has group membership of the International Association for Disability and Oral Health (IADH) which means that members of BSDH automatically join IADH.

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The American Society of Dentist Anesthesiologists (ASDA) comprises a group of dentists who have completed a minimum of two years of full-time postdoctoral training in anesthesiology. Our clinical training includes a significant portion devoted to hospital operating room anesthesiology rotations as well as ambulatory anesthesia for medical and dental patients. These and other clinical experiences, such as emergency medicine, cardiology, and acute and chronic pain management, are complemented by didactic lectures and seminars to develop highly competent practitioners who can carefully evaluate a dental patient, devise and conduct an appropriate anesthetic plan, and safely manage complications that may arise. Most dentist anesthesiologists limit their practice to providing anesthesia services for other dentists who perform the necessary dental care. Some dentist anesthesiologists currently direct a pain and anxiety control team and perform the dental procedure while team members monitor the patient.The dentist anesthesiologist who works in a single office or in the offices of other dentists provides all the necessary equipment, medications, and sophisticated monitors to ensure an unsurpassed margin of safely in the care of the ambulatory dental patient.

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The Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors (ASTDD) is a national non-profit organization representing the directors and staff of state public health agency programs for oral health. ASTDD formulates and promotes the establishment of sound national dental public health policy and assists state dental programs in the development and implementation of programs and policies for the prevention of oral diseases. The Association builds awareness and strengthens dental public health professionals′ knowledge and skills by developing position papers and policy statements on oral health issues, conducting special studies on dental public health practices, providing information on oral health to health officials and policy makers, publishing a quarterly newsletter, and conducting conferences for the dental public health community.

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The Academy′s mission is to promote the art and science of prosthodontics to the profession and the public, to disseminate knowledge concerning prosthodontics throughout the profession, to encourage study and investigation of the various phases of prosthodontics and related subjects, and to provide or conduct outreach services to the community of need.

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The National Association of Dental Laboratories (NADL) is a federation of state commercial dental laboratory associations formed in 1951 in Chicago by a merger of the Dental Laboratory Institute of America and the American Dental Laboratory Association. In 1952, NADL opened its national headquarters offices in Washington, D.C. From 1968-1971, the organization was known as the National Association of Certified Dental Laboratories. The association changed back to its original name in 1971.

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Welcome to the British Dental Trade Association′s website. The BDTA is a group of manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors and suppliers of products and services to the dental profession who have joined together for their mutual advantage. Members gain access to a range of services designed to benefit them and promote the well-being of the industry as a whole and the profession gains the reassurance of dealing with like-minded individuals who are committed to providing a high quality standard of service.

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Founded to meet the global needs for prosthodontists and their patients, the College is an organ for international information transfer through its biennial meetings, journal, and personal communication. The international camaraderie developed through College meetings allows the specialist to share problems and solutions with colleagues who have similar concerns and goals. We are working to make the services of prosthodontists better understood by our patients and to advance the specialty globally. We invite you to become a part of this international fellowship, and work with us to elevate our specialty throughout the world.

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The International Congress of Oral Implantologists (ICOI) was founded in 1972 by a group of innovative clinicians who believed dental implants were an alternative to removable dentures. Devoted to providing implant education to the entire dental team to better serve its patients, the ICOI is not only the world’s largest dental implant organization, but it is also the world’s largest provider of continuing dental implant education. We have members in more than 80 countries. As the global leader in implant education, the ICOI is an association of general dentists, oral and maxillofacial surgeons, periodontists, prosthodontists, endodontists, orthodontists, laboratory technicians, auxiliaries, industry representatives, researchers, faculty members, pre and post doctoral graduate dental students as well as the general public.

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ASAAD historically has been the only society in dentistry to tell and encourage the general practitioner that he can use and should use sedation in the office. ASAAD has and will continue to disseminate knowledge and training in sedation for those who desire to attain these goals. There has always been a prevailing belief that dentists do not possess the skill or ability to use sedation. These beliefs have been fostered in ignorance and in order to benefit certain dental self-interests. Most so called difficult or impossible patients are in reality terrified of receiving routine dental care. For these patients, the best chair-side manner and local anesthesia are not sufficient. The vast majority of these patients can be treated properly and in a calm, pain-free atmosphere with the use of sedation. The use of sedation is also especially effective for long, difficult procedures such as surgical placement of implants and periodontal surgery.

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