CONTACT: Carol S. Weber, APR, Director of Public Relations
PHONE: 414-755-4108
E-MAIL: cweber@wda.org
Reporting on one of these dental health topics or looking for a story idea? Contact the WDA for dental health information and/or to arrange an interview with a dentist on a specific topic.
- Access to Dental Care (Two Cents for Tooth Sense™)
- Adult Oral Health Awareness Month (September)
- Amalgam (dental filling, waste disposal)
- Anesthesia (oral sedation)
- Antibiotics (preventive, dental treatment related)
- Anxiety (dental)
- Bad Breath (halitosis)
- Benefits/Insurance (direct reimbursement)
- Biofilms (dental unit waterlines)
- Bisphosphonates & osteonecrosis of the jaw
- Braces & Orthodontics (children & adult)
- Cancer Treatment & Oral Health
- Careers in Dentistry
- Child Abuse-Neglect/Domestic Abuse (dentists’ role in reporting suspected cases)
- Children & Oral Health Care
- Code of Ethics
- Continuing Education
- Complaints/Resolving Disputes
- Cosmetic Dentistry (treatment to improve personal appearance)
- Decay (cavities/caries)
- Dental Anxiety
- Dental Emergencies (bitten lip, tongue; chipped, cracked or broken tooth; knocked out tooth)
- Dental Filling Options
- Dental Products for Home Use/ADA Seal
- Dental Records
- Dental Schools (Marquette University School of Dentistry)
- Dental Specialties
- Dental Unit Waterlines
- Dental Waste Disposal (amalgam separators, Best Management Practices)
- Dentures
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- Diabetes & Oral Health
- Donated Dental Services
- Dry Mouth
- Eating Disorders (anorexia, bulimia nervosa)
- Endodontic Treatment (root canals)
- Emergency Preparedness (dentistry’s role in public health crisis, bioterrorism)
- Extractions (tooth)
- Facial/Jaw Pain (TMD/TMJ)
- Fluoride (varnish, dental products)
- Fluoridation of Community Water Systems
- Forensic Dentistry
- Give Kids A Smile (annual national children’s dental access day held first Friday in February)
- Gum Disease (gingivitis)
- Heart Conditions/Disease & Oral Health
- Implants
- Infection Control
- Jewel of the Great Lakes Wisconsin Dental Meeting
- Lasers
- Medicaid/BadgerCare
- Medication Use & Interaction (prescriptions, over-the-counter substances)
- Mouthguards
- Mouth Sores, Common (canker & cold sores)
- National Children's Dental Health Month (February)
- Older Adults & Oral Health Care
- Oral Cancer
- Oral Health & Overall Health
- Oral Hygiene/Cleaning Teeth & Gums (brushing, flossing, plaque)
- Oral Piercing
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- Orthodontics (children & adults)
- Osteonecrosis of the jaw
- Patient Health Histories
- Periodontal Disease (gum disease, heart disease link)
- Periodontal Plastic Surgery (plastic surgery to supporting structures of teeth to improve smile’s appearance)
- Pregnancy & Oral Health
- Preventive Antibiotics & Dental Treatment (joint replacement, heart surgery)
- Professional Ethics/Code of Conduct
- Sealants
- Special Needs Patients
- Teeth Grinding
- Teething
- Thumbsucking
- Tips for Choosing a Dentist
- TMD/TMJ (Temporomandibular Disorders)
- Tobacco Products (cigarettes, chewing/smokeless/spit)
- Two Cents for Tooth Sense™
- Tooth Extractions
- Toothache (see Manage Your Oral Health: Dental Emergencies)
- Tooth Whitening
- Veneers
- Water (bottled, filtered)
- Wisconsin Dental Association
- Wisdom Teeth
- Women & Oral Health Care
- X-rays
- Your Oral Health & Overall Health
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Established in 1870, the WDA is headquartered in West Allis and represents the vast majority of practicing dentists in Wisconsin. Its more than 2,900 members are committed to promoting professional excellence and quality oral health care. The WDA is one of 53 constituent (state-territorial) dental societies of the American Dental Association - the largest and oldest national dental association in the world.
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