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On November 27, 2018 Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) co-introduced S. 10, legislation that would exclude from gross income certain federally subsidized dental faculty loan repayment awards under Title VII of the Public Health Service Act.

CHICAGO (November 19, 2018) —The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD), the leading authority on children’s oral health, and the New York Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (NYAPD) announce the second Pediatric Dentistry Summit

Halloween is known for monsters, but not everyone is aware of the Mouth Monsters!

Oral health a priority to parents and caregivers, but nearly three out of four are not taking kids to dentist by recommended age.

The conference FY 2019 appropriations bill that contains an excellent funding level of $12 million for pediatric dentistry training and support for dental faculty loan repayment with a preference for pediatric dental faculty – as reported in the previous E-News—has cleared Congress and was signed into law by the President on September 28, 2018.

Dr. Joe Castellano submitted an article to Dr.Bicuspid.com reminding parents and pediatric patients to focus on their oral healthcare.

There was positive news from recent committee mark-ups of FY 2019 appropriations legislation related to Labor-Health and Human Services- Education. The full Senate Appropriations Committee approved the legislation by a 30-1 vote on June 28, 2018.

On June 19, 2018, Congresswoman Yvette Clarke (D-N.Y. 9th), Congressman Mike Simpson (R-Idaho 2nd) and Congressman Paul Gosar (R-Ariz. 4th) introduced H.R. 6149, legislation that would exclude from gross income certain federally subsidized dental faculty loan repayment awards under Title VII of the Public Health Service Act.

Dr. Jim Nickman was interviewed by Arricca SanSone

The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD), the leading authority on children’s oral health, appointed Noel K. Childers, D.D.S., M.S., Ph.D., as its new Editor-in-Chief.

The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD), the leading authority on children’s oral health, inducted the new president and other officers and trustees for the new AAPD Board of Trustees in Honolulu, Hawaii on May 27, 2018.

The AAPD board of trustees wishes to recognize those going above and beyond in our profession and in our community. We will be celebrating their achievements throughout the meeting.

2017-2018 AAPD President Jim Nickman of Lino Lakes MN, and his wife Jean, have established a new grant award for the Academy’s Healthy Smiles, Healthy Children Foundation which helps put pediatric dentists one big step closer to providing dental homes for 1 million unserved children by 2022.

The AAPD board of trustees wishes to recognize those going above and beyond in our profession and in our community. We will be celebrating their achievements throughout the meeting.

April is National Facial Protection Month.

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Dr. James Nickman worked with Laurel Niedospial for a story titled, “Everything You Need to Know About Baby Teething — Including How to Soothe the Pain.”

AAPD Chief Policy Officer Dr. Paul Casamassimo was interviewed by Susan Scutti for an article on how the CDC had identified a mystery cluster of deaths among dentists.

In late 2017 the AAPD along with the ADA and the Organized Dentistry Coalition wrote a letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) requesting appointment of a new Chief Dental Officer (CDO) and also to prioritize oral health services in a manner equal to medical services.

CHICAGO, Feb. 7, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, (AAPD) the leading authority on children's oral health, is using February's National Children's Dental Health Month to stress the importance of baby teeth.