Mission and Strategic Plan

Founded in 1937, the American Association of Public Health Dentistry (AAPHD) provides a focus for meeting the challenge to improve oral health. AAPHD membership is open to all individuals concerned with improving the oral health of the public.

AAPHD accepts the challenge to improve total health for all citizens through the development and support of effective programs of oral health promotion and disease prevention.

Mission Statement:

To advance oral health for all by uniting and empowering dental public health professionals and partners through education, research, policy, practice and advocacy.

Vision Statement:

A future where oral health is recognized as essential to overall health and achieved equitably by all people.