```

[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 722 Introduced in House (IH)]

109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 722

 Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the importance of oral 
                    health, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 14, 2006

Mr. Bradley of New Hampshire (for himself and Mr. Allen) submitted the 
following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                                Commerce

_______________________________________________________________________

                               RESOLUTION

 
 Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the importance of oral 
                    health, and for other purposes.

Whereas the Surgeon General of the United States Public Health Service has 
        determined that oral health is integral to general health;
Whereas the Surgeon General of the United States Public Health Service has noted 
        oral-systemic disease connections, including possible associations 
        between chronic oral infections and diabetes, heart and lung diseases, 
        stroke, low-birth-weight, and premature births;
Whereas the burden of dental and oral health diseases restricts activities in 
        school, work, and home, and often significantly diminishes the quality 
        of life;
Whereas oral health diseases, including dental caries and periodontal disease, 
        are largely preventable;
Whereas the effective treatment and prevention of such diseases are 
        substantially aided by access to highly trained dental primary care 
        professionals;
Whereas the Academy of General Dentistry was officially incorporated in 1952, 
        with the mission to serve as the premier resource for general dentists 
        committed to improving patient care through lifelong learning and 
        continuing education;
Whereas the Academy of General Dentistry has grown to represent over 33,000 
        general dentists who provide primary care oral health care services;
Whereas the Academy of General Dentistry encourages excellence in continuing 
        education and professionalism through its earned professional 
        designation programs known as Mastership, Fellowship and Lifelong 
        Learning and Service Recognition; and
Whereas the Academy of General Dentistry has signed a memorandum of 
        understanding with the Department of Health and Human Services to help 
        improve the oral health status of Americans and achieve the objectives 
        of the Department's Healthy People 2010 initiative: Now, therefore, be 
        it
    Resolved, That--
            (1) it is the sense of the House of Representatives that 
        access to oral health care services and the prevention of oral 
        health care disease is integral to achieving and maintaining 
        good health; and
            (2) the House of Representatives recognizes the Academy of 
        General Dentistry and the organization's members for their role 
        in promoting excellence in continuing dental education, for 
        promoting high standards of training and professionalism in the 
        field of primary dental care, and for helping to address the 
        treatment and prevention of oral health disease.
                                 <all>
```