The National Summit on Children's Oral Health:
A New Era of Collaboration

The National Summit on Children's Oral Health was hosted by the American Academy of Pediatrics
on November 7-8, 2008. Summit participants included leaders from medical, dental, and child health
organizations, as well as leadership from federal agencies. The focus of the Summit was
progress made to date toward meeting recommendations of the 2000 Surgeon General's Report
on Oral Health in America and future strategies to overcome identified barriers in
accelerating children's access to oral health care services in the United States.

Summit materials include abstracts, articles, and participant information. All resources will be posted on the
Results of the AAP National Summit on Children's Oral Health Web page on November 23, 2009.

E-mail oralhealthinfo@aap.org with questions or requests.