ADEA Position Paper: Statement on the Roles and Responsibilities of Academic Dental Institutions in Improving the Oral Health Status of All Americans.

The article describes the American Dental Association's (ADEA) official statement and recommendations on the roles and responsibilities of academic dental institutions in improving the oral health in the U.S. ADEA believes that with the collaboration of communities of dental education and dental practice and other health professions, the oral health care needs of the poor will be met. The association's believes that academic dental institutions are the fundamental of the country's oral health.