Former U.S. Surgeon General Warns of Persistent Oral Health Crisis

Twelve years after issuing a landmark report that offered a framework for improving access to oral health, former Surgeon General David Satcher said that profound oral health problems still exist for large portions of the population and issued a renewed call for action to expand access to oral health care. In a speech in Atlanta today at a Morehouse School of Medicine conference, Satcher said: "We now have an opportunity to dramatically increase coverage. But adding dental benefits will not translate into access to care if we do not have providers in place to offer treatment." Click here to see coverage of Satcher's remarks.