Its open membership for everyone who seeks improvement in oral health of the general public.
[citation needed] Public health dentistry is defined as by TheFreeDictionary.com as "that specialty of dentistry concerned with the prevention and control of dental diseases and promotion of oral health through organized community efforts.
"[citation needed] The American Association of Public Health Dentistry was founded in 1937.
[6] She had been with American Dental Association before and had edited journals in evidence-based dentistry.
[citation needed] Each year it plans a National Oral Health Conference® (NOHC) in the United States, which next will be held from April 16–18, 2018 in Louisville, Kentucky.