Oral Health America (OHA) was a national 501(C)3 non-profit charity organization established in 1955 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
The program incorporated disease prevention and health promotion services and community organizing to create successful models for school-based or school-linked care.
Smiles Across America provided more than $1.5 million in grant support to 15 programs operating in 47 communities in Maine, New York, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Illinois, Nevada, Minnesota, Maryland, Florida, Colorado, Ohio, Texas, and Wisconsin.
The NSTEP worked with Little League Baseball and Softball to educate families about the risks of spit tobacco use, including oral cancer, gum disease, tooth decay, and nicotine addiction.
[5] On October 20, 2009, Oral Health America joined 140 organizations in supporting an advertisement in Roll Call (newspaper).