National Rural Health Association

In June 2012, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders introduced “The Comprehensive Dental Reform Act” seeking to address five main components to end the US oral health crisis. These components included: expanding coverage; creating new oral health access points; enhancing the workforce; improving education; and funding new oral health research.1 Senator Sanders’ bill has garnered support across the health care spectrum as the realistic dangers of dental disease, as well as the detrimental effects it has on both individuals personally as well as the health care system in general, continue to grow in concern for health care professionals, policymakers and citizens alike. To read the full policy brief click here