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COVID-19 Information for AAOMS Members: Updates and Resources

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Access to Care

Oral and maxillofacial surgery is a unique dental specialty confronted by a number of issues that impact our ability to provide quality care for our patients. Nationwide media coverage in 2007 of a Maryland boy’s death resulting from an untreated abscessed tooth has highlighted the need to expand basic dental coverage to the nation’s uninsured and underinsured children as well as to low-income individuals. AAOMS encourages members of Congress to ensure oral health care services are given the utmost consideration in legislative proposals and actions when addressing access to care issues.

Title: Date

AAOMS letter to federal agencies re: critical access to N95 masks for OMSs: March 24, 2020

AAOMS letter to congressional leaders re: critical access to N95 masks for OMSs: March 24, 2020

Letter to the National Governors Association urging access to PPE: March 23, 2020

Letter to the Administration – COVID-19 – Physicians Organizations Coalition Request: March 18, 2020

Letter to Department of Labor from Dental Organizations: March 18, 2020

ODC letter in support of Oral Health Literacy & Awareness Act (HR 4678): March 09, 2020

AAOMS Comments on Medicare Dental Act: October 24, 2019

ODC letter regarding the United States-Mexico Tourism Improvement Act: April 29, 2019

ODC Support Letter to Senate Leadership re Action for Dental Health Act: August 09, 2018

ODC Letter to HHS Urging Support for Inclusion of CDHCs in Strategic Plan: November 01, 2017

AAOMS joins ODC in sending letter to Rep. Kristi Noem in support of her legislation (HR 5406) to expand access to care for individuals living on Indian Reservations: June 27, 2016

AAOMS comments in opposition to VA proposed rule on CRNA independent practice: June 14, 2016

ODC Letter on FSA's to House Ways and Means Health subcommittee: May 18, 2016

AAOMS joins ODC in signing on to letter of support urging the House to provide funding to re-establish a Chief Dental Officer at the Health Resource Services Administration (HRSA): March 08, 2016

Coalition letter to U.S. House of Representatives re: commemorating the 70th anniversary of community water flouridation (H.Res. 416): November 03, 2015

AAOMS Comment Letter to Rep. Burgess (R-TX) Re: Support for the Health Savings Act (HR 1196): June 04, 2015

AAOMS Comment Letter to Rep. Stivers (R-OH) Re: Support for the RAISE Health Benefits Act (HR 1185): June 04, 2015

AAOMS Comment Letter to Rep. Price (R-GA) Re: Support for the Medicare Patient Empowerment Act (HR 1650): June 04, 2015

AAOMS Comment Letter to Rep. Gosar (R-AZ) Re: Support for the Dental Insurance Fairness Act (HR 1677): June 04, 2015

Coalition Comment Letter to House Members Re: Support for the Action for Dental Health Act (HR 539): April 17, 2015

Coalition Comment Letter to House Committee on Education & the Workforce Re: Support for the Dental Insurance Fairness Act (HR 1677): April 17, 2015

Coalition Comment Letter to House Ways and Means Committee Re: Support for the RAISE Health Benefits Act: March 03, 2015

Letter for support to Rep. john Fleming re: HR 3006, the Helping Save Americans’ Health Care Choices Act of 2015: November 30, 2015

Coalition Comment Letter to Department of HHS Re: Purchase of dental plans on the Federally Facilitated Exchanges: August 27, 2014

Coalition Letter to House Appropriations Committee Re: Dental Language in FY 2014 Health Appropriations: April 19, 2013

Coalition letter to Senate Members Re: the Coordination of Pro Bono Medically Recommended Dental Care Act (S 466): April 12, 2013

Coalition letter to House Members Re: the Coordination of Pro Bono Medically Recommended Dental Care Act (HR 963): April 10, 2013