Testimony and Policy Communications
Throughout the year, the American Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research (AADOCR) communicates with policymakers in Congress, federal agencies and the administration about how certain trends, policies and proposals could affect our members and the fields of dental, oral and craniofacial research.
The documents below include AADOCR testimonies, communications with federal lawmakers and responses to Requests for Information/Comments posted in the U.S. Federal Register.
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AADR Fiscal Year 2022 Outside Witness Testimony
House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies | May 17, 2021
Submission to the House Labor-HHS Appropriations Subcommittee outlining requests for fiscal year 2022Letter to Urging Swift Release of the 2020 Surgeon General’s Report on Oral Health
Letter | May 5, 2021
Letter from the oral health community to U.S. Surgeon General Murthy requesting swift review and publication of the 2020 Surgeon General’s Report on Oral Health -
Thank You Letter: Saving the Civil Service Act
Letter | November 11, 2020
Community sign-on letter thanking Majority Leader Hoyer and Reps. Connolly and Maloney for introducing the “Saving the Civil Service Act” to reverse the “Executive Order on Creating Schedule F in the Excepted Service”.Department of Homeland Security Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Duration of Status
Proposed Rule | October 2020
Comments to DHS in response to establishing a fixed time period of admission and an extension of stay procedure for nonimmigrant academic students, exchange visitors, and representatives of foreign information media.Letter Re: Expanding Authorization for Dental Professionals to Administer COVID-19 Vaccine
Letter | September 2020
Letter urging U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary for Health Admiral Giroir to expand authorization for dental professionals to order and administer the COVID-19 vaccine, once it becomes available.Health Professional Shortage Area Scoring Criteria
Request for Information | September 18, 2020
Comments and suggestions on the dental health HPSA. Specific reference to community water fluoridation factor and the addition of sugar sweetened beverages.Scientific Report of the 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee
Request for Comments | August 13, 2020
Comments and suggestions on the 2020 Scientific Report which will be used to inform the scientific foundation of the Dietary Guidelines. Comments provided by AADR were geared towards the Dental Health section of the ReportLetter to Congressional Leadership Re: Needs of Dental Research Community
Letter | May 2020
Joint letter from AADR, ADA and ADEA to congressional leaders calling attention to the needs of the dental research community in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and to request federal research relief.Letter to Congressional Leadership on COVID-19 Intervention Legislation
Letter | March 2020
Letter from IADR and AADR to congressional leadership requesting that associations, including non-profit groups and other tax-exempt associations, be included in any federal legislation supporting industries impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.Office of Science and Technology Policy Review of Public Access to Research Outputs Resulting From Federally Funded Research
Request for Information | March 24, 2020
Comments from IADR/AADR on the Office of Science and Technology Policy’s RFI on public access to peer-reviewed scholarly publications resulting from federally funded scientific researchAADR Fiscal Year 2021 Outside Witness Testimony
House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies | March 23, 2020
Submission to the House Labor-HHS Appropriations Subcommittee outlining requests for fiscal year 2021Office of Science and Technology Policy RFI on the American Research Environment
Request for Information | January 28, 2020
AADR’s comments on the steps federal agencies can take to improve the quality and effectiveness of the American research environment -
Letter to Energy & Commerce Committee on Cures 2.0 Vision Document
Letter | December 16, 2019
AADR feedback to policymakers on the future of 21st Century Cures, Cures 2.0NIDCR Fiscal Year 2021 Proposed Research Initiatives
Letter | May 28, 2019
AADR’s letter expressing support for reauthorizing the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) and recommending ways to preserve and strengthen PCORI and the PCOR Trust FundLetter to Lawmakers Expressing Support for PCORI Reauthorization
Request for input | November 15, 2019Graphic Warnings on Cigarette Packages and Advertisements
Proposed Rule | October 2019National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research Strategic Plan Fiscal Years 2020-2025
Request for Information | August 15, 2019
Comments on initiatives, programs, research questions and metrics for five priority areas: 1) oral health + overall health, 2) precision oral health, 3) regenerative medicine, 4) health disparities and 5) diverse workforce.National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2020-2024
Request for information | July 12, 2019
Comments on cross-cutting scientific themes; disease- and tissue-specific scientific objectives; and management, scientific stewardship, and accountability in draft NIAMS strategic planInstitutional Accountability to Promote Inclusive Excellence
Request for information | June 6, 2019
Planning for NIH Common Fund program to promote diversity of the biomedical research workforce at the faculty levelFluoride in Bottled Water
Proposed Rule | June 3, 2019
To change the allowable level of fluoride in domestically packaged and imported bottled water to 0.7 mg/L in accordance with United States Public Health Service recommendationAADR Fiscal Year 2020 Outside Witness Written Testimony
House Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee | April 8, 2019
Submission to the House Labor-HHS Appropriations Subcommittee for fiscal year 2020Consideration of Pain in the Disability Determination Process
Proposed Rule | February 15, 2019
Proposed rule changes to update Social Security Administration's pain evaluation criteria in determination of disability statusSurgeon General Commissions 2020 Report on Oral Health
Request for Comment | January 25, 2019
Public health developments and scientific advancements in oral health since the 2000 report to inform the upcoming 2020 report on oral healthProposed Objectives for Inclusion in Healthy People 2030
Request for Comment | January 17, 2019
Healthy People 2030 proposed core, developmental and research objectives
Joint Sign-On Letters and Statements
The American Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research (AADOCR) actively partners with coalitions and peer organizations over the course of the year to advocate for research funding and programs and to amplify the role of dental, oral, and craniofacial research as part of the broader public health and health research community.
AADOCR has lent its support to the following advocacy statements and sign-on letters led by peer organizations and coalitions:
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Ad in Support of Administration’s Commitment to Prohibit Menthol Cigarettes
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids | May 2021Letter Requesting Continued Support for the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs at the Defense Department
Defense Health Research Consortium | May 2021Letter Requesting Continued Support for the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs at the Defense Department
Defense Health Research Consortium | May 2021Fiscal Year 2022 Funding Request Letter: Military Dental Research
American Dental Association/American Association for Dental Research | May 2021 -
Letter to President-elect Biden on Issues Related to Scientific Enterprise
Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research | December 2020Letter Requesting that Lawmakers to Swiftly Pass FY21 Appropriations Bills
American Society for Microbiology | December 2020Letter Urging Lawmakers to Pass FY21 Appropriations that Bolsters Budgets of Research Agencies
Research!America | December 2020Dental Community Letter Outlining FY21 Requests for Oral Health Programs
American Dental Association | December 2020Letter to FDA Re: Prohibiting Menthol Cigarettes
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids | November 2020Letter to OMB Re: Diversity Training Program Changes
American Institute of Physics | October 2020Statement in Support of Anti-Racist Education
AERA/NAEd | September 2020Letter Endorsing Representative Beyer’s AHRQ Funding Bill, H.R. 8067
Friends of AHRQ | August 2020Letter Urging Lawmaker to Support Emergency Funding of at Least $15.5 Billion for the NIH
Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research | August 2020Statement to Vice President Pence Calling for the United States to Lead the COVID-19 Response with Science and Public Health Guidance
American Society for Microbiology | July 2020Letter to the White House in Support of Public Health Officials Prioritizing Science-Based Public Health Strategies to Address COVID-19
American Society for Microbiology | July 2020Letter Requesting that U.S. ICE Withdraw Modifications to the Student and Exchange Visitor Program
Science Societies | July 2020Letter to HHS Secretary Azar Urging Him to Strengthen and Affirm the Role of CDC
Trust for America’s Health | July 2020Letter to Congressional Leadership in Support of WHO
Better World Campaign and Global Health Council | June 2020Thank You Letter to Sen. McSally for Introducing Legislation to Allow PPP Funds for PPE
Organized Dentistry Coalition | June 2020Multi-Society Letter to White House on the Immigration Executive Proclamation
American Institute of Physics | May 2020Letter to Congressional and COVID-19 Taskforce Leadership on Retaining DACA During COVID-19 Emergency
Health Professions and Nursing Education Coalition | May 2020Letter Requesting PPP Loan Funds be Eligible to Purchase PPE
Organized Dentistry Coalition | May 2020Letter Requesting Assistant Secretary for Health Giroir Extend Federal Authorization for Licensed Dentists to Conduct Point-of-Care Testing for COVID-19
Organized Dentistry Coalition | April 2020FY 2021 Funding Request Letter: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Friends of AHRQ | March 2020FY 2021 Funding Request Letter: National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
Friends of NCHS | March 2020FY 2021 Funding Request Letter: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
CDC Coalition | February 2020FY 2021 Funding Request Letter: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research | February 2020FY 2021 Funding Request Letter: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
Friends of HRSA | February 2020Ads in Politico and Washington Post Supporting the Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids | February/March 2020Coalition Letter Supporting H.R. 2339 Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act of 2019
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids | February 2020