Loading....
ASK CONGRESS TO COSPONSOR THE ORAL HEALTH LITERACY AND AWARENESS ACT (S. 403/ H.R. 994)
Individuals with disabilities face significant challenges when accessing oral healthcare services. These challenges include the limited availability of dental care providers trained to meet their specialized needs, inadequate coverage for dental services under Medicaid and Medicare, and a lack of professional dental education and continued education programs incorporating integrated healthcare models. Addressing these issues requires the development of compensation strategies, specialized training for dental healthcare professionals, and implementation of integrated healthcare models.
The Oral Health Literacy and Awareness Act would
We need you to contact your Representatives and Senators to urge them to cosponsor the Oral Health Literacy and Awareness Act (S. 403/H.R. 994)!
Thank you for your advocacy efforts!
The NDSC Policy & Advocacy Team
We encourage you to stay engaged in our advocacy efforts by: (1) Registering for NDSC Action Alerts- click "Quick Sign Up"; (2) Subscribing to the NDSC Policy & Advocacy Newsline; (3) Joining our national grassroots advocacy program, the National Down Syndrome Advocacy Coalition and (4) "liking" NDSC on social media.
Edit this message to tell users that can't take action (because of their location) how to contribute. For example, consider adding a link to a petition or donation page that you have created, or add social sharing options so that these supporters can help get the word out on social media.
To make larger impact, please consider calling your legislator. A list of phone numbers can be found at https://callyourrep.co.
We encourage you to stay engaged in our advocacy efforts by: (1) Registering for NDSC Action Alerts- click "Quick Sign Up" (https://www.ndsccenter.org/political-advocacy/take-action-stay-informed/); (2) Subscribing to the NDSC Policy & Advocacy Newsline (https://www.ndsccenter.org/stay-up-to-date-with-ndsc-news/) (3) "liking" us on social media (https://www.facebook.com/dsadvocates/ and https://twitter.com/ndscpolicy); and (4) joining the National Down Syndrome Advocacy Coalition (https://www.ndsccenter.org/political-advocacy/national-down-syndrome-advocacy-coalition/)
Please share with anyone else who might be interested in the work we do.