Diverse Dental Society (DDS) Support of NCDHE Letter to Change CODA Recruitment Standards

Dear Dr. Tooks, I am writing to CODA as President of the National Coalition of Dentists for Health Equity (https://www.dentistsforhealthequity.org ). Our mission is to unite dentists in support of evidence-based, high quality and cost-effective oral health services including disease prevention and treatment and care delivery models. One of our priorities is to advance racial…

Diverse Dental Society (DDS) Response to UIC Professor Regading Inappropriate Bias Presentation

“Dear Dr. Rowan, The DDS mission is to achieve equity in oral health as a vital component of overall health for marginalized communities through education, service, and advocacy. This includes amplifying the voices for our patients, oral health students and colleagues when a corrective action is warranted. Based on the images that were used on…