Issues and Legislative Priorities

ASDA advocates for dental students and the patients they serve. Visit the links below to learn more about ASDA’s advocacy efforts for the future of dentistry and public oral health.

Student Debt Final 

ASDA considers the growing student debt crisis a top priority and advocates for financially sustainable, long-term solutions.

Student Debt

Fluoride Final 

ASDA recognizes the importance of water fluoridation in preventing dental caries.

Fluoride

Midlevel Providers final 

ASDA believes that midlevel providers should not be able to perform irreversible procedures without proper qualifications.

Midlevel Providers

Barriers to Care Final 

Barriers to care include anything that limits or prevents people from receiving adequate health care, like financial hardship or geographic distance.

Barriers to Care

Vaccinations Final 

Dental students play a critical role in preventing communicable diseases through vaccines.

Vaccinations