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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, In August of 1859 a group of unaffiliated dental 
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associations joined to form what would become the American 
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Dental Association; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Since that date the American Dental Association 
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has been working to improve the public's oral health and 
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promoting dentistry, supporting initiatives to improve access 
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to oral health services for all, and emphasizing the benefits 
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of disease prevention through support of community prevention 
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initiatives and good oral hygiene; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Access to good oral health is a vital element of 
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overall health and the American Dental Association works to 
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improve access to those essential oral health services; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The American Dental Association works to improve 
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dental technologies and therapies through research and 
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adherence to sound scientific principles, causing the Journal 
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of the American Dental Association to be recognized 
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internationally as a leader in peer-reviewed dental science; 
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and

 
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    WHEREAS, The American Dental Association encourages its 
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more than 157,000 member dentists across the nation to donate 
 


 






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their time, resources and services to provide care to those in 
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need; and
 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the American Dental Association 
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have responded to that call, donating more than $2 billion 
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worth of charitable and uncompensated care annually to 
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underserved individuals; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the American Dental Association had 
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the vision to headquarter their organization in the City of 
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Chicago; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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congratulate the American Dental Association for its 150th 
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anniversary and for the work it does to improve the public's 
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oral health and provide access to oral health care to all 
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Americans, especially children in need; for the tens of 
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thousands of dentists across the nation who volunteer their 
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time and resources to provide charitable and uncompensated care 
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to those in need; and for its efforts to keep American 
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dentistry the best in the world; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the American Dental Association as a symbol of our 
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respect and esteem.