Patient Oral Health
Interested in learning more about Patient Oral Health? Use these links.
Your Oral Health - Patient Fact Sheets
How can you protect your teeth so that they will serve you for a very long time? When it comes to maintaining oral health, ask questions!
- Is it going to hurt?
- Do I have to floss every day?
- Is it safe to bleach my teeth?
- Isn't having my teeth cleaned once a year enough?
Find answers to your oral health questions with our patient education tools, now available in English, Spanish, Hmong, Chinese, Russian, and Vietnamese.
CDA Code of Ethics
By following the CDA Code of Ethics, member dentists build trust and maintain high ethical standards for the benefit of all.
Dental Insurance
Do you know that you can prevent most dental ailments? Taking care of your oral health means getting regular checkups and cleanings. Dental insurance can help you cover those routine expenses so your beautiful smile will last a lifetime.
Donated Dental Services Program
The DDS program provides free dental care for seniors (over 60) in need of dental care.
Find a CDA Dentist
It’s easy to search for a CDA member dentist.
Kindergarten Oral Health Requirement
Find out everything you need to know about the new legislation requiring oral health check-ups for children entering public school for the first time.
Low-Cost Dental Services
Search for clinics that offer free or discounted dental services to those in need.
Patient Rights
As a patient you are entitled to be treated with courtesy and respect. The Dental Patient Bill of Rights shows you what else you should expect.
Patient Treatment Concerns
Learn how a committee of our volunteer member dentists may be able to help you resolve a dispute over oral-health treatment you've received.
Smiles for Life
A resource developed in response to the need for education and awareness on the importance of continued good oral health for older adults. This resource is available in English or Spanish.
Sugar Savvy Training
The Bay Area Nutrition and Physical Activity Collaborative BANPAC is a regional collaborative dedicated to empowering communities to make system and environmental change to support better nutrition, physical activity and increased access to healthy foods. BANPAC’s Rethink Your Drink initiative and Soda Free Summer Campaign encourages people to reduce or eliminate consumption of sweetened beverages which are associated with obesity, type 2 Diabetes, and dental caries.
- Materials for parents of young children address overconsumption of fruit juice and the advantages of drinking water and low-fat milk
- Be Sugar Savvy handouts provide information on how much sugar is in common foods and beverages and how to read a food label to identify hidden sugars.
- In 2010, BANPAC developed Sugar Savvy Tip Sheets to help community partners, including dental professionals engage in the Soda Free Summer Campaign and make their own organizations “sugar savvy” year round.