HR0238 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

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

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

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

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

WHEREAS, The American Dental Association encourages its more than 157,000 member dentists across the nation to donate their time, resources and services to provide care to those in need; and

WHEREAS, The members of the American Dental Association have responded to that call, donating more than $2 billion worth of charitable and uncompensated care annually to underserved individuals; and

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

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

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