Floridians for Dental Access is a bipartisan coalition of individuals and organizations throughout our state actively working to increase access to oral health care through evidence-based best practices in modern dentistry and dental hygiene.
“What is wrong with this country? If a child has a broken arm, we fix it. Yet virtually every day I see children walking around with dental infections that are literally inches from their brain.”
– Betty Kabal, Director of Dental Outreach, North Florida Medical Centers
“A mother from a Florida city about two hours away called me because her adult son with profound intellectual disabilities was waking up at night screaming in pain,” says Dr. Timothy Garvey, D.M.D, who lives and works in Gainesville. “She
Rural Renaissance, a legacy commitment by Senate President Ben Albritton that passed in the Senate unanimously, arrived in messages at the House of Representatives. The House Health & Human Services Committee enhanced this visionary and heart-felt investment in rural counties
The high cost of dental care, long wait times for appointments, and inability to find dentists who take their insurance were common concerns voiced today by citizens who attended the Big Bend Dental Access Listening Session at the AC Hotel
Floridians for Dental Access is a bipartisan coalition of individuals and organizations throughout our state actively working to increase access to oral health care through evidence-based best practices in modern dentistry and dental hygiene.