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Washington—Limited oral health literacy is associated with inaccurate knowledge about preventive measures such as water fluoridation, dental care visits and oral health-related quality of life, the policy advisory Institute of Medicine said in a report. “For example, nationally only ’44 percent of adults with less than basic health literacy skills had a dental visit in the preceding year compared with 77 percent of those with proficient health literacy skills’.” 

Atlanta—Registration is open for the U.S. National Oral Health Alliance’s fifth leadership colloquium April 2-3.  

Princeton, N.J.—The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has issued a call for applications for the 2013 Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program.