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Global Oral Healthmake to advance the prevention and treatment of oral disease;
uStrategies to guide the dental profession's international activities and programs;
uThe potential benefit of global approaches to education of health professionals, service delivery and
administration, health promotion, research, and dental product development and distribution;
uThe impact of international standards for products and best practices guidelines for clinical services on
United States dentists and United States dental products; and
uThe roles of foreign-trained dental personnel currently in the United States and in the 21st century, and
conversely, the appropriate role of American dental professionals abroad.