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AADC Positions Committee Position Statement:
Oral Cancer Screening-Adjunctive Diagnostic Aids

Oral cancer has emerged as a significant health concern. Current statistics show that approx. 34,000 people will be diagnosed with oral cancer this year and upwards of 8,000 will die from the disease. Oral cancer has typically been diagnosed primarily in older patients (40+ years old) or patients with known risk factors including tobacco and alcohol use. There is some evidence that these trends may be changing and a larger cross section of the population may be at risk. The link between certain strains of human papilloma virus and oral cancer has increased the risk of disease in the 20-40 year old demographic.

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AADC Positions Committee Position Statement:
Amalgam Safety

Amalgam has been utilized as a restorative material in dentistry for more than 150 years (source: Statement by the ADA to the Government Reform Committee, US House of Representatives on "Mercury in Dental Amalgams: An Examination of the Science"; November 14, 2002). More recently the safety of dental amalgam has been challenged due to the fact that dental amalgam contains mercury. Free mercury, like other heavy metals, has been shown to be toxic. However, the mercury in dental amalgam is not free mercury and therefore does not share the same toxic characteristics.

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