[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 567 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 567

   Congratulating the American Dental Association for sponsoring the 
 second annual ``Give Kids a Smile'' program which emphasizes the need 
 to improve access to dental care for children, and thanking dentists 
    for volunteering their time to help provide needed dental care.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 17, 2004

   Mr. Cantor (for himself and Mr. Simpson) submitted the following 
 resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Congratulating the American Dental Association for sponsoring the 
 second annual ``Give Kids a Smile'' program which emphasizes the need 
 to improve access to dental care for children, and thanking dentists 
    for volunteering their time to help provide needed dental care.

Whereas access to dental care for children is a vital element of overall health 
        care and development;
Whereas dental caries--more commonly known as tooth decay--is the most common 
        chronic childhood disease;
Whereas untreated tooth decay in children results in thousands of children 
        experiencing poor eating and sleeping patterns, suffering decreased 
        attention spans at school, and being unable to smile;
Whereas due to a confluence of factors, children eligible for Medicaid and the 
        State Children's Health Insurance Program are three to five times more 
        likely than other children to experience and suffer from untreated tooth 
        decay;
Whereas dentists provide an estimated $1.7 billion annually in non-reimbursed 
        dental care;
Whereas the participation of dentists in the second annual ``Give Kids a Smile'' 
        program, established and sponsored by the American Dental Association 
        and held this year on February 6, 2004, serves to remind people in the 
        United States about the need to end untreated childhood dental disease;
Whereas the generous support of numerous corporations, such as Crest Healthy 
        Smiles 2010, Sullivan-Schein Dental, DEXIS Digital X-ray Systems, and 
        Ivoclar Vivadent Inc., helped make this year's ``Give Kids a Smile'' 
        program a success; and
Whereas more than 37,000 volunteers, including more than 15,000 dentists, 
        provided free education, screening, and care services to an estimated 
        one million children at more than 2,500 sites in all 50 States and the 
        District of Columbia during this year's ``Give Kids a Smile'' program: 
        Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) congratulates the American Dental Association for 
        establishing and continuing its sponsorship of the ``Give Kids 
        a Smile'' program;
            (2) emphasizes the need to improve access to dental care 
        for children;
            (3) thanks the thousands of dentists, dental hygienists, 
        dental assistants, and others who volunteered their time to 
        bring a smile to the faces of an estimated one million children 
        as part of the ``Give Kids a Smile'' program; and
            (4) thanks Crest Healthy Smiles 2010, Sullivan-Schein 
        Dental, DEXIS Digital X-ray Systems, and Ivoclar Vivadent Inc. 
        for their generous support which helped make this year's ``Give 
        Kids a Smile'' program a success.
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