[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 242 (Tuesday, December 18, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 64850]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-27363]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Notice To Announce Webinar To Request Public Input on Upcoming 
Surgeon General's Report on Oral Health

AGENCY: National Institutes of Health, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of 
Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), is announcing a webinar to 
provide background information pertaining to the commissioning of a new 
report on oral health by the Surgeon General and to obtain public input 
on the report.

DATES: The webinar will be held on Thursday, January 10, 2019 from 
12:00-12:30 p.m. EST. Written comments must be received before January 
25, 2019.

ADDRESSES: The webinar will be held by teleconference and online. 
Information is available at: www.nidcr.nih.gov/SGReport-Oral-Health. 
You may submit written comments by: Email: [email protected]; 
or Mail: Ms. Michelle Pitt, NIH/NIDCR, 31 Center Drive, Room 5B55, 
Bethesda, MD 20892.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bruce A. Dye, DDS, MPH, Dental 
Epidemiology Officer, Office of Science Policy and Analysis, NIH/NIDCR, 
31 Center Drive, Room 5B55, Rockville, MD 20892. Email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The webinar will update the public on the 
status of the new Surgeon General's Report on Oral Health and provide 
an opportunity for the public to submit comments to help guide 
development of the report. Additional information about the upcoming 
report was published in a previous Federal Register Notice on July 27, 
2018, 83 FR 35664. Interested persons or organizations are invited to 
submit written views on oral health, including the importance of poor 
oral health as a public health issue, contemporary issues affecting 
oral health, new knowledge that may transform the oral health of the 
nation, and future directions. NIDCR is also interested in receiving 
examples of partnerships or coalitions that have demonstrated 
improvement of oral health and wellbeing of individuals, families, or 
communities.
    Please note that comments received, including any supplemental 
material provided with the comments, are part of the public record and 
subject to public disclosure. Do not include any information in your 
comment or supporting materials that you consider confidential or 
inappropriate for public disclosure. NIDCR will carefully consider all 
comments submitted and may include relevant information in the upcoming 
Surgeon General's Report on Oral Health.

    Dated: December 12, 2018.
Lawrence A. Tabak,
Deputy Director, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2018-27363 Filed 12-17-18; 8:45 am]
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