Bill Text: IL HR0238 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Congratulates the American Dental Association on its 150th anniversary.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2009-03-31 - Resolution Adopted [HR0238 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2009-HR0238-Introduced.html

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HOUSE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, In August of 1859 a group of unaffiliated dental
associations joined to form what would become the American
Dental Association; and
WHEREAS, Since that date the American Dental Association
has been working to improve the public's oral health and
promoting dentistry, supporting initiatives to improve access
to oral health services for all, and emphasizing the benefits
of disease prevention through support of community prevention
initiatives and good oral hygiene; and
WHEREAS, Access to good oral health is a vital element of
overall health and the American Dental Association works to
improve access to those essential oral health services; and
WHEREAS, The American Dental Association works to improve
dental technologies and therapies through research and
adherence to sound scientific principles, causing the Journal
of the American Dental Association to be recognized
internationally as a leader in peer-reviewed dental science;
and
WHEREAS, The American Dental Association encourages its
more than 157,000 member dentists across the nation to donate

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their time, resources and services to provide care to those in
need; and
WHEREAS, The members of the American Dental Association
have responded to that call, donating more than $2 billion
worth of charitable and uncompensated care annually to
underserved individuals; and
WHEREAS, The members of the American Dental Association had
the vision to headquarter their organization in the City of
Chicago; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
congratulate the American Dental Association for its 150th
anniversary and for the work it does to improve the public's
oral health and provide access to oral health care to all
Americans, especially children in need; for the tens of
thousands of dentists across the nation who volunteer their
time and resources to provide charitable and uncompensated care
to those in need; and for its efforts to keep American
dentistry the best in the world; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to the American Dental Association as a symbol of our
respect and esteem.