The ADA and several constituent dental societies are offering disaster relief and assistance for dentists whose practices may have been damaged by Hurricane Gustav.

Atlanta, Ga.—The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will award $4.6 million to 16 states over the next year to strengthen their public oral health programs, a down payment on a five-year $22 million investment.

What will the future look like in terms of how dentists classify and treat caries? That question was the focus of the ADA Caries Classification Conference, held Aug. 20-21 at ADA Headquarters, where stakeholders gathered to discuss the development of a new, enhanced system for classifying the entire range of caries as a disease process and the impact on patient care.

San Antonio—First-time visitors to annual session are set to receive an extra dose of Texas hospitality next month. For the fourth year in a row, the ADA is inviting dentists who have yet to join the ADA to sample some benefits of organized dentistry during the Association's premier event, the ADA annual session.

The ADA Seminar Series is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. To mark the occasion, the ADA Center for Continuing Education and Lifelong Learning is offering a variety of lectures and hands-on workshops on dental topics with 24 new speakers and more than 30 new courses.