The American Association of Orthodontists (AAO) is deeply committed to patient health and safety through orthodontic care provided by qualified specialists. Our mission – to advance the art and science of orthodontics through education, advocacy, and research —has never been more important.
We are growing our advocacy innovation and influence on a range of policy issues through regulation and legislation at the Federal and State levels. With a few minutes of your time, you can help the Legal & Advocacy team plan for possible future work and important positions on relevant and timely issues with potential impact on our members.
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1. Please rank the most important issues that AAO should be working on in the next two years.
Order the items from the following list. First select an item with the spacebar to show a menu of possible ranking positions. Next, click a ranking position to order it in the ranked list. Note the menu will display more ordering options as you add items to the ranked list.
Drag items from the left-hand list into the right-hand list to order them.
Occupational licensure compacts create reciprocity between states while working to maintain the quality and safety of services and protecting state sovereignty. Compacts can result in a more efficient distribution of licensed workers and potentially address workforce shortages by supporting practitioner mobility. They can also create negative consequences for businesses like opening the door to more competition. Efforts are underway by states to consider legislation for interstate licensure compacts that would create reciprocity among participant states. The legislation is aimed at reducing the barriers to license portability and employment. License reciprocity in the dentistry and dental hygiene professions is included in this interstate licensure compact effort.
The AAO National Advocacy Network (NAN) was established in the fall of 2022 to maximize grassroots engagement of AAO members across the U.S. and Canada for the benefit of our AAO advocacy work.
In 2024, we will celebrate 30 years of AAO’s Political Action Committee (AAOPAC) growing relationships with Members of Congress to benefit all AAO Members and our advocacy work across the country. Yet less than 5% of eligible AAO Members in the U.S. contribute to AAOPAC.
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