Position Papers, Statements & Guidelines

CDHA provides leadership on critical and emerging issues related to oral health and dental hygiene by developing position papers and position statements on a given topic. These resources synthesize and analyze the available evidence on a given topic and develop recommendations to inform policy, programming and dental hygiene practice.

Oral-Systemic Links

• Periodontal disease and five systemic conditions, 2022
• Periodontal disease and type 2 diabetes, 2021
• Periodontal disease and respiratory diseases, 2020
• Periodontal disease and adverse pregnancy outcomes, 2020
• Periodontal disease and cardiovascular diseases, 2020

Vaping, 2020

• Position Statement

Silver Diamine Fluoride, 2018

• Position Statement
• Supplementary Tables to CDHA's Position Paper and Statement on Silver Diamine Fluoride

Associated resource:

• Silver Diamine Fluoride for Caries Control webinar

Filling the Gap in Oral Health Care, 2017

• Position Statement

Community Water Fluoridation, 2017

• Position Statement

Associated reading and resources:

• FAQs: Community Water Fluoridation
• Poster: I Support Community Water Fluoridation
• Campaign for Dental Health Fluoridation Toolkit: A Resource for Health Advocates

Therapeutic Oral Rinsing

• Part 1, 2016
• Part 2, 2017

Associated resource:

• Oral Rinsing Recommendations

Practice Tool for Interdental Brushing and Flossing

• Practice Guideline

Associated reading and resources:

• CJDH article on interdental brushes: “Comparison of interdental brush to dental floss for reduction of clinical parameters of periodontal disease: A systematic review”

Sports Mouthguards, 2012

• Position Statement

Associated reading and resources:

• Other resources

Role of Health Professionals in Tobacco Cessation, 2011

• Position Statement