Mission and Vision

For the past twenty years the Dental Health Foundation (DHF) has been one of the few organizations in the country dedicated to the vision of “oral health for all.”

Our mission is to build and work through community partnerships to promote oral health for all by:

• Providing leadership in advocacy, education and public policy development
• Promoting community-based prevention strategies
• Improving access to and the quality of oral health services
• Encouraging the integration of oral health and total health

Strategic Objectives

Our strategic objectives in pursuit of our mission are to:

• Elevate the importance of oral health among all populations
• Establish a comprehensive dental public health infrastructure in California
• Advocate for policies and practices that improve oral health
• Eliminate barriers to care
• Prevent disease

Areas of Activity

To achieve our objectives, the Dental Health Foundation engages in activities that fall into three broad, overlapping categories:

• Oral Health Policy Development and Advocacy
• Oral Health Education
• Oral Health Services