This post highlights free public resources from the American Dental Association, an organization the post describes as having over 163,000 members and more than 160 years of history.
The ADA's Find-a-Dentist tool lets users search for ADA-member dentists by ZIP code and specialty, returning contact information and credentials.
MouthHealthy.org offers oral health guidance across life stages from pregnancy through adulthood, an ADA Seal of Acceptance product directory (a benchmark for product safety and efficacy, searchable by category or company), an A-Z topic index, nutrition guidance and holiday recipes, dental-visit FAQs, and downloadable activity sheets and lesson plans for kids.
The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD), with over 10,000 members, provides primary and specialty care for infants, children, adolescents, and patients with special health care needs. Its Oral Health Resources page links to dental and medical organizations, parenting sites, and federal and general health sites, and it offers free public access to its Reference Manual of Pediatric Dentistry.
The American Board of Pediatric Dentistry (ABPD) is the specialty's certifying board, maintaining a blog and a searchable directory of board-certified (Diplomate) pediatric dentists -- a credential the post frames as a sign of demonstrated, ongoing proficiency.