Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2 articles

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is the United States national public-health agency responsible for disease surveillance, prevention guidance and response to health threats. In dentistry, its work is relevant to infection-prevention recommendations, occupational exposure, community water fluoridation, oral-health surveillance and population data. The CDC is not the regulator that approves dental devices or drugs; that product-oversight role belongs to the Food and Drug Administration, while the CDC's contribution is primarily public-health evidence and guidance.