We appreciate your valuable Grassroots advocacy to help us to build awareness of the health risks and harms of mail-order treatment models without an initial in-person examination by a licensed dentist or orthodontist. Please join us below to sign our petition and indicate your public support now.
January XX, 2025
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To Whom it May Concern:
The American Association of Orthodontists (AAO) is the nation’s largest dental specialty organization and represents more than 19,000 orthodontists in the United States and abroad. As a professional organization, the AAO is dedicated to improving the health of the public by promoting quality orthodontic care, the importance of overall oral healthcare, and advocating for the public interest.
As AAO members and orthodontists throughout the United States, we lend our support to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to help build awareness of the health risks and harms of mail-order treatment models without an initial in-person examination by a licensed dentist or orthodontist, which is necessary to ensure the patient is truly a qualified candidate for using a Class II medical device. Our collective names included below indicate public self-attestation for the following:
- I have encountered one or more patients who came to my office to address complications resulting from prior treatment by a direct-to-consumer orthodontic service without an in-person clinical examination.
- I have patient health and safety concerns from a clinical perspective when it comes to mail-order orthodontic treatment models using Class II medical devices (clear aligners) without an initial in-person examination for that type of treatment.
Signed, as AAO members and orthodontists,
Dr. Jan Smith
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Please add your name to show your support to build awareness of the health risks and harms of mail-order treatment models without an initial in-person examination by a licensed dentist or orthodontist.