In order to institutionalize Adolescent Oral Health and Positive Youth Development in the dental community, dental professional leadership must be engaged at the national, state and local levels. Awesome Smiles has established a Dental Coalition to develop a sustainable network that will survive the end of the five-year grant cycle.

• Identifying and disseminating best practices
• Promoting "Bright Futures: Oral Health"
• Endorsing and supporting attainment of Healthy People adolescent objectives
• Encouraging SCHIP utilization by teens
• Building partnerships with non-dental providers including PIPPAH Partners
• Providing information and technical assistance to federal and state decision makers and legislators
• Endorsing "Toward a Blueprint for Youth"
• Building long-term leadership

• Academy of General Dentistry
• American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
• American Association of Community Dentistry Programs
• American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
• American Association of Orthodontists
• American Association of Public Health Dentistry
• American College of Dentists
• American Dental Association
• American Dental Education Association
• American Dental Hygienists' Association
• American Dental Trade Association
• Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors
• Special Care Dentistry
• Hispanic Dental Association
• National Dental Association
• National Oral Health Information Clearinghouse*
• National Oral Health Policy Center
• National Maternal & Child Oral Health Resource Center
• National Network for Oral Health Access
• American Association of Women Dentists
• National Museum of Dentistry