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The American Diabetes Association (ADA) provides the following introduction: “The American Diabetes Association is the nation’s leading nonprofit health organization providing diabetes research, information and advocacy. Founded in 1940, it was reorganized in 1969 to increase its ability to serve the public. Today, offices in more than 800 communities conduct programs in all 50 states and the District of…

The mission statement of the ADA reads as follows: “The ADA is the professional association of dentists dedicated to serving both the public and the profession of dentistry. The ADA promotes the public’s health through commitment of member dentists to provide quality oral health care, accessible to everyone. The ADA promotes the profession of dentistry by enhancing…

Prefix indicating toward or in the direction of. For example, adduction is the movement of a limb toward the midline of the body, and adrenal literally means ‘toward the kidney.’

Abbreviation for the Latin “ad libitum” meaning “at pleasure” and “at one’s pleasure, as much as one desires, to the full extent of one’s wishes.” Sometimes seen on a prescription or doctor’s order. For example, during an overnight fast when the patient is not to eat any food but can have water, the doctor’s order…