Aware that the Report had reinforced and stimulated a number of ongoing activities, but seeing a need to facilitate communication and coordination of the nation’s efforts, the Office of the Surgeon General extended an open invitation to organizations to launch the development of the Call To Action. The resulting Partnership Network (Appendix 1) was charged to enumerate promising existing initiatives to enhance oral health, with an emphasis on those related to the Surgeon General’s Report and to the Healthy People 2010 oral objectives ², and to expand these efforts by enlisting the expertise of individuals, health care providers, communities, and policymakers at all levels of society. Input was captured through convening listening sessions held in five cities and by using Internet websites. The listening sessions were much like town hall meetings, providing opportunities to present the issues and solutions and attracting participants with diverse points of view. The testimony proved to be extremely valuable in demonstrating the extent to which oral health concerns extend beyond the oral health community and in providing a wealth of ideas and activities for resolving the issues (Appendix 2). The text that follows expresses the vision, goals, and actions proposed for the Call To Action.