ADA Commons Copyright Statement

State and Local Dental Publications

While the ADA Commons is the repository for state and local dental society collections, the American Dental Association (ADA) is not the copyright holder for these materials. Each society/association retains copyright of content published within their ADA Commons website. Approval for reproduction or republication of any content found under State and Local Dental Publications can only be given by the editorial staff of the respective publication. See the specific publication’s copyright statement for more information.

ADA assumes no responsibility for content published by separate organizations or entities, including the ADA member societies/associations participating in the ADA Commons; those entities are solely responsible for their own content.

ADA Scholarship

Copyright for items appearing in the ADA Scholarship collection is held and determined by the original authors/creators or by the publishers to whom those rights have been transferred. The ADA is not the copyright holder for materials in this collection. Materials may be used for research and educational purposes according to the Fair Use Act.

ADA Publications, Archives and Special Collections

Unless otherwise indicated, all items in ADA Commons that are included in the Exhibits, Products & Publications, Archives, and/or Special Collections communities are protected by copyright of the American Dental Association.

In select cases, archival materials may share copyright or trademark status with another person or entity. It is the responsibility of the user to determine copyright status and seek approval from copyright owner(s). For copyright infringement claims on any materials in the ADA Products & Publications, Exhibits, Archives, or Special Collections, please contact the .

Select publications may be considered to be in the public domain, based on publication date. It is the responsibility of the user to determine public domain status and if copyright permission is required.

Materials may be used for research and educational purposes, following the guidelines of Creative Commons License BY-NC-ND 4.0

Permission from the ADA Archives must be obtained in writing before manuscripts, diaries, correspondence and any other unpublished materials from its collections can be published. In giving permission to copy, quote from, or publish, the Archives does not surrender its own right to publish such material or to grant permission to others to do so.

Users of materials held in ADA Commons accept full responsibility for observing the copyright law, as well as the laws of libel, invasion of privacy, and property rights. The researchers shall assume full responsibility for use and conformity to the law of defamation, privacy and copyright, and shall indemnify and hold harmless the American Dental Association and the ADA Library & Archives from any claims arising as a result of their use of the material so obtained.