Advocating for the Hand-Skills Amendment to SB 458
WVDA has launched social media and radio ads to support preserving clinical hand-skills tests for dentists and dental hygienists.

Listen to the WV Metronews advertisement here: [Insert link if available]
If youโre near the Capitol, keep an eye out for social media posts supporting the amendment.
Legislators Who Support the Amendment
Thank these legislators if you see them over the weekend:
- Delegate Stan Adkins (Nicholas County)
- Delegate Eric Brooks (Fayette/Raleigh County)
- Delegate Ryan Browning (Wayne)
- Delegate Jarred Cannon (Putnam)
- Delegate Marshall Clay (Fayette)
- Delegate Mark Dean (Mingo)
- Delegate Mike DeVault (Marion)
- Delegate David McCormick (Monongalia) *amendment sponsor
- Delegate Charles Sheedy (Marshall) *amendment sponsor
- Delegate Kayla Young (Kanawha)
Letters of support were also sent to legislators from the WV Board of Dentistry and the WV Dental Association.
Letters