WVDA P2 Program: Preferred Pricing for WV Dentists

Apr 20, 2026 | Office Management

Stop Overpaying. Start Saving. Welcome to the WVDA’s newest exclusive member benefit — a partnership with WVP2 that delivers game-changing savings and perks for West Virginia dentists. 💼 What You Get: DSO pricing on supplies, labs, equipment, and business...

Are You A Medicaid “Ghost” Provider?

Apr 20, 2026 | Office Management

Physician networks for lower-income people on Medicaid are studded with doctors who never see these patients, a new study by Oregon researchers found. The study showed that a majority of physicians nationwide are listed as participating in Medicaid, but nearly 30% of...

Please Click to Ask Congress to Close Dental Insurance Loophole

Apr 14, 2026 | Advocacy

Congressional Co-Sponsors Are Needed for ADA’s ERISA Legislation Because of ADA’s Lobby Day, some co-sponsors have been successfully secured to sponsor H.R. 7931, the Improving Dental Administration (IDA) Act, which would ensure that state dental insurance...

Dental Hygiene Scope of Practice by State

Apr 13, 2026 | Clinical

An interesting chart from the Oral Health Workforce Research Center (OHWRC) Legal scope of practice for dental hygienists is based on state-specific acts that describe the services that dental hygienists can provide and under what conditions they can be provided. This...

ADA guideline prioritizes clinical exam over vital staining in early oral cancer detection

Apr 13, 2026 | Clinical

Second set of recommendations published April 6 in JADA The latest recommendations to be released from the American Dental Association’s living guideline on early oral cancer detection reiterate the importance of clinical exams while advising against the use of vital...