Medicaid Disallows SDF Clawback

Dec 16, 2025 | News

DO NOT PAY MEDICAID OR INSURERS BACK for SDF Audit According to Andrew C. Pack, Director of the Office of Medicaid’s Program Integrity, the Medicaid MCO’s have been directed NOT to pursue recoveries related to SDF overpayment determinations.  Medicaid invalidated...

Wednesday Night Added to Winter Meeting Hotel Block

Dec 16, 2025 | Winter Meeting

January 21-24, 2026 at Charleston’s Embassy Suites Due to Thursday’s Dentistry Day at the Capitol, we have added five rooms for Wednesday night to the WVDA hotel block. Please plan to join us for advocacy and continuing education in Charleston.  If you...

Sign Up for 2026 Dentistry Day at the Legislature

Dec 16, 2025 | Advocacy

Join Dentists to Lobby at the WV Capitol The 2026 Dentistry Day at the Capitol is a WVDA sponsored event that actively connects you with legislators to get our priorities noticed! What is it?  It is a day of training, scheduled meetings, and free food!  The WVDA...

Fluoride Legislative Update

Dec 11, 2025 | Advocacy

More states successfully defended community water fluoridation than did not In 2025, 22 states saw action in the fluoride debate, with only 2 states enacting statewide prohibitions (Florida and Utah) and one state ending fluoridation via executive order (Oklahoma)....

Pathway between oral bacteria, Parkinson’s disease identified

Dec 11, 2025 | Clinical

The oral bacteria Streptococcus mutans could be associated with Parkinson’s disease, according to a news report from Oral Health. In a study published in Nature Communications, researchers examined the stool samples of nearly 750 patients with or without Parkinson’s...