Mar 27, 2025 | Advocacy
Immediate Action: House Vote on SB 458 Amendment Tomorrow, the House will vote on the amendment for SB 458 that contains our clinical hand-skills requirement. What You Can Do Please take a minute and CALL your House members, asking them to: “Support the clinical...
Mar 26, 2025 | Advocacy
You Did It! This afternoon, the House Government Organization Committee voted to include the clinical hand-skills amendment into the Governor’s Universal Licensing Bill SB 458. But it was not unanimous. Special Thanks Please take a moment to thank Dr. Bill Klenk,...
Mar 21, 2025 | Advocacy
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 you’re...
Mar 21, 2025 | Advocacy
Effective May 1, 2025 Traditional Medicaid will eliminate “fiscal authorizations” — the process of reserving funds before service — for most dental codes. What This Means: All prior authorizations for codes up to 6000 will be removed Oral surgery and orthodontics will...
Mar 21, 2025 | Advocacy
Teledentistry Oversight Strengthened Senate Bill 710 clarifies the use of teledentistry in West Virginia by requiring a West Virginia dentist of record for all patients treated through teledentistry. Key Provisions Include: Clarifies direct-to-consumer dentistry law...
