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Some Good News… Senate Bill 710 Passes the Senate!
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...
Bad Dental Insurer Bill Hearing Today
HB 2785 Scheduled for Hearing – Immediate Action Needed! Last night, your WVDA Executive Director learned that House Bill 2785 — a dental loss ratio (DLR) bill promoted by dental insurance companies — is being heard TODAY by the House Finance Banking and Insurance...
Dentistry Day at the State Capitol on National Dentists Day!
Thank You for Making It a Success! A HUGE thank you to all the members who joined us in Charleston for our Legislative Reception and Dentistry Day at the Capitol! We were proud to welcome 10 legislators on Wednesday, including: Senate Health Chair Laura Chapman...
URGENT ACTION NEEDED!
Senate Committee Votes Down Hand-Skills Exam Amendment Today, the WV Senate Government Organization Committee rejected an amendment to Senate Bill 458 – Governor’s Universal Licensing Bill that would have required a clinical hand-skills exam for dental and dental...
State Senate Committee to Consider Universal Licensing Bill Monday Morning
Senate Bill 458 Scheduled for 9:30 AM Hearing The State Senate Government Organization Committee is scheduled to meet Monday at 9:30 AM to consider Senate Bill 458, Governor Morrisey’s proposed Universal Licensing Bill. As of today, Chairwoman Patricia Rucker has...
Governor Proposes Universal Licensing Bill
Universal Licensing Initiative Announced During his State of the State address, Governor Morrisey announced a universal licensing initiative aimed at ensuring that professionals such as contractors, electricians, and nurses licensed in another state can move to West...
Sign Up for the Dentistry Legislative Reception in Charleston on March 5th
Your Profession Needs You! We need at least 35 dentists to attend the Legislative Reception on March 5th in Charleston—currently, only 13 have signed up. Please make plans to attend and show your support for organized dentistry in West Virginia. How to Register Click...
Spring CE Available in Charleston and Eastern Panhandle
Need Continuing Education? Eastern Panhandle Dental Society (EPDS) is hosting CE courses this spring in: March April May Academy of General Dentistry (AGD) is offering CE courses in Charleston on: March 7 March 8
RED ALERT – Universal Licensing Bill Committee Vote on Wednesday
Urgent: Help Get the Dental Hand-Skills Amendment Into SB 458 In order to get our hand-skills amendment into Senate Bill 458 – Universal Licensing tomorrow, another call or text to the committee members is IMPERATIVE! Please reach out – again – to the legislators...
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