WV Medicaid sent a communication to dentists requesting the use of D9245 for Oral Sedation. This new code was effective on January 1, 2026. The WVDA has learned WV Medicaid is still setting the rate for this code. Therefore, you have not seen any rate change to this...
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NEW BENTO contact for WV Providers
Need more information from BENTO? There is a new contact in WV to help you. Please reach out to Eddy Lambert at eddy@bento.net
BIG Savings on Invisalign through WVDAP2
The West Virginia Dental Association can unlock a 30%-45% discount for you from Invisalign; we can get your Vivera and touch up retainers down to $25.75/aligner. Your colleagues are already benefiting from this - you probably know many of them. This is through the...
Update on PEARLS Initiative
The WVDA is working with partners in West Virginia to increase the number of age-one dental visits and pregnancy dental visits for Medicaid recipients. The WV PEARLS project, Perinatal & Early Action for Resilient Little Smiles, is a multi-year initiative...
WVDA P2 Program: Preferred Pricing for WV Dentists
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 services...
Are You A Medicaid “Ghost” Provider?
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...
Federal Legislation introduced to apply state dental insurance laws to self-funded plans
The ADA is supporting newly introduced federal legislation aimed at ensuring that state dental insurance reform laws apply to self-funded dental plans. The Improving Dental Administration Act, or IDA, was introduced March 12 by Reps. Jeff Van Drew, D.M.D., R-N.J., and...
Maryland Orders Cigna to Stop Downcoding; Issues $80,000 Fine
Maryland’s Insurance Administration has fined health insurance company Cigna $80,000 and ordered the insurer to immediately stop its automatic downcoding of evaluation and management, or E/M claims, a move that underscores the state’s scrutiny of insurer billing...
Save 50% of Brasseler Purchases
The West Virginia Dental Association can unlock an average 50% off on your Brasseler purchases and 10% off on your EdgeEndo purchases! Your colleagues are already benefiting from the WVDAP2 program - you probably know many of them - so ask them! This is through the...



