The attached flyer being distributed to Kanawha County School employees has prompted a few questions about Bento's relationship with Cigna. WVDA reached out to Bento's President, Tony Abel, for clarification and was told: "Dentists that enroll directly with the Bento...
Your Kanawha County Schools patients need your help... The County has opted not to automatically migrate staff over to Bento on July 1st. Therefore, each employee must enroll in Bento to utilize their dental insurance benefits BY JUNE 30, 2026! Please help spread the...
Rooms in Hotel Block Still Available Please join us at the Greenbrier Resort, July 16-18, 2026 for fantastic courses on Treatment Planning & Workflow Integration, as well as The Dr. Jerry Bouquot Visiting Lecture Series for Dentistry: Oral Manifestations of...
West Virginia Medicaid is increasing dental fees 6% beginning on April 1, 2026. Your WVDA has forcefully advocated for a fee increase for the past few years through discussions with Medicaid, a formal request to Governor Morrisey, and proposed legislation this past...
Requests have been made for the Medicaid Dental Manual, which can be found here: https://bms.wv.gov/chapter-505-oral-health-services Please note, the MCOs are allowed to have different pre-authorization requirements; however, they report wanting to be consistent...
State dental boards around the country are reporting a scam in which callers impersonate board investigators or federal agents and claim a dentist’s license is under investigation for illegal prescribing or drug related offenses. Callers may spoof official phone...
WV Medicaid will host virtual workshops on Medicaid updates, April 21, 23, and 29th from 1:30-4:15pm. Please see information below to register or to ask questions. [pdf-embedder url="https://wvdental.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/March-2026-MSFAC-Presentation.pdf"...
The WVDA's HB 4810 - Dental Insurance Transparency sought to set a floor of 85% for dental loss ratios, as well as virtual credit card and network leasing regulations. Although the bill did not pass this session, significant progress was made in advancing the...
Gov. Patrick Morrisey has signed into law a bill that will allocate a portion of the state’s settlement with e-cigarette company Juul to anti-smoking and vaping programs in the state. Morrisey signed House Bill 5691, which will allocate $2.9 million from the state’s...