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...
Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger has signed into law two dental workforce-related measures backed by both the Virginia Dental Association and the ADA. Introduced at the request of the Virginia Dental Association, the legislation was a significant priority for the...
A recent news report described financial challenges faced by patients who had prepaid for treatment before their dentist unexpectedly died. The ADA News spoke with Jill Burns, D.D.S., a former member of the ADA Council on Ethics, Bylaws and Judicial Affairs, to...
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...
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...
Congressional Co-Sponsors Are Needed for ADA's ERISA Legislation Because of ADA's Lobby Day, some co-sponsors have been successfully secured to sponsor H.R. 7931, the Improving Dental Administration (IDA) Act, which would ensure that state dental insurance consumer...
An interesting chart from the Oral Health Workforce Research Center (OHWRC) Legal scope of practice for dental hygienists is based on state-specific acts that describe the services that dental hygienists can provide and under what conditions they can be provided. This...
Second set of recommendations published April 6 in JADA The latest recommendations to be released from the American Dental Association’s living guideline on early oral cancer detection reiterate the importance of clinical exams while advising against the use of vital...
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...