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Today – Please Ask Your Senator to Accept House Amendment to SB 458
Licensing Bill Passes House With Clinical Hand-Skills Amendment! Senate Bill 458 – Universal Licensing passed the WV House of Delegates this morning...
Dentists, Your Help Advocating Is Needed 2 More Times!
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...
Dental Clinical Hand-Skill Amendment Passes!
You Did It! This afternoon, the House Government Organization Committee voted to include the clinical hand-skills amendment into the Governor’s...
WVDA Is Fighting for Patient Safety and Licensure Standards
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...
More Good News… Traditional Medicaid Will Remove Most Pre-Authorizations!
Effective May 1, 2025 Traditional Medicaid will eliminate “fiscal authorizations” — the process of reserving funds before service — for most dental...
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...
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...
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...
URGENT ACTION NEEDED!
Senate Committee Votes Down Hand-Skills Exam Amendment Today, the WV Senate Government Organization Committee rejected an amendment to Senate Bill...
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