Budget recovery transitions to new normal for Association
2021-09-08
If 2021 was a period of recovery, then 2022 is a new normal for the ADA budget. The COVID-19 pandemic underlined two pillars of financial
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New FAQ addresses questions about Medicare dental benefit proposals
2021-09-02
Washington — “The ADA has a duty to respond when Congress intends to act on adding a dental benefit to Medicare.” This was one of
ADA urges dentists to ask Congress to support Medicare proposal that would better serve dentists, patients
2021-08-24
Washington — The ADA is calling on dentists nationwide to contact their legislators as Congress considers expanding Medicare to include dental, vision and hearing benefits
Jonathan Shenkin, D.D.S., former ADA vice president, dies
2021-08-24
Jonathan Shenkin, D.D.S., who served as vice president of the American Dental Association from 2013-15, died Aug. 23. In addition to his executive role with
ADA urges HHS to include dentists in future Provider Relief Fund phases
2021-08-24
Washington — The ADA is urging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to continue including dentists in future phases of the Provider Relief
ADA supports extending dental coverage to all adults on Medicaid
2021-08-16
The American Dental Association is supporting legislation that would make comprehensive dental care a mandatory component of Medicaid coverage for adults in every state. In
Groups urge Congress to make CHIP permanent
2021-07-30
Washington — The ADA and more than 500 organizations representing all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, are urging Congress to support
ADA ‘strongly’ encouraging dental professionals to be vaccinated
2021-07-28
Thumbs-up: Dr. Daniel Klemmedson, ADA president, receives the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccination in December 2020. The ADA is “strongly” encouraging dental professionals to be
ADA supports Health Enterprise Zones Act
2021-07-26
Washington — The ADA is supporting legislation to improve health disparities in minority and underserved communities. In a July 22 letter to Rep. Anthony Brown,
Professions seek to address dentistry, dental hygiene licensure portability
2021-07-26
Association members, dental hygienists, dentistry and dental hygiene regulators and other industry stakeholders are invited to a kickoff meeting of a new partnership supporting the
Coalition supports Tobacco Tax Equity Act
2021-07-23
Washington — The ADA and more than 50 stakeholders are supporting S 1314, the Tobacco Tax Equity Act of 2021, which would increase the federal
PREVENT HPV Cancers Act clears House committee
2021-07-23
Washington — The ADA is supporting HR 1550, the PREVENT HPV Cancers Act, which encourages the use of the human papillomavirus vaccine in order to
