How did you choose your specialty?
2021-12-06
Specialists: From left are Drs. Mariana Velazquez, Ray Rebong and Raquel Rozdolski. A dental specialty is an area of dentistry that has been formally recognized
ADA News
ADA helps develop guides for sharing patient information between dental, medical providers
2021-12-06
The American Dental Association has helped develop two recently published guides that will improve the sharing of patient health information between dental and medical providers.
Task force soliciting dental community input on enhancing CDT Code
2021-12-03
A new task force is asking the dental community to weigh in on a project that could revamp and enhance the existing Code on Dental
Oregon Health & Science University names new dental school dean
2021-12-03
Portland, Ore. – The Oregon Health & Science University’s School of Dentistry announced Dec. 2 that it named Ronald Sakaguchi, D.D.S., Ph.D., as its new
University of Kentucky football player fends off decay in pediatric dentist’s Christmas video
2021-12-02
Defender of decay: University of Kentucky defensive end Josh Paschal knocks a sugary beverage out of a young dental patient’s hand and wags his finger
ADA supports Medicaid Dental Benefits Act
2021-12-01
The ADA is supporting the Medicaid Dental Benefits Act of 2021, which would make comprehensive dental care a mandatory component of Medicaid coverage for adults
ADA requests payers take current trends into account when discussing fees with individual dentists
2021-12-01
The ADA Council on Dental Benefit Programs is sending a letter to all major dental insurance payers informing them of increases in dental office overhead
PREVENT HPV Cancers Act passes House
2021-12-01
Washington – The PREVENT HPV Cancers Act, which encourages the use of the human papillomavirus vaccine to reduce the risk for HPV-related cancers, passed the
ADA comments on OSHA ETS
2021-12-01
The ADA is concerned that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s emergency temporary standard mandating employers with 100 or more employees to require their employees
Tiny Smiles, a Give Kids A Smile program, promotes CDA’s CE course on care for young patients
2021-12-01
The ADA is collaborating with the California Dental Association to promote the CDA’s Treating Young Kids Everyday (TYKE) continuing education course, intended to inspire a
Executive director of New York State Dental Association remembered
2021-11-30
Dr. Feldman Mark J. Feldman, D.M.D., past ADA president and treasurer, as well as executive director of the New York State Dental Association, died Nov.
New toolkit offers strategies to deal with interrelated trio of oral health, mental health, substance use
2021-11-30
The interrelated connection of oral health, mental health and substance use presents challenges in the health care system — often with stark disparities in access
