Dental groups urge Congress to support PREVENT HPV Cancers Act
2021-08-26
Washington — The Organized Dentistry Coalition is urging Congress to pass HR 1550, the PREVENT HPV Cancers Act, which encourages the use of the human
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ADA council creates taskforce to enhance CDT
2021-08-26
The ADA Council on Dental Benefits Programs is proceeding with a new project to review and enhance the Code on Dental Procedures and Nomenclature (CDT
September JADA finds association between vaping, untreated caries
2021-08-26
Vaping is associated with an increased occurrence of untreated caries, according to a study published in the September issue of The Journal of the American
‘I wonder what happened to that guy Shimazu?’
2021-08-25
Friendship: Dr. Hal Shimazu, left, and Dr. Patrick Turley pose for a picture in the summer of 2021 shortly after connecting with one another. Los
NIH awards $2M grant to ADA Science & Research Institute, University of Pennsylvania to study oral mucosa
2021-08-24
The American Dental Association Science & Research Institute, together with the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, will examine the mechanisms that maintain and
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
International Overdose Awareness Day remembers without stigma those who have died
2021-08-24
International Overdose Awareness Day is Aug. 31 It is the world’s largest annual campaign to end overdose and an opportunity to remember without stigma those
Free ADA webinar reveals pandemic’s effect on dentists’ net income
2021-08-24
The ADA will present a free ADA webinar Sept. 2 that will present the findings of a new research brief, “How Did the COVID-19 Pandemic
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
Information blocking rule webinar set for Sept. 14
2021-08-23
Washington — The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology will be hosting a virtual webinar on a new federal rule designed to
First COVID-19 vaccine granted full FDA approval
2021-08-23
The Food and Drug Administration on Aug. 23 granted full approval for the first vaccine for the prevention of COVID-19. The vaccine, previously referred to