ADA signs joint letter urging passage of CHIPP Act
2023-11-10
The ADA and 187 other federal, state and local groups signed a joint letter to Congressional leadership in support of the Children’s Health Insurance Program
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ADA continues to advocate for veterans’ access to care as 2024 approaches
2023-11-09
Fellowship: Carol Gomez Summerhays, D.D.S., past ADA president and veteran, applauds a colleague during the ADA Give Veterans A Smile Summit at ADA Headquarters on
Veterans Smile Day ‘serves those who’ve served’
2023-11-08
Deryck Pham, D.D.S., and volunteers at the 2023 Annual Veterans Smile Day. When Deryck Pham, D.D.S., left the military in 2007, he spent hours undergoing
ADA calls on Congress to advance legislation supporting dental workforce
2023-10-26
The ADA called on the Ways and Means Committee to advance several pieces of tax reform legislation and policies ahead of its Oct. 25 hearing
Phase 5 Provider Relief Fund late report request application open
2023-10-24
Dentists who received funds during the fifth phase of the Provider Relief Fund have a one-time opportunity to submit a request to report late if
ADA joins coalition urging passage of workforce bill
2023-10-24
The ADA has joined the Tomorrow’s Workforce Coalition in supporting the passage of the Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow’s Workforce Act, a bill that would
ADA replies to Senate request for information on HIPAA
2023-10-12
The ADA responded to a request for information from Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, about
Legislative Summit held to discuss Dental and Dental Hygienist Compact
2023-10-05
Rep. Michelle Caldier, D.D.S., R-Wash., and former ADA President Joseph Crowley, D.D.S. The Council of State Governments, in partnership with the ADA and the Department
ADA supports tobacco cessation bill
2023-10-02
The ADA joined a coalition of organizations supporting the Helping Tobacco Users Quit Act, which would authorize Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program coverage for
ADA Action Alert urges members to advocate for REDI Act
2023-09-28
The ADA is asking members to encourage Congress to cosponsor the Resident Education Deferred Interest Act, which would allow medical and dental residents to defer
Phase 5 Provider Relief Fund reporting deadline approaches
2023-09-22
Dentists who received funds during the fifth phase of the Provider Relief Fund must submit a report on the use of those funds in the
HELP Committee passes Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act
2023-09-22
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee voted Sept. 21 to pass the Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act, which would ensure that