Ask the Senate to act now on the dental workforce
2023-06-09
An ADA Action Alert is urging ADA members to email their senators and ask them to support legislation that can help ensure there are enough
Advocacy Issues
Coalition urges Senate leaders to support REDI Act
2023-06-08
A coalition of some 40 organizations representing dentists and physicians, including the ADA, urged the Senate to pass the Resident Education Deferred Interest Act, which
Fluoridation at risk in ‘forever chemical’ proposal
2023-06-02
The ADA urged the Environmental Protection Agency in a May 30 letter to consider ‘forever chemical’ filtration equipment location and laboratory certification standards that will
ADA encourages Congress to use oversight tools to pursue updates from administration
2023-05-25
The ADA thanked the House Committee on Ways and Means for holding a hearing titled “Why Health Care is Unaffordable: Anticompetitive and Consolidated Markets” and
House subcommittee approves bill to help address dental workforce shortages
2023-05-24
The Health Subcommittee of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee approved a bill May 17 that included several provisions supported by the American Dental
ADA proposes updates to ERISA to improve transparency in dental insurance markets
2023-05-23
The ADA proposed updates to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to ensure that fiduciary responsibility is mandated to be disclosed to consumers
ADA applauds introduction of Dental Care for Our Troops Act
2023-05-19
The ADA wrote U.S. Rep. Andy Kim, D-NJ, to thank him for the introduction of the Dental Care for Our Troops Act, which would improve
ADA responds to CMS request regarding re-inclusion of dental services as a specific supplemental benefit
2023-05-15
The ADA supports the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ re-inclusion of dental services as a specific supplemental benefit under Medicare Advantage Organizations reporting requirements,
ADA proposes solutions for dental workforce, access-to-care issues to Senate
2023-05-15
In a May 9 letter to Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-VT) and Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), the chair and ranking member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education,
Number of bills moving in state legislatures on Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact
2023-05-05
Over two decades ago, the ADA approved policy supporting license portability. Fast forward to today, and with legislative activity on licensure in nearly a dozen
Lawmakers discuss dental workforce at congressional hearing
2023-05-03
Dentistry and its workforce shortage were highlighted April 19 during a hearing held by the Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health Subcommittee. The hearing, “Examining Existing
ADA applauds congressman for introducing Doctors of Community Act
2023-04-25
The ADA thanked U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, D-NJ, for sponsoring The Doctors of Community Act. This bill would help address deficits in the dental workforce,
