The ADA is commending the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for adopting standards for health care attachments transactions and electronic signatures but would like
The ADA commended Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., for introducing legislation that would make comprehensive dental care a mandatory component of Medicaid coverage for adults in
A coalition of dental organizations is urging the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee to focus on four critical areas regarding the dental workforce:
Solutions to improve the prior authorization process and promote interoperability “must take the different needs of dental practices and medical practices into account,” according to
The Employee Retention Credit is a refundable tax credit for businesses that continued to pay employees while shut down due to COVID-19 or had significant
A new congressional resolution is recognizing World Oral Health Day , which takes place every year on March 20. The resolution, introduced by Sen. Ben
The ADA, Organized Dentistry Coalition and other health care stakeholders are supporting the Resident Education Deferred Interest Act, or REDI Act, which would allow dental
The Medication Access and Training Expansion Act, or MATE Act, was included in the omnibus spending bill that passed Congress at the end of 2022.
Advocacy matters: ADA President George R. Shepley, D.D.S., welcomes attendees to the 2023 ADA Dentist and Student Lobby Day. At right is Shafa Nathani, president
Action for Dental Health: Abe Abdul, D.M.D., right, receives the 2022 Excellence in Action for Dental Health Award from James Mancini, D.D.S., chair, ADA Council
National Children’s Dental Health Month may have ended but the celebration continues in Congress. On Feb. 28, the Oral Health Caucus — led by Reps.
A new bill in Oregon is asking the state’s legislature to designate $20 million in funding to help alleviate the state’s dental teams staffing shortage.