ADA calls for EPA to appeal on fluoride
2025-01-14
The ADA and 12 other groups are urging the Environmental Protection Agency to appeal a court ruling for the agency to further regulate the fluoridation
Regulatory
Bureau prohibits medical debt on credit reports
2025-01-10
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a final rule Jan. 7 eliminating an exemption that allows third-party debt collectors to place medical debt on credit
Veterans’ access to care bill signed into law
2025-01-09
President Joe Biden signed a bill into law Jan. 2 that addresses home care and caregiver programs provided by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
ADA advocates for high-quality dental care in letter to VA
2025-01-06
The ADA is providing the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs with comments for its ongoing project to establish a national standard of practice for all
Congress passes stopgap spending bill, averts shutdown
2024-12-23
Update: The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network extended the deadline to file beneficial ownership reports required by the Corporate Transparency Act to Jan. 13, 2025. Congress
Courts, Congress keep Corporate Transparency Act in flux
2024-12-20
UPDATE: The Corporate Transparency Act was not included in the stopgap spending bill Congress passed Dec. 21. Dentists are still encouraged to file their beneficial
ADA: Urge Congress to pass bill with oral health priorities
2024-12-19
The ADA sent a grassroots Action Alert Dec. 19 encouraging members to urge their members of Congress to retain funding for oral health workforce programs
House passes bill to improve veterans’ access to care and caregivers’ benefit
2024-12-18
The U.S. House of Representatives Dec. 16 approved an ADA-supported bill that addresses home care and caregiver programs provided by the U.S. Department of Veterans
Virginia court dismisses challenge to Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact
2024-12-09
A court in Richmond, Virginia, dismissed a lawsuit Dec. 5 challenging the state’s participation in the Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact. In March, Virginia became
Texas judge blocks overtime expansion
2024-12-06
A Texas federal judge blocked a U.S. Department of Labor rule that would have expanded overtime eligibility to low-salaried workers. Judge Sean D. Jordan of
Cybersecurity essential, but lawmakers must avoid overburdening dental practices, ADA says
2024-12-06
A new cybersecurity law would mandate important new security requirements and testing, but could place potential burdens on small businesses, including many dentists, according to
ADA calls for reauthorization of mental health bill
2024-12-04
The ADA signed onto a Dec. 4 coalition letter calling for passage of the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act, which would
