With dental practices nationwide experiencing ongoing staffing shortages, a new bill aims to help strengthen workforce development and skills training programs for dental hygienists and
The Federal Trade Commission issued a final rule April 23 banning noncompete clauses nationwide, which aim to prevent employees from engaging in similar business after
Maine has officially joined the Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact, becoming the seventh state needed for the compact to reach its next stage. On April
Kansas became the sixth state to join the Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact after Gov. Laura Kelly signed House Bill 2453 into law April 12.
The National Council of Insurance Legislators, or NCOIL, provided a final stamp of approval for model legislation addressing a dental loss ratio. NCOIL’s Executive Committee
Student loan reform, dental benefit fees and workforce issues will take center stage during conversations between dental students, dentists and legislators at ADA Dentist and
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services finalized its rule overhauling the enrollment, cost-sharing and eligibility processes for Medicaid, the Basic Health Program, and the
A coalition of dental provider associations and oral health care organizations is supporting the Dental Faculty Loan Repayment Assistance Act, which aims to mitigate dental
President Joe Biden signed a $1.2 trillion spending bill into law March 23 that will fund the government through Sept. 30, finalizing the overdue second
The ADA and more than 120 other trade associations are asking Congress to pause new requirements for small businesses to file ownership reports. The Association
The U.S. Senate passed a resolution March 20 celebrating the 75th anniversary of the founding of the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, or
The ADA is supporting legislation that would require the FBI to make criminal history available to a state occupational or professional licensing authority for background