Alliance of the ADA to hold virtual seminar on dental spouses as business partners
01/15/2021
A virtual seminar from the Alliance of the American Dental Association will discuss strategies couples can take when working together in the dental practice.
Current data on COVID-19
01/15/2021
Check this page regularly for the latest COVID-19 data available from the CDC, WHO and Johns Hopkins University.
Decoding Dental Benefits: Coding for implants webinar available on demand
01/14/2021
There is a common misperception that all the CDT codes one needs to document services delivered are always in one category of service.
Labor law posters, dental communication book keys to practice management
01/14/2021
The ADA’s labor law poster subscriptions and an updated dental communication book seek to make interaction with staff and patients hassle-free, so dentists can focus on doing what they do best.
ADA supports Becerra for HHS secretary
01/14/2021
The American Dental Association is “enthusiastically” supporting Xavier Becerra’s for secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and is urging the Senate to promptly confirm his nomination.
Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act becomes law
01/14/2021
The Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act, legislation that repeals the McCarran-Ferguson antitrust exemption for health insurance companies, became law Jan. 13.
Paycheck Protection Program will reopen Jan. 15
01/13/2021
The U.S. Department of Treasury and Small Business Administration announced Jan. 13 that all lenders will be able to receive first and second draw Paycheck Protection Program loan applications for businesses with less than $1 billion in assets beginning Friday, Jan. 15.
U.S. News & World Report: Dentists continue to have one of top 10 best jobs
01/12/2021
Dentistry remains among the top 10 jobs in America, according to rankings published Jan. 12 by U.S. News & World Report.
Arizona health care system pays $200K to settle potential HIPAA violations
01/12/2021
Banner Health agreed to take corrective actions and pay $200,000 to settle potential violations of the HIPAA Privacy Rule’s right of access requirement when it allegedly failed to provide timely access to a patient’s requested medical records.
Proposed ADA standards available for comment by Feb. 13
01/12/2021
The draft standards are available by calling the ADA toll-free number, ext. 2506, or sending an email request to standards@ada.org.
Webinar addresses new COVID-19 relief legislation, vaccines
01/11/2021
The ADA will stream a free webinar on the new COVID-19 relief legislation and the implications the law will have on small business loans, taxes and labor issues.
ADA, AAPD file joint comments with CMS on Affordable Care Act
01/08/2021
The American Dental Association and American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry filed comments Dec. 30, 2020, on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ proposed 2022 notice of benefit and payment parameters for the Affordable Care Act.
War and Peace: Connecting low-income combat veterans with no-cost dental care
01/08/2021
The ADA Board of Trustees announced in December that the founder of Everyone For Veterans, Theresa Cheng, D.D.S., is the recipient of the 2021 ADA Humanitarian Award.
‘Light at the end of the tunnel’
01/08/2021
Ryan Thrower, D.M.D., is no stranger to administering vaccines.
Association moves to develop unified system to verify coverage, obtain cost estimates in real-time
01/08/2021
The Association wants to identify a solution to the problems dentists currently face regarding eligibility and benefits verification by assessing the feasibility of implementing a system to allow dental insurance companies to provide dentists with accurate information regarding a patient’s dental benefits through an online portal or app.
MyView: Masters of Splatter
01/07/2021
Masters of Splatter, if there were such a superhero title, would belong to us.
ADA develops COVID-19 Vaccination FAQs for practice owners, employee dentists
01/07/2021
The ADA has developed two new FAQs that provide answers to commonly asked questions from practice owners and employee dentists about COVID-19 vaccines.
ACE Panel report finds dentists favor strength of zirconia but struggle with restoration removal
01/05/2021
Dentists recognize the favorable fracture resistance and flexural strength properties of zirconia, but restoration removal and shade matching are a struggle for many, according to an ACE Panel report published in the January issue of JADA.
Dentists encouraged to update CAQH ProView profile by Feb. 28
01/05/2021
The Association is encouraging dentists to update or complete their CAQH ProView profile after Humana announced in last summer that it is moving its dental provider network to the ADA credentialing service, powered by CAQH ProView for their credentialing and recredentialing business needs.
CDC confirms dentists, dental teams, students in first phase of COVID-19 vaccinations
01/05/2021
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed that dentists, dental teams and dental students are included in its initial recommendation for health care personnel to be among those offered the first doses of COVID-19 vaccines.
HPI poll: Vast majority of dentists recognize importance of COVID-19 vaccination
01/05/2021
The vast majority of dentists find it extremely or very important that they get vaccinated against COVID-19, according to the ADA Health Policy Institute’s latest data from its COVID-19 economic impact tracking poll conducted the week of Dec. 14.
Securing PPE continues to be priority for dentistry
01/04/2021
To ensure dental practices have enough personal protective equipment, the ADA is urging two federal agencies to improve access to PPE so that dentists and dental team members can continue to treat patients safely during the pandemic.
ADA webinar on vaccines and dentists’ role on tap Jan. 27
01/04/2021
With vaccination on everyone’s minds, a free January ADA webinar will address why dentists should be considered primary care providers and how their background makes them well-trained for providing vaccines.
January JADA looks at dentists' pandemic preparedness across globe
01/04/2021
Dentists from around the world reported a lack of preparedness to confront COVID-19 early in the pandemic, according to a study published in the January issue of The Journal of the American Dental Association.
Dentists reflect on Provider Relief Fund impact
01/04/2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has been a source of anxiety for many dentists and their staff. What has helped to ease some of that anxiety is the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Provider Relief Fund, established by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act — known as the CARES Act — to help dentists and other health care providers recover lost revenue and net changes in expenses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Despite pandemic, dental care for children must continue
01/04/2021
Organizers of the Give Kids A Smile event in St. Louis had long been looking forward to 2021 — the birthplace of GKAS was set to celebrate the program’s 20th anniversary — when the COVID-19 pandemic hit.