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Government State dental insurance reforms continue momentum in 2026 legislative sessions

Practice My View: Building a coordinated support system for dentist well-being

Practice Delta responds to ADA inquiries about charging dentists to receive reimbursement

Practice ADA seeks member input on CDT codes for local anesthesia

Practice ADA opposes insurance companies charging for paper checks

Around The ADA Latest ADA governance evaluation update clarifies project scope, alignment

Practice ADA, Immersify launch online training course for dental assistants

Science July JADA evaluates research on silver diamine fluoride as remineralizing agent

Government ADA seeks dental-specific changes to Patients Deserve Price Tags Act

Science JADA’s impact factor rises nearly full point to 4.4

Practice 100 years of dental standards

Practice New HPI series offers at-a-glance overviews of key issues impacting dentistry

Practice DataSpring, powered by CAQH, seeks dental providers for 2026 index

Government ADA supports Senate bill aimed at expanding dental team training

Practice CDT 2027 available for preorder through ADA Store

Government Survey finds Americans more likely to trust ADA than RFK Jr. on fluoride information

Practice Dear ADA: Downcoding

Government Student loan changes ahead? ADA’s new guide can help

Around The ADA ADA 2026 Scientific Session highlights value of peer-to-peer connections

Government Organized Dentistry Coalition backs bill to reauthorize CDC oral health program

Government ADA pilot program offers blueprint for increasing dentist participation within Medicaid, launches new multistate partnership

Government ADA urges dental-specific approach in CMS interoperability, prior authorization proposal

Practice ADA Standards Program seeks volunteers for new work projects

Government ADA urges Congress to focus transparency efforts on dental benefit plans

Practice What to know about CAQH change to DataSpring, powered by CAQH

Around The ADA North Carolina orthodontist, nearly 80-year ADA member, dies at 102

Science June JADA highlights dentists’ role in rare disease management

Science ADA Forsyth ranks 54th on list of US research institutions

Government ADA highlights dentistry’s role in antibiotic stewardship, calls for practical support in national action plan

Government Federal funding sparks new dental workforce in underserved communities

Around The ADA ADA governance and organizational health evaluation is underway, scheduled to conclude in October 2027

Government ADA calls for ‘deliberative approach’ in EPA fluoride review

Practice Prioritize well-being this Mental Health Awareness Month with ADA resources

Science ADA Forsyth ranks No. 1 nationally in NIDCR funding to dental institutions

Government ADA supports PARTNERS Act aimed at strengthening oversight of Medicare Advantage dental benefits

Education Dental College of Georgia breaks ground on second campus

Practice My View: We Are Stronger Together

Government U.S. Court of Appeals overturns lower court judgement in EPA fluoride case, citing judicial overreach

Practice Dear ADA: Out-of-network billing

Practice New ADA standards on dental cartridges, water quality available for review

Government CMS finalizes rule prohibiting adult dental benefits as an essential health benefit in Marketplace Exchanges

Government JAMA study projects pediatric Medicaid disenrollment would worsen oral health, raise health care costs

Around The ADA Expand your practice with ADA CE on sports dentistry, Botox

Government ADA Grassroots Alert urges dentists to support ERISA reform

Around The ADA Explore world of forensic dentistry through ADA program

Science JADA Foundational Science indexed in PubMed Central

Practice Dentists file class action lawsuits against Delta Dental in four states

Practice Live ADA seminars to tackle dentists’ biggest insurance issues

Government California attorney general reaches settlement with Aspen Dental over corporate practice claims

Government ADA urges FDA to reconsider proposed pathway for flavored e-cigarette authorizations