Apr 2, 2025
CDC’s Division of Oral Health gutted amid federal restructuring
The CDC's entire Division of Oral Health was gutted amid the Trump administration’s efforts to majorly restructure federal health agencies.
Apr 1, 2025
Dentists’ economic confidence drops in first quarter of 2025
The Health Policy Institute’s latest poll showed a sharp decline in dentists’ economic confidence when looking ahead to the next six months.
Mar 30, 2025
‘It’s all about the growth’: Elevate equips dentists to succeed
The ADA's inaugural Elevate conference was held March 28-30 in Washington, D.C.
Mar 28, 2025
What is the future of community water fluoridation?
The ADA is providing a look at the national landscape of community water fluoridation.
Mar 28, 2025
Utah becomes first state to ban community water fluoridation
Utah became the first state to place a complete ban on community water fluoridation, after Gov. Spencer Cox signed House Bill 81 into law.
Mar 28, 2025
Dental School Snapshots: March
This ADA News series shares fun facts about U.S. dental schools.
Mar 27, 2025
What is the future of community water fluoridation?
The ADA is providing a look at the national landscape of community water fluoridation.
Mar 27, 2025
3 things in government you missed this week
ADA News is providing a roundup of three happenings in government that you may have missed this week.
Mar 27, 2025
ADA emphasizes regulatory alignment with HIPAA, scalability for small providers
The ADA is emphasizing the need for regulatory alignment with HIPAA in a response to the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s RFI.
Mar 27, 2025
ADA sends funding request letter for fiscal year 2026
The ADA is signing onto a coalition letter requesting Congress to support dental and oral health-related programs in Fiscal Year 2026.
Mar 24, 2025
ADA unites coalition to support CMS chief dental officer role
The ADA has mobilized a coalition to advocate for the preservation and strengthening of CMS' chief dental officer position.
Mar 24, 2025
Benefit verification drives increased administrative spending in dental offices
Eligibility and benefit verification spending increased by 15% to $2.1 billion in 2023.
Mar 21, 2025
3 things in government you missed this week
ADA News is providing a roundup of three happenings in government that you may have missed this week.
Mar 20, 2025
What happens if the adult Medicaid dental benefit goes away?
The potential consequences of eliminating the adult Medicaid dental benefit are highlighted in an HPI research brief.
Mar 20, 2025
5 best practices for responding to online reviews
In this digital age, most dentists have received online reviews, but they may not know how best to respond to them or even if they should.
Mar 18, 2025
ADA urges reauthorization of mental health bill
The ADA is supporting a bill dedicated to preventing suicide and reducing occupational burnout and stress for health care professionals.
Mar 17, 2025
Bill would reduce student loan burden for dentists, physicians
The Resident Education Deferred Interest Act was reintroduced in both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives.
Mar 17, 2025
ADA symposium to equip dentists to be champions for overall health
The symposium will show how dental professionals can become leaders in the battle against chronic disease.
Mar 14, 2025
The Leadership Institutes to cultivate pipeline of aspiring leaders across tripartite
The ADA is decentralizing its long-standing leadership development program based in Chicago through the launch of The Leadership Institutes.
Mar 14, 2025
ADA joins broad coalition urging Congress to protect Medicaid
The ADA is signing onto a letter urging congressional leaders to protect and preserve the Medicaid program.
