Mar 5, 2025
ADA joins coalition opposing widespread tariffs on dental products
The ADA is warning that tariffs on dental products could increase costs and limit the availability of essential supplies for dental care.
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Learn about scientific, social, political and economic developments affecting dentistry and health care.
Mar 4, 2025
ADA signs on to Medicaid and CHIP support letter
The ADA is signing on to a broad-based Medicaid and CHIP support letter.
Mar 3, 2025
ADA urges Congress to strengthen dental coverage, workforce support in House committee letter
The ADA is calling on Congress to strengthen Medicare Advantage transparency and address dental workforce shortages.
Feb 28, 2025
3 things you missed in government this week
ADA News is providing a roundup of three happenings in government that you may have missed this week.
Feb 28, 2025
Corporate Transparency Act enforcement halted amid legal challenges
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network announced that it is halting enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act.
Feb 27, 2025
March JADA finds pregnant women who visited dentist less likely to have preeclampsia
Pregnant women who received preventive oral health care or visited the dentist were less likely to have hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.
Feb 27, 2025
Five years later: Staffing shortages, infection control since the COVID-19 pandemic
It’s been five years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and there are still reminders in dental practice of what was lost and gained.
Feb 26, 2025
House introduces bill to limit noncovered services provisions in dental plans
The Dental and Optometric Care Access Act was reintroduced in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Feb 25, 2025
ADA achieves many 2024 advocacy wins
The ADA achieved many advocacy wins in 2024.
Feb 25, 2025
Utah set to ban community water fluoridation
Utah is poised to become the first state to place a complete ban on community water fluoridation.
