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We advocate, educate, and support over 800 dentists across our state.
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West Virginia ranks 49th out of 51 states and D.C. for dental health. Families and employers pay premiums every month, but too often, those dollars don’t reach patient care. We believe that has to change.
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Please Click to Ask Congress to Close Dental Insurance Loophole
Congressional Co-Sponsors Are Needed for ADA's ERISA Legislation Because of ADA's Lobby Day, some co-sponsors have been successfully secured to sponsor H.R. 7931, the Improving Dental Administration (IDA) Act, which would ensure that state dental insurance consumer...
Dental Hygiene Scope of Practice by State
An interesting chart from the Oral Health Workforce Research Center (OHWRC) Legal scope of practice for dental hygienists is based on state-specific acts that describe the services that dental hygienists can provide and under what conditions they can be provided. This...
ADA guideline prioritizes clinical exam over vital staining in early oral cancer detection
Second set of recommendations published April 6 in JADA The latest recommendations to be released from the American Dental Association’s living guideline on early oral cancer detection reiterate the importance of clinical exams while advising against the use of vital...
Federal Legislation introduced to apply state dental insurance laws to self-funded plans
The ADA is supporting newly introduced federal legislation aimed at ensuring that state dental insurance reform laws apply to self-funded dental plans. The Improving Dental Administration Act, or IDA, was introduced March 12 by Reps. Jeff Van Drew, D.M.D., R-N.J., and...
Maryland Orders Cigna to Stop Downcoding; Issues $80,000 Fine
Maryland’s Insurance Administration has fined health insurance company Cigna $80,000 and ordered the insurer to immediately stop its automatic downcoding of evaluation and management, or E/M claims, a move that underscores the state’s scrutiny of insurer billing...
Save 50% of Brasseler Purchases
The West Virginia Dental Association can unlock an average 50% off on your Brasseler purchases and 10% off on your EdgeEndo purchases! Your colleagues are already benefiting from the WVDAP2 program - you probably know many of them - so ask them! This is through the...
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