ADA News
The ADA’s Chicago office will be closed on Monday, May 21, as a precautionary measure over protests expected to take place during the May 19-21 NATO summit in Chicago.
Washington—Sarah Milligan brings Capitol Hill experience to her springtime appointment as director, political affairs/ADPAC (American Dental Political Action Committee).
Tampa, Fla.—Scientists and researchers from the ADA and the ADA Foundation Paffenbarger Research Center showcased their work at the 41st annual meeting of the American Association for Dental Research March 21-24.
Washington—Connecticut dentists delivered an access to care message to Congress during the May 7-9 Washington Leadership Conference, and Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) commended their efforts.
Milwaukee—Celebrating 67 years of community water fluoridation, the ADA, the Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention honored nearly 130 states and communities with 2011 Fluoridation Awards at the National Oral Health Conference May 1 at the Frontier Airlines Center in Milwaukee.
Hong Kong—There’s still time to save up to 60 percent on registration for the 100th anniversary FDI World Dental Congress Aug. 29-Sept. 1. Early bird registration discounts are available through May 31 at www.fdicongress.org/registration.
Washington—Bipartisan lawmakers championed dental legislation and thanked dental leaders at the May 7-9 Washington Leadership Conference for their advocacy.
Washington—ADA’s Washington Leadership Conference took an inter-professional turn, dentist political activist meeting physician lawmaker “at the intersection of increasingly heavily traveled” public policy streets.
The Council on Dental Education and Licensure voted May 4 to support the American Society of Dentist Anesthesiologists’ request for specialty recognition.
Washington—Economic trends suggest reduced dental Medicaid funding, reimbursement cuts, benefit restrictions and a decline in public and private third-party financing for dental care “in the short term,” the Association said in the third of a series of statements on access to oral health.
Milwaukee—Almost three-fourths of U.S. residents who receive water from community water systems—about 204 million residents—now receive fluoridated water, according to the latest statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The ADA is accepting nominations for the Norton M. Ross Award for Excellence in Clinical Research.
Speakers from the ADA Seminar Series program are available for 2012 events.
The e-book revolution is gaining momentum, and the ADA Catalog is at the ready with a growing selection of essential professional resources in this format for dentists.
When he hired me, Hal Christensen said he needed a writer to describe the American Dental Association’s activities in the nation’s capital, of which he was the greater part as I was to learn, and that I must leave deadline-a-minute journalism and report to the ADA Washington Office May 1, 1978.
Washington—A proposed health reform rule to require the return of Medicare overpayments within 60 days of their identification “will create unnecessary burdens on providers,” the Association told the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
The investigative union of practicing dentists and academic scientists known as practice-based research networks has a new official name and structure and a $66.8 million grant from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research.
New classification criteria on the common autoimmune condition Sjogren’s syndrome is now available, the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research announced.
Atlanta—Oropharyngeal cancer is the second most diagnosed of cancers associated with the human papilloma virus, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
GKAS on track: NASCAR’s Greg Biffle (second from right) greets 3- and 4-year-olds from St. Peters Day Care with help from (back row, from left) ADA President-elect Robert A. Faiella, the Tooth Fairy (Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry student Margaret Snellings), Bobbie Anderson and Robbie Schureman, both of Henry Schein Inc.
San Francisco—Up to now, ADA members have had only two opportunities to attend a hands-on continuing education course specially designed to help dentists deal with medical emergencies that may occur with local anesthesia and minimal and moderate sedation. This year, the course is making its first appearance at the ADA Annual Session.
San Francisco—Learn how the economy is affecting dentistry from a panel of expert dental economists at Annual Session.
San Francisco—Annual Session-goers can make the most of their stay in the City by the Bay by choosing one of the ADA’s 44 official hotels and earning triple rewards points when booking with the ADA Signature Visa card.
Dr. Albert Joaquin wanted to put a little extra byte into his patient education materials. He found just what he needed in the digital edition of the ADA’s popular Chairside Instructor: A Visual Guide to Case Presentations.
Minneapolis—For the first time in its 30-year history, the Academy for Sports Dentistry Annual Symposium will offer continuing education that focuses on female athletes as ASD celebrates the 40th anniversary of Title IX.
Southington, Conn.—Connecticut dentists and Anthem Health Plans, Inc., agreed to a $3.8 million settlement of lawsuits alleging that Anthem underpaid Connecticut dentists in violation of their provider agreements, the Connecticut State Dental Association said May 1 in a press release drafted by parties to the litigation.
Continuing a tradition that has spanned more than 150 years, the ADA announced the dates and locations for its Annual Sessions in 2014 through 2018. The national event, which combines the ADA House of Delegates meetings, hundreds of continuing education courses, the World Marketplace exhibition and other special events and concurrent meetings, has rotated its location since 1859.
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Dentistry opened the doors to a new education and research facility and honored a generous alumnus and friend April 27.
Washington—The U.S Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit April 17 temporarily blocked a National Labor Relations Board regulation requiring most private sector employers to display a new employee rights notice. The regulation was scheduled to take effect April 30, having been twice delayed from Nov. 14, 2011.
Registration is open for FBI-sponsored National Crime Information Center Dental Coding workshops in Minneapolis June 23-24 and in San Diego July 21-22.
It’s time to apply for 2012 Give Kids A Smile Community Leadership Development Institute grants.
ADA members save on car rental services with Alamo Rent A Car, Enterprise Rent-A-Car and National Car Rental.
The ADA set the table for nearly 140 guests March 30-31, drawing tripartite and dental organization volunteers and staff to ADA Headquarters for the 2012 Annual Conference on Membership Recruitment and Retention.
The ADA Library held a grand opening Feb. 17 to mark the first signing of its new Visitors’ Register. The original logbook closed in 2011 filled with the more than 12,000 signatures of ADA members and guests who visited the ADA Headquarters in Chicago from 1969-2011.
The ADA Dental Product Guide is an online easy-access directory to supplies, equipment and services available to help make your dental practice a success. The guide is a comprehensive resource of more than 150 categories of products and services for the entire dental team. This valuable tool is a one-stop connection for dental needs, from equipment to therapeutics to dental materials. It makes locating products quick and easy and features many integrated research capabilities including product and service videos. For more information, go to www.ada.org/productguide.aspx.
April 22-28 is National Prosthodontics Awareness Week.
A study published online April 10 associating dental radiographs with brain tumors has stirred media attention and questions from experts on the study’s methodology.
Philomath, Ore.—Although the Philomath City Council voted to discontinue fluoridating the city’s water supply in May of 2011, voters turned the tables in a special election last month, opting to bring fluoridation back to its approximately 4,600 residents.
The ADA is encouraging dentists to complete the 2012 Survey of Dental Practice.
Editor’s note: This is a statement from the Partnership for Healthy Mouths, Healthy Lives on the Oral Health Public Service Advertising Campaign in which the Association is participating.
Dignitaries from the dental education and practice communities came together in Charleston, S.C., April 13 for the dedication of the W. Carter Brown, DMD, FAGD, & Kathryn D. Brown, BS, RDH, Advanced Education in General Dentistry Clinic at the Medical University of South Carolina James B. Edwards College of Dental Medicine.
Washington—Regulations setting minimum standards for the new marketplace of health insurance exchanges offer guidance on the dental coverage that may be offered. Stand-alone dental plans available in the exchanges must offer child-only coverage, for example.
The Association offered a “dramatically different view” of improving access to care than offered April 9-10 by professional and philanthropic advocates of dental therapists in the oral health workforce.
Atlanta—Calls to the 1-800-QUIT-NOW tobacco cessation quitline more than doubled two weeks after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention launched a Tips from Former Smokers advertising campaign, the public health agency reported.
San Diego—A U.S. District Court judge has granted a motion to dismiss in the case of Foli v. Metropolitan Water District, a lawsuit seeking to stop the water district from adding fluoride to the water.
More and more, ADA members are finding that the ADA Insurance Plans are their No. 1 choice in the insurance marketplace.
Dr. Carmella Fanelle graduated from Temple University School of Dental Medicine in 1987, completed a general practice residency at Veterans Administration Hospital in Philadelphia then moved her practice to Barrington, N.J., where she’s practiced for the past 20 years.
The week Dr. Bob Barsley began work as a forensic dentist was hellish.
The Dental Quality Alliance will meet July 13 to continue work on an initial set of children’s oral health quality measures.
Trenton, N.J.—Celebrating National Children’s Dental Health Month with fourth-graders across the state, the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services hosted “Sugar-Less Day To Prevent Tooth Decay” at 21 participating elementary schools in February and March.
