The Coalition for Modernizing Dental Licensure held its inaugural meeting Oct. 11 at the ADA Headquarters, laying out the framework for its effort in calling for the modernization of the dental licensure process. The coalition, which includes over 35 organizations to date, has two key goals: Replacing the single encounter, procedure-based patient exams with clinical … Read more
In light of recent reports of vaping-related injuries and deaths, the American Dental Association (ADA) wishes to express its opposition to any use of oral tobacco, including vaping nicotine from e-cigarettes, and urges people using any type of tobacco product to quit. “Vaping is not a safe alternative to cigarettes or other tobacco products,” said … Read more
The American Dental Association (ADA) applauds a new law in California—the first of its kind in the nation—for adopting a number of specific patient-centered standards that dentists must meet when providing care via teledentistry. These standards are part of meeting the law’s general requirement that teledentistry care be in parity with the care patients receive … Read more
The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research is welcoming input on its research initiatives from the research and clinical practice communities, industry, interested organizations and the public as part of its budget planning process for the 2021 fiscal year. The proposed themes below were presented at the September National Advisory Dental and Craniofacial Research Council meeting … Read more
The ADA reiterated its support for legislation aimed at regulating vaping devices and liquids in the same manner the Food and Drug Administration regulates cigarettes and other tobacco products. In an Oct. 15 letter to Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health Chair Anna Eshoo, D-Calif., and Ranking Member Michael Burgess, R-Texas, the ADA urged the legislators to … Read more
The American Dental Association recommends dentists conduct routine visual and tactile examinations for oral and oropharyngeal cancer for all patients, according to a resolution passed by the ADA House of Delegates on Sept. 9. Resolution 65H-2019 amended the ADA policy on early detection and prevention of oral cancer to include oropharyngeal cancer and cover all … Read more
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced a final rule Sept. 25 that revises hospital discharge planning requirements for long-term care hospitals and similar facilities. The rule includes removing a requirement for hospitals and critical access hospitals to provide routine and emergency dental care for swing-bed patients, which the ADA supported in 2018 comments to CMS. A … Read more
Standing before the House of Delegates, new ADA President Chad P. Gehani said he considers it his “responsibility to ensure that the ADA remains the guardian of your life commitment to the profession — and I am not just talking about your dues dollars. The ADA must be a responsible custodian of your time as … Read more
Today during the ADA FDI World Dental Congress in San Francisco, USA, FDI World Dental Federation (FDI) released its latest resources on the treatment and care of patients with partial tooth loss. Rather than losing all their teeth as they age, more and more dental patients are greeting old age with a number of their … Read more
Burnout can plague dentists at various stages of their career but the ADA is hoping to convey some tips on how dentists can avoid it. “Wellness is something every dentist, every human, is striving for,” Dr. Brett Kessler told the attendees at the ADA Dentist Health and Well-Being Conference Aug. 16 during his keynote address. … Read more
Alongside organizations and publications around the world, the ADA on Aug. 19 issued a press statement in response to widespread media interest in a study that suggested an association between higher prenatal fluoride exposure and lower IQ scores in children 3-4 years of age. “The American Dental Association remains committed to fluoridation of public water supplies as the single … Read more
The American Dental Board of Anesthesiology submitted on July 25 an application and request to the National Commission on Recognition of Dental Specialties and Certifying Boards to be recognized as the certifying board for the newly approved specialty of dental anesthesiology. The application comes about four months after the National Commission adopted a resolution to … Read more
Toof.com, the leader in online oral care products, is launching its “Toof Cares Program” at this year’s American Dental Association/FDI World Dental Congress in San Francisco September 5-7. The new program, which is available by subscription, offers dental practices a whopping 50% discount off their online price for Toof Brushes. “Millions of Americans suffer from … Read more
Those with questions about the July 14, 2020, amalgam recycling rule deadline can get answers from a representative from HealthFirst at the at the ADA FDI World Dental Congress in the Practice Institute area. Bryan Foss, product manager for the environmental and infection control product lines at HealthFirst, the amalgam recovery solution endorsed by ADA … Read more
Dental professionals looking for the right job can turn to the ADA CareerCenter, the Association’s official online job board, which unveiled July 17 its upgraded website in an effort to improve user experience and personalization of jobs searches. The online job board features a new personalization dashboard, which provides a more user-friendly experience for jobseekers … Read more
The American Dental Association (ADA) today announced that Biotene Dry Mouth Oral Rinse is the first product to earn the ADA Seal of Acceptance in the Dry Mouth product category. The ADA Council on Scientific Affairs in June accepted the oral rinse, a product of GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare (GSK), based on its finding that the … Read more
Robert J. Genco, DDS, PhD, a pioneer in periodontal research and a leader in the broad recognition of the perio-systemic link, died on March 6, 2019, at the age of 80. Dr. Genco earned his dental degree from The State University of New York (SUNY) Buffalo School of Dental Medicine in 1963. He went on … Read more
The ADA Council on Scientific Affairs and the ADA Center for Evidence-Based Dentistry has released an “Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline on Nonrestorative Treatments for Carious Lesions.” The guideline, which can be accessed at ADA.org/caries, is the first in a four-part series on caries management. For this series, the Council and the Center convened a panel … Read more
Joseph P. Crowley, D.D.S., a general dentist practicing in Cincinnati, Ohio, is the new president-elect of the American Dental Association (ADA). Dr. Crowley was recently elected during a meeting of the ADA House of Delegates in Denver, Colorado. He will assume the role of president of the ADA in October 2017, when he will lead … Read more
Dentists and their team members throughout the country are invited to participate in an informative, live Town Hall teleconference ahead of the upcoming American Dental Association Annual Meeting in Denver. The Town Hall is being organized and will be hosted by distinguished researcher and dental educator Dr. Raymond A. Dionne, who has published more than … Read more