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April 22, 2020 News News

ADA Offers Interim Guidance as Some American States Consider Reopening

by ADA

“To aid dentists who may be reopening their practices when state mandates are lifted,” the ADA issued an updated statement and interim guidance April 18 on the personal protective equipment recommended in order to practice during this pandemic and minimize the risk of virus…

April 16, 2020 News News

ADA President Appoints Task Force for Dental Practice Recovery After COVID-19 Pandemic

by ADA News

American Dental Association President Chad P. Gehani has assembled an advisory task force to oversee the ADA’s development of tools for dentists as they bounce back from the effects of practice restrictions and closures caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. “The…

March 6, 2020 News News

ADA Accelerator Series Seeks to Speed Up Dentists’ Success

by ADA News

The Association is launching in March a new online, on-demand program specifically designed to provide information — from parental leave to financial support — that is tailored to the early-career dentist’s unique work-life balance needs. Aptly called the ADA Accelerator…

February 5, 2020 News News

Henry Schein to Open Nasdaq in Celebration of 18th Annual Give Kids A Smile® Program

by Marley

CEO Stanley M. Bergman to Ring the Nasdaq Opening Bell With ADA President Dr. Chad Gehani Henry Schein, Inc. (Nasdaq: HSIC) announced that it will ring the Nasdaq Stock Market Opening Bell tomorrow in celebration of Give Kids A Smile…

January 28, 2020 News News

The American Dental Association Announces Promotion of Robert Quashie to Senior Vice President, Operations

by American Dental Association

The American Dental Association (ADA) announced today that Robert Quashie has been promoted to senior vice president of operations. In his new role, Quashie will manage the team that’s responsible for advancing the growth, sustainability and capacity of the ADA’s…

December 5, 2019 News News

ADA Council Tasked With Fostering Prioritization of Safety in Dentistry

by ADA News

Dr. Jessica Meeske, a pediatric dentist in Nebraska, believes that the dental community may have fallen behind the medical community in addressing the issue of safety for providers, their dental staff and, importantly, patients. The private-practice owner has said she…

November 26, 2019 News News

ADA Scrutinizes Proposed Fluoride Hazard Rating

by ADA News

The ADA affirmed its support of the safety of community water fluoridation by sending comments Nov. 19 to National Toxicology Program officials about the draft monograph from the federal agency that postulates that fluoride is “presumed to be a cognitive neurodevelopmental hazard…

November 12, 2019 News NewsOral Health

AAE Applauds New ADA Guidelines For Antibiotics

by American Association of Endodontics

The American Association of Endodontists (AAE), a global membership organization of specialized dentists who provide root canal treatment, applauds the American Dental Association for updating its guidelines on using antibiotics to treat tooth pain. ‘The AAE is a worldwide leader…

November 5, 2019 News News

ADA’s Tiny Smiles Program Unveils New Physician Resources

by AAFP

The American Dental Association has released a collection of new tools and resources promoting the importance of oral health in infants and young children as part of its Tiny Smiles dental program. Family physicians are invited to use these resources…

November 1, 2019 News News

Use FDA MedWatch To Report Poor Clinical Outcomes From DIY Plastic Teeth Aligners

by ADA News

The ADA reminds dentists of the Food and Drug Administration’s MedWatch voluntary reporting form to report poor clinical outcomes associated with the use of medical devices, including direct-to-consumer plastic teeth aligners offered by several companies. This resource provides important data to the…

October 22, 2019 News News

American Dental Association Statement On Vaping

by American Dental Association

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…

October 21, 2019 News News

New State Law Provides Telehealth Patient Protections

by ADA

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…

October 18, 2019 News News

National Institute Of Dental And Craniofacial Research Seeks Input On Proposed Initiatives

by ADA News

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…

October 17, 2019 News Dental HygieneNews

ADA Supports Legislation Regulating Vaping Devices

by ADA News

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…

October 3, 2019 News News

ADA Expands Policy On Oral Cancer Detection To Include Oropharyngeal Cancer

by ADA News

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…

September 30, 2019 News News

CMS Revises Discharge Planning Requirements Rule

by ADA News

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…

September 13, 2019 News News

ADA President: ‘Dentists Helping Dentists — This Is What The ADA Is All About’

by ADA

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…

September 7, 2019 News NewsOral Health

New FDI World Dental Federation Care Pathway Promotes Dentist-Patient Collaboration To Manage Partial Tooth Loss

by FDI World Dental Federation

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…

August 29, 2019 News News

ADA Conference Focuses On Keeping Burnout At Bay

by ADA News

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…

August 28, 2019 News News

Responses To Fluoride Study Flood In From All Over The Globe

by ADA News

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.…