The next president of the American Dental Association makes plans for his term and three more updates from the organization Becker's has reported on since Aug. 8:
1. Domenick Zero, DDS, was given the 2022 Norton M. Ross Award for Excellence in Clinical Research by the American Dental Association.
2. The American Dental Association is asking Congress to make changes to the VA Workforce Improvement, Support and Expansion Act of 2022, or WISE Act, to increase support for the Department of Veterans Affairs' dental workforce.
3. The American Dental Association joined 27 organizations calling on the FDA to ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars in the U.S.
4. George Shepley, DDS, plans to focus on collaboration between the American Dental Association and the industry once he begins as the ADA's next president Oct. 18.