The American Dental Association has urged Congress to support tax policies that support small businesses and to preserve adult Medicaid dental benefits as lawmakers continue with the budget reconciliation process. ADA President Brett Kessler, DDS, and Interim Executive Director Elizabeth…
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Close to 50% of Utah voters approve of the bill signed to ban fluoride from public water supplies in the state, according to an April 23 report from Deseret News. Utah became the first state to implement a statewide ban…
A Maine lawmaker has introduced a bill to prohibit fluoride from being added to public water supplies, the Maine Morning Star reported April 22. Public water systems are legally able to fluoridate drinking water as long as they have voter…
The American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine has released new guidelines for the use of teledentistry with oral appliance therapy. The AADSM said April 22 that its goal is to help dentists who treat obstructive sleep apnea and snoring leverage…
The American Dental Hygienists’ Association and the International Federation of Dental Hygienists are advocating for the delivery of dental hygiene services exclusively by practitioners who meet certain qualifications. The two organizations released a joint statement April 17 stating that hygiene…
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The Florida Senate has passed a bill preemptively preventing local municipalities from adding fluoride to water supplies, according to an April 16 report from Tallahassee Democrat. SB 700 would make Florida the second state to prohibit fluoride after Utah implemented…
A coalition of more than 200 health professional organizations and research bodies backed the safety and effectiveness of water fluoridation, according to an April 15 news release from the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. Here are five things to know:…
The Trump administration’s healthcare platform, Make America Healthy Again, will create both opportunities and potential challenges for the dental profession and oral health, according to an article published in the Journal of the American Dental Association. Here are 10 things…
Dental organizations are continuing to back community water fluoridation as the future of this practice comes under threat at the federal level. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently told The Associated Press that he plans to advise the CDC…
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to advise the CDC to stop recommending adding fluoride to public water supplies, according to an April 7 report from The Associated Press. In addition, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said the agency will…