By Susan Spear From the Spring 2021 Journal of the Colorado Dental Association For the last several years, buyers have been experiencing low numbers of dental practices/businesses for sale. This may be changing soon. The American Dental Association (ADA) Health Policy Institute (HPI) reported that among the 201,117 dentists working in dentistry as of 2020, 17.0% are under age 35, 24.0% are ages 35-44, …
By Molly Pereira, CDA Associate Executive Director From the Spring 2021 Journal of the Colorado Dental Association I think we can all agree that not everything we learn in school applies to real life or is ever needed again depending on where life takes you. I’m sure I could list countless examples as well, but the grade school lessons that I’ve …
By Carrie Mauterer, D.D.S., CDA President From the Spring 2021 Journal of the Colorado Dental Association Have I mentioned that I live in a household with five boys, a husband and two male golden retrievers? To say I’m outnumbered is an understatement. So tonight, I find myself watching superhero movies with the family. Again. Superhero movies aren’t normally my thing, but …
In March 2021, the state’s Joint Budget Committee (JBC) considered funding for a number of dental items – with great news for the dental community. While these decisions are not final until budget balancing is complete and the long bill is through the legislative process, the JBC’s initial recommendations hold in more cases than not. Below are additional updates on …
The CDA’s Workplace Wellness BINGO wraps up at the end of March and if you haven’t started there is still time! Email a picture of your team holding their completed BINGO cards to elisa@cdaonline.org by March 31 to be entered into a drawing for a free team lunch from the CDA. In addition, we hope you have used your walking …
Does your office key-in credit cards rather than reading the card via chip? Best Card, the CDA and ADA endorsed credit card processor, has some time-sensitive information to remember the next time your office processes a credit card. All the major credit card brands make changes to their base cost structure every April and October, and this April’s changes are …
States across the country are seeing fraudulent unemployment claims and Colorado is no exception. Colorado employers are seeing unemployment claims being filed either in the name of active employees or in the name of people who have never worked for them before. The state has stopped more than 800,000 fraudulent claims, preventing about $7 billion in fraudulent unemployment payments. It …
CDPHE released the 12th amended Public Health Order that impacts dental procedures and treatment. Read the latest version of PHO 20-29 The latest revision of PHO 20-29 made substantial changes and the CDA and Colorado Dental Hygienists’ Association (CODHA) are working together to obtain additional guidance from CDPHE and DORA. The PHO that for the past year has been up to …
On Feb. 16, the Colorado General Assembly resumed its 2021 legislative session. It felt far more like a traditional opening day than the original opening day in January. Leadership gave traditional opening speeches highlighting priorities for the session. Common themes in the speeches included COVID relief, housing, education, healthcare costs, mental health service access, climate change, transportation, and veterans support, …
Late last week, CDPHE released its 11th revision of PHO 20-29. As of Feb. 11, 2021, there are 409,683 known cases of COVID-19 in Colorado; 22,655 Coloradans have been hospitalized and 5,568 Coloradans have died from COVID-19. Very few changes were made in this PHO revision. Here are the noted changes: Medical Facility Infection Control Policies: While fairly straightforward, it …
