Medicaid Rates Lowered Due to Budget Shortfall, But Not All News is Bad

Becky O'GuinFeatured News

Gov. Polis implemented targeted cuts to Medicaid provider rates to address a massive state budget shortfall. There are 25 dental codes affected by these cuts. The state department of Health Care Policy & Financing recently shared the new rates for these 25 codes, which will start Oct. 1. While each impacted dental code received an effective cut of 16.8%, every …

“Rooted in Resilience”: A Pediatric Dental Case Report on Healing of Cemental Pathology After Traumatic Dental Injury

Becky O'GuinFeatured News

Authors: Chaitanya Puranik, B.D.S., M.S., MDentSci, Ph.D.1; Shahbaz Katebzadeh, D.M.S., M.S.2; Paloma Reyes-Nguyen, D.M.D, M.S.D.3; Katherine Chin, D.D.S., M.S.4; Catherine Flaitz, D.D.S., M.S..5 Authors Affiliations:1Associate Professor and Residency Program Director, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Children’s Hospital Colorado and School of Dental Medicine, University of Colorado. 2Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Children’s Hospital Colorado and School of Dental Medicine, University …

Proposed Small Fee Increase for Colorado’s Radiation Control Program

Becky O'GuinFeatured News

The Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment (CDPHE) is proposing a small increase to the fees charged for their radiation control program, including licensing fees, registration fees, hourly rates, application review fees and other fees. The CDPHE Radiation Control Program provides oversight, licensing, and inspection of medical, industrial, and other facilities that possess, use, and dispose of radioactive materials. …

CDA & CIVHC Launch Dental Health and Fee Analysis Data Dashboard

Becky O'GuinFeatured News

The CDA recently partnered with the Center for Improving Value in Healthcare (CIVHC) – which administers Colorado’s All Payer Claims Database – to create an online public dashboard of comprehensive dental rate payment data. The dashboard is available to the public here. This fee and payment data, which is already collected at the state level through mandatory reporting, is now available on CIVHC’s …

How Perfect Do We Need to Be?

Becky O'GuinFeatured News

From the Summer 2025 Journal of the Colorado Dental Association By Casey Rhines, D.D.S., CDA Editor As dental providers we, first and foremost, make people healthy. We make the mouth — the gateway to the whole body — functional, free from infection and ideally free from pain. It’s also our job to literally help people smile, which can increase their …

Under the Gold Dome – 2025 Legislative Summary

Becky O'GuinFeatured News

From the Summer 2025 Journal of the Colorado Dental Association By Lauren Harvey, CDA Director of Government Relations The Colorado General Assembly completed its 2025 legislative session May 7. It was a very busy and successful session for dentistry. As detailed in this Journal issue, the Dental Practice Act Sunset Review Bill — Senate Bill 194 — was the primary …

What if?

Molly PereiraFeatured News

By Molly Pereira, CDA Executive Director I frequently see social media posts questioning the relevance of organized dentistry today. “Joining an association? Isn’t that something my grandpa did. It feels outdated.” “With the internet and social media, I can find anything I need and connect with anyone I want. Why pay for something that’s already available?” “I keep reading that …

Getting to Know the CDA’s Newest Endorsed Company

Becky O'GuinFeatured News

From the 2025 Spring Journal of the Colorado Dental Association By Molly Pereira, CDA Executive Director I’m thrilled to announce the CDA’s newest endorsed company, Commerce Bank! Commerce has been endorsed as the association’s preferred practice financing vendor. As with all CDA endorsed companies, Commerce Bank was vetted by a board of directors that include your fellow dentists. Careful consideration …