July 19, 2010 The ADA is backing a federal bill to stop dental benefit plans from dictating rates that dentists must charge for services not covered under a patient’s plan. H.R. 5000 would stop this practice at the national level and would apply to all ERISA or employer self-insured plans. Other provisions in the bill address coordination of benefits, assignment …
Taxes 101: Does Your Practice Qualify for a Payroll Tax Exemption?
July 19, 2010 Two new tax benefits are available to employers hiring employees who were previously unemployed or only working part-time. In order to encourage employers to hire unemployed workers, President Obama signed the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act on March 18. The HIRE Act allows an exemption on the employer paid portion of social security payroll taxes …
Newest Addition to the CDA Family
July 19, 2010 Congratulations to staff member Molly Pereira and her husband, Mike, who welcomed a baby boy on July 11. Mom and baby are doing great!
Notice of CODPAC’s Annual Meeting: Saturday, August 21, 2010
July 19, 2010 CODPAC’s 2010 Annual Meeting will be held on Saturday, August 21 at 7:30 a.m. in the Board Room at the CDA headquarters. Any CODPAC contributor is welcome to attend.
Submit Your Legislative Ideas
July 19, 2010 The CDA is currently compiling agenda items for the 2011 legislative session, which will begin in January. If you have any policy suggestions you would like the CDA to consider, please submit them to Jennifer Goodrum at jennifer@cdaonline.org or 303-996-2847 by July 30, 2010.
Don’t Forget: Sign-up for the CDA Easy Pay Program!
July 19, 2010 Back by popular demand, the CDA is offering its “Easy Pay” method of paying your membership dues. This program breaks your dues balance into four easy payments that can be charged to a credit card or withdrawn from your checking/savings account. This plan helps you manage your cash flow more efficiently and reduces your year-end expenses. The …
Get Great Rewards with new ADA Credit Card
July 19, 2010 The ADA recently launched a new credit card for members in partnership with U.S. Bank. This new partnership has greatly expanded cardmember benefits and rewards, while also supporting organized dentistry. Click here for full details on this new partnership – and to apply today!
PCI Compliance Alert
June 23, 2010 Some CDA members have received questionable information regarding PCI (Payment Card Industry) credit card processing compliance from various sources. PCI compliance concerns the security of credit card information. For example, if you currently use a terminal to swipe credit cards, the terminal must be updated so both the merchant and customer copy of the receipt are truncated …
Sign-up for the CDA Easy Pay Program!
June 23, 2010 Back by popular demand, the CDA is offering its “Easy Pay” method of paying your membership dues. This program breaks your dues balance into four easy payments that can be charged to a credit card or withdrawn from your checking/savings account. This plan helps you manage your cash flow more efficiently and reduces your year-end expenses. The …
Project Homeless a Huge Success
June 10, 2010 On May 22, 114 individuals from Denver’s homeless community received 222 extractions and 34 fillings at no charge by over 80 volunteer dentists and dental professionals. This effort was held in conjunction with Project Homeless, a program organized by Denver’s Road Home (Mayor Hickenlooper’s approved 10-year plan to end homelessness). Henry Schein Dental orchestrated the dental clinic, …
