May 19, 2015 A delegation of eight CDA member dentists traveled to Washington, D.C., April 27-29 to participate in the American Dental Association’s 2015 Washington Leadership Conference. As part of a nationwide effort held every spring to increase awareness about oral health issues, the group lobbied Colorado’s U.S. senators and representatives on three key federal bills—the Action for Dental Health …
New Dentists Mentor Graduating Dental Students at Two Fun Events
May 19, 2015 The first week of May, the CDA held two events as a way to introduce soon-to-be graduates of the CU School of Dental Medicine to the association.
Anesthesia Rule Changes Adopted by State Dental Board
May 19, 2015 During fall 2014 and spring 2015, the State Dental Board conducted rulemaking hearings to help implement the dental sunset review bill. The State Board established four related rulemaking committees: anesthesia; CE and fining; licensure; lasers, dental hygiene prescribing and dental laboratories. Ten committee meetings were held through the fall, as well as five rulemaking sessions. These meetings …
Updates to Medicare Opt In/Opt Out Process and Medicare Advantage Plans
May 19, 2015 In the winter 2015 Journal of the Colorado Dental Association, the CDA published detailed information about the requirement for dentists to either enroll in or opt out of Medicare before June 1, 2015. Since then, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has made some updates in regard to the opt-in/opt-out deadlines and in regard to …
Clearing Up Confusion about Collecting Fees from Medicaid Patients
May 19, 2015 With the addition of the adult dental benefit, there seems to be some confusion in the dental community about when a Medicaid patient may be charged out-of-pocket for dental services. Prior to the addition of a comprehensive adult dental benefit, some dentists were collecting out-of-pocket payments from adult Medicaid patients, as nearly all dental benefits were not …
Do Changes to the Colorado Medicaid Dental Program Affect You?
May 19, 2015 The Colorado Medicaid Dental Program continues to evolve based on feedback from providers. Recently of note, the Division for Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (DIDD) program for disabled adults will be incorporated into the Colorado Medicaid Dental Program in July 2015, the state implemented changes to the Adult Dental Services Rule, and DentaQuest released an updated office reference …
Colorado State Legislature Adopts Two Key Dental Bills
May 19, 2015 Colorado’s state legislative session ended May 6, 2015. Two key dental bills received legislative support and approval during this year’s state legislative session.
CDA House of Delegates Meeting – 2015 Resolutions
May 8, 2015 The CDA’s governing body convenes each year at the Annual Session. The House of Delegates votes on resolutions that impact the CDA and its membership. To read this year’s resolutions and to view the proposed budget for 2015/2016, click here. Among the resolutions is one brought forth by the CDA Finance Council to increase member dues by …
New Optimal Level of Fluoride in Drinking Water Announced
April 29, 2015 The Department of Health and Human Services released its final Public Health Service recommendation for the optimal fluoride level in drinking water to prevent tooth decay. The recommended ratio of fluoride to water is 0.7 parts per million (ppm), which results from years of scientific analysis of the amount of fluoride people receive from all sources. This …
2015 Legislation That Affects You
By Jennifer Goodrum, CDA Director of Government Relations From the Spring 2015 Journal of the Colorado Dental Association The Colorado state legislature meets from mid-January until mid-May each year. During this time, the CDA is present daily at the Capitol advocating on your behalf. This year, the CDA is involved in tracking more than 30 bills with potential impacts on …
