Gov. Polis signed the fiscal year 2024/2025 state budget, which will go into effect on July 1, 2024. Among several important budget inclusions was over $78 million dedicated to meaningful reimbursement rate increases for Medicaid dental providers. This increase resulted from 18 months of work by the CDA Medicaid Task Force initially chaired by Dr. Carol Morrow in 2022/2023 and …
Advocacy in Action: Dentists at the Capitol Lobby Day
The CDA hosted its annual Dentists at the Capitol Lobby Day on Friday, Feb. 15. Lobby Day is a unique opportunity for dentists across Colorado to talk with legislators about the important issues that affect the dental community. From opioid prescribing and tobacco regulation to new substantial focus on examining the high costs of healthcare, dentistry is currently facing several …
Apply for a CDA Foundation Grant by March 15
The CDA believes in giving back to the community through its charitable efforts. That’s possible because of the CDA Foundation, which supports the CDA’s access-to-care agenda and Dental Health Matters efforts to increase discussions about oral health and the dental profession in Colorado communities and advocate for smart improvements that increase access to dental care. Semiannually, the CDA Foundation awards …
CDA Gives: Support the Dental Community This Giving Tuesday
After you’ve kicked off your holiday shopping on Black Friday and Cyber Monday, consider giving back to help a good cause—the CDA Foundation—as part of the Giving Tuesday movement Nov. 28. What the Foundation Supports The CDA Foundation supports many aspects of dentistry, helping causes that affect anyone from dental students to those with established practices and retirees. Recently, the …
Following Footsteps and Making Footprints
By Carol Morrow, D.D.S., CDA President From the Summer 2017 Journal of the Colorado Dental Association On June 10, I had the honor of being inducted as the 131st president of the Colorado Dental Association. I had been thinking about this day, in one way or another, for the last 37 years. This year was my 36th Colorado Dental Association …
Have Dental Practice, Will Travel
By Dr. Carol Morrow, CDA President-Elect From the Spring 2017 Journal of the Colorado Dental Association When you’re a rural dentist, there is one thing you don’t have to worry about: being busy. While I know this is something that would be coveted in urban areas, it does pose an entirely new set of problems. The biggest one being, how …
Funding Opportunity to Strengthen Primary Care
The Colorado Health Foundation has announced a funding opportunity, designed to increase the number of Coloradans receiving quality primary care services through both grant and loan funds. This initiative is intended to support primary care providers by offering low-interest loans in addition to grants so organizations can access the flexible capital they need to increase access to and improve the …
Connecting the Head to the Body
By Krysia Gabenski From the Fall 2016 Journal of the Colorado Dental Association Integrating dental care with medical care offers patients a whole healthcare experience that links oral health with systemic health. As healthcare becomes increasingly more patient-centric, with a focus on overall health, this integration will provide value to both patients and healthcare providers. Across Colorado, many dental-medical integration …
Funding the Foundation
By Greg Hill, J.D., C.A.E. From the Fall 2016 Journal of the Colorado Dental Association When the CDA officers gathered this summer to begin discussing the association’s five-year strategic plan, they focused on their vision that the CDA be the recognized leading advocate for oral health in Colorado. To make sure the dental profession continues to occupy this space, the …
Patient Financing
Note: CDA members may be able to access expanded information by logging in. Care Credit 800-300-3046 Cost remains one of the top barriers to treatment acceptance. To help patients move forward with recommended care, the CareCredit credit card is accepted at over 116,000 enrolled dental locations. And now it’s even easier for patients to privately and securely learn about and …