Covered California changes dental benefits
As California approaches the second full year of implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), California’s Health Benefit Exchange Board, responsible for Covered California, the state’s online...
View ArticleCDA urges "No" vote on Proposition 46
The statewide election is Tuesday, Nov. 4, and CDA needs your help in our final push to defeat Proposition 46. The ballot measure will make malpractice lawsuits against dentists and other health care...
View ArticleCDA members help defeat Proposition 46
California voters overwhelmingly defeated Proposition 46 in the November 4th general election, a ballot measure that would have dramatically increased health care costs and reduced patients' access to...
View ArticleCDA student delegates; strong voice for profession
Student delegates representing the six dental schools across California participated in the 2014 House of Delegates last month in San Diego. When the topic of Proposition 46 was brought up at the...
View ArticleCalifornia Dental Board to undergo review
The Dental Board of California has released its 2014 Sunset Review Report to the state legislative bodies responsible for analyzing and approving the document. Areas of particular interest to CDA...
View ArticleNew licensure by portfolio set to be implemented
Dental students in California will soon officially be able to graduate with a “portfolio” model exam process over the course of their final year in dental school. In November, the Dental Board of...
View ArticleHygienists' association seeking practice changes
Legislative proposals from the California Dental Hygienists’ Association (CDHA) that would significantly change the supervision and practice of hygienists’ were released at a December meeting of the...
View ArticleSecond year of ACA implementation underway
On Jan. 1, California and the nation began the second year of implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Despite the fact that we are entering into year two, there is still much uncertainty...
View ArticleHandling emergency Schedule II prescriptions
Following the October 2014 reclassification under federal law of hydrocodone combination products (HCPs) such as Vicodin and Norco from federal Schedule III to federal Schedule II, some dentists report...
View ArticleFDA approves new hydrocodone drug
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a hydrocodone drug known as Hysingla ER that has properties expected to reduce, but not totally prevent, abuse of the drug. Dentists should be aware...
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