Announcements

In This Issue - ADEA Advocate - Volume 3, No. 107, December 11, 2025; Congress Makes Progress on FY 2026 Appropriations; ED Secretary McMahon Participates in White House Higher Education Roundtables; State Department Conducting Health Review of Visa Applicants; Maine Pre-filed Bill Would Expand Scope of Practice for Independent Dental Hygienists.

December 2025 - In the feature 5 Questions With..., this month we shine a spotlight on 
Lauren Briggs
First-year Dental Student
University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Dentistry

In This Issue - ADEA Advocate - Volume 3, No. 106, December 4, 2025; HHS Rehires Fired Employees; DEA Moves to Extend Telemedicine Prescribing Rules; Trump Administration Sues California in Attempt to End In-state Tuition for Undocumented Immigrants; Canada Announces $35 Million in Funding for Oral Health Training and Access Programs.

In This Issue - ADEA Advocate - Volume 3, No. 104, November 18, 2025; Federal Government Reopens; U.S. Congress Weighs Next Steps for Five Appropriations Bills, Including Funding of Oral Health Programs; CMS Adds Oral Health Incentive to Medicare Fee Schedule; Canada Pledges Continued Dental Care Funding Amid Budget Constraints.

In This Issue - ADEA Advocate - Volume 3, No. 103, November 11, 2025; Federal Government Close to Reopening?; Voters in New Jersey and Virginia Elect New Governors and Renew Legislative Majorities; ED Sued Over New PSLF Rule; Current ED Negotiated Rulemaking Concludes; Colorado Gov. Jared Polis Calls for Reinstating Cap on Medicaid Adult Dental Benefits; Washington State Finalizes Rules for Dental Therapists. 

November 2025 - In the feature 5 Questions With..., this month we shine a spotlight on 
Ron Sakaguchi, D.D.S., Ph.D., M.B.A.
Dean 
Oregon Health & Science University School of Dentistry  

In This Issue - ADEA Advocate - Volume 3, No. 102, November 5, 2025; Federal Government Shutdown Continues—But Hope Brightens; FDA Limits Use of ingestible Fluoride Prescription Drug Products for Children; ED Releases Final PSLF Eligibility Rule; DHS Sunsets Automatic Extensions of Employment Authorization Documents; Gov. DeSantis Directs Florida’s Board of Governors to Stop Use of H1-B Visas and to Redirect or Cancel DEI-related Grants.

In This Issue - ADEA Advocate - Volume 3, No. 101, October 29, 2025; Federal Government Shutdown Continues; Six of Nine Colleges Reject the Trump Administration’s Higher Education Compact; Trump Administration Releases Guidance on $100,000 H1-B Visa Fee; Wisconsin Senate Passes Bill Allowing Out-of-State Providers to Offer Telehealth Services; Newsom: Universities Face State Funding Loss Over Federal Agreement.

In This Issue - ADEA Advocate - Volume 3, No. 100, October 21, 2025; The Federal Government Shutdown Continues; U.S. Department of Education Expands the Mission of the Office of the Ombudsman to Improve Consumer Education and Increase Transparency for Student Borrowers; Supreme Court Declines to Hear Case Challenging Work Authorizations of Spouses of H1-B Visa Holders; US Chamber of Commerce Sues Administration Over H1-B Visa Fee; Michigan Senate Approves Bill Expanding Health and Dental Coverage for National Guard Members.

In This Issue - ADEA Advocate - Volume 3, No. 99, October 14, 2025; Oral Health Branch within HRSA Subjected to a Reduction in Force; ADEA Signs Onto Letters Supporting Oral Health Education; Sens. Sanders and Merkley Introduce Health Care Workforce Expansion Act; Federal Judge Narrows Challenge to Florida’s Ban on DEI Funding in Higher Education; New California Law Strengthens Corporate Practice of Medicine Doctrine.

In This Issue - ADEA Advocate - Volume 3, No. 98, October 9, 2025; Federal Government Shuts Down; Trump Administration Asks Universities to Sign Its “Compact for Excellence in Higher Education”; The U.S. Department of Education Kicks Off Negotiated Rulemaking Required by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act; ADEA Urges Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to Protect Access to Oral Health Care in New H-1B Visa Policy; Audit Finds Georgia Medicaid Failed to Implement Changes to Increase Participation in Child Dental Care.

October 2025 - In the feature 5 Questions With..., this month we shine a spotlight on 
Anna Lubitz, M.P.H., M.B.A., M.S., CPH 
Third-year Dental Student
Tufts University School of Dental Medicine

In This Issue - ADEA Advocate - Volume 3, No. 97, September 30, 2025; Federal Government Funding—Keeping the Government Open; Presidential Proclamation Imposes $100,000 Fee on New H1-B Visa Applications; President Trump Taps Ben Carson to Help Support the “Make America Healthy Again” Initiative; ADEA Pushes Back on Student Loan Forgiveness Rule Changes; White House Releases Make America Healthy Again Strategy; North Carolina and Idaho Cut Medicaid Reimbursement Rates; Now Available: Update to ADEA Summary of Legislation and Regulations Addressing Prescription Drug and Opioid Abuse.

In This Issue - ADEA Advocate - Volume 3, No. 96, September 25, 2025; U.S. House Delays Reauthorization of Title VII and Its Oral Health Training Programs; Trump Administration Redirects Funds to HBCUs After Cutting Funding for Hispanic-serving Institutions; California Legislative Update: Bills Awaiting Governor's Action.

U.S. Department of Education Ends Discretionary Funding for Minority-serving Institutions (MSI) Grant Programs; House Health Subcommittee Advances the Reauthorization of Title VII Oral Health Programs; Oregon Medicaid Crisis Threatens Dental Access; California Enhances Protections for Undocumented Students.

In This Issue - ADEA Advocate - Volume 3, No. 94, September 9, 2025; House Begins Labor-HHS-Education Bill Appropriations Process; Judge Rules Trump Administration Violated Harvard’s First Amendment Rights by Freezing Research Grants; States and Cities File Suits Against HHS Over CMS Rule Limiting ACA Enrollment; Court Temporarily Halts Rule Implementation in Select Cities; ED Confirms With Congress Oct. 1 FAFSA Rollout Date; DHS Proposes New Rule to Limit Length of Stay for International Student Visa Holders; Bill to Create Oral Health Assistance Center for People with Disabilities Moves Through California Legislature; Colorado Medicaid Cuts Will Impact Dental Care in the State. 

September 2025 - In the feature 5 Questions With..., this month we shine a spotlight on 
Dave Vigerust, M.S., Ph.D. 
Chief Scientific and Strategy Officer
Spectrum Solutions, LLC

August 2025 - In the feature 5 Questions With..., this month we shine a spotlight on 
John A. Valenza, D.D.S., FAGD
Dean and Distinguished Teaching Professor
UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry

In This Issue - ADEA Advocate - Volume 3, No. 92, July 29, 2025; ED Releases “Dear Colleague” Letter Regarding Certain Provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill; Reagan-Udall Foundation and FDA Hold Public Meeting on Ingestible Fluoride for Kids; 21 Democratic Governors Sue HHS Over New ACA Eligibility and Enrollment Rule; ED Announces Investigation of Universities for Offering Scholarships Exclusive to DACA Students; ED Announces Negotiated Rulemaking for Implementation of the Trump Administration’s Student Loan Reforms; Some Bills Moving Through the California Legislature May Impact Oral Health Providers and Dental and Allied Dental Education; Universal Licensure Law Takes Effect in West Virginia.

In This Issue - ADEA Advocate - Volume 3, No. 91, July 24, 2025; ED and HHS Notify Harvard University’s Accreditors of Title VI Violations; U.S. Sen. Alsobrooks Introduces Bill to Expand Dental Coverage Under Medicare and Medicaid; Connecticut Affirms Commitment to Fluoridated Community Water; CMS Sends Letters Stating Agency Will No Longer Approve Medicaid Waivers for Continuous Eligibility or Employment-related Programs.

In This Issue - ADEA Advocate - Volume 3, No. 90, July 1, 2025; U.S. Supreme Court Approves Mass Firings at Federal Agencies, Including HHS; U.S. Supreme Court Upholds ACA Preventive Services Provision; Calgary Adds Fluoride Back to Community Water; Georgia Makes Dentists Eligible for Preceptor Tax Credit; California to Cut Dental Benefits for Immigrants Enrolled in Medicaid Starting July 2026; Register to Virtually Attend the Reagan-Udall Foundation for the FDA’s Public Meeting on Orally Ingestible Fluoride.

In This Issue - ADEA Advocate - Volume 3, No. 89, July 10, 2025; President Signs H.R. 1 on Reconciliation; Appeals Court Rejects Lawsuit Challenging State Department’s Social Media Vetting Policy for Visa Applicants; Judge Puts HHS Reorganization on Hold; New Health Subcommittee Chair on Key House Committee; Oklahoma Governor Signs Anti-fluoride Executive Order; Delaware Sends Bill to Governor That Would Allow Dental Hygienists to Administer Local Anesthesia; Florida Makes Changes to Dental Student Loan Repayment Program; 

July 2025 - In the feature 5 Questions With..., this month we shine a spotlight on 
Melanie Simmer-Beck, Ph.D., RDH 
Professor
Interim Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Chair, Dental Public Health and Behavioral Science
University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Dentistry 

In This Issue - ADEA Advocate - Volume 3, No. 88, July 2, 2025; Reconciliation Bill Moves Forward in the Senate; Scheduling of In-person Interviews for International Students Resumes; Accreditation Bills Reported by House Committee; Federal Judge Orders ED to Rehire Civil Rights Staff; Texas Wraps Up Biennial Session; Governor Signs Multiple Bills That Will Impact Oral Health Providers; Connecticut Sends Bill to Governor that Would Create a New Student Loan Reimbursement Program for Health Care Providers.

In This Issue - ADEA Advocate - Volume 3, No. 87, June 25, 2025; U.S. Senate Plans Action on Reconciliation; State Department Resumes Processing of Student and Exchange Visitor Applications With Social Media Vetting; New York Sends to Governor Bill to Allow Collaborative Practice Agreements Between Dentists and Dental Hygienists; Louisiana Governor Signs AADB Compact; FY2025 Faculty Loan Repayment Program.

In This Issue - ADEA Advocate - Volume 3, No. 85, June 10, 2025; NIH Submits Budget to Congress, Includes Substantial Funding Cuts; Trump Administration Imposes Broad Travel and Visa Restrictions on 19 Nations; White House Submits Rescission Package to Congress; The Trump Administration Escalates International Student Feud With Harvard University; Louisiana Sends AADB Compact to Governor; Dental Hygiene Included in SUNY Free Community College Program; Oregon Governor Signs Bill That Requires the Adoption of Rules to Govern State’s Medicaid Dental Subcontractors.

June 2025 - In the feature 5 Questions With..., this month we shine a spotlight on 
Melanie E. Mayberry, D.D.S., M.S., HCM
Fellow, Academy of General Dentistry
Clinical Professor and Division Director, Practice Essentials and Interprofessional Education
University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry

In This Issue - ADEA Advocate - Volume 3, No. 84, June 3, 2025; Trump Administration Cracks Down on International Students; White House Submits President’s Budget Request for FY 2026; NY Senate Advances Bill to Allow Parent-applied Fluoride Varnish Under Supervision; Oregon Governor Signs Law Requiring Dental Lab Registration,

In This Issue - ADEA Advocate - Volume 3, No. 83, May 28, 2025; U.S. House Passes Reconciliation Bill; ICE Warns International Students of SEVIS Terminations; Federal Judge Blocks Executive Order Dismantling ED; Orders Reinstatement of Fired Employees; Nevada Sends Three Bills to Governor That Will Impact Oral Health Professionals; Iowa Legislature Sends Bill to Governor That Would Establish Residency Minimums for Dental and Medical Schools.

In This Issue - ADEA Advocate - Volume 3, No. 82, May 21, 2025; House Reconciliation Bill Advances to the Full House; FDA Moves to Ban Ingestible Fluoride Prescription Products for Children From the Market; Secretary Kennedy Testifies on Capitol Hill; Oklahoma Bill Will Make Changes to State Dental Act With Licensing, Training and Practice Reforms; Florida Bill Bans Fluoride Use in Public Water Systems.

In This Issue - ADEA Advocate - Volume 3, No. 81, May 15, 2025; ED Releases Accreditation “Dear Colleague” Letter; National Science Foundation Caps Indirect Costs; Colorado Makes Multiple Changes to Dental Practice Act; Iowa Governor Signs Bill to Allow Dental Assistants to Practice Without Registering; Faculty Licensure Changes Pass South Carolina House.

In This Issue - ADEA Advocate - Volume 3, No. 80, May 8, 2025; Trump Administration Releases a FY 2026 “Skinny” Budget; House Education Committee Advances Sweeping Higher Ed Reconciliation Bill; President Trump Issues New Executive Orders Impacting Higher Education; Stricter Oversight of Accrediting Agencies and New Accreditation Outlines; Eliminating the Use of Disparate-impact Liability Across Agencies; Orders Addressing HBCUs and Foreign Influence at American Universities; Anti-fluoride Bills Pass Florida Legislature and Louisiana Senate; Indiana Sends Budget Bill With Higher Ed Policy Provisions to Governor.

May 2025 - In the feature 5 Questions With..., this month we shine a spotlight on Erin E. Bumann, D.D.S., Ph.D., M.S. 
Clinical Associate Professor
Department of Oral and Craniofacial Sciences
University of Missouri – Kansas City School of Dentistry 
 

In This Issue - ADEA Advocate - Volume 3, No. 79, April 30, 2025; Courts Temporarily Put Hold on the ED’s “Dear Colleague” Letter; NIH Places New DEI Restrictions on Grant Recipients; New Arkansas Law Increases Medicaid Reimbursement Rates and Increases Caps; Indiana HB 1031 Advances to Modernize Dental Practice Regulations; West Virginia Legislature Passes Teledentistry Bill, Awaits Governor’s Signature.

In This Issue - ADEA Advocate - Volume 3, No. 78, April 23, 2025; Leaked HHS Budget Document Shows Steep Cuts to Some Oral Health-Related Programs; After a Two-month Delay, CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices Meets; DHS Revokes Student Visas Without Notice or Clear Explanations; Nebraska Makes Licensure Changes, Joins Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact; Both Iowa Legislature Chambers Pass Bill To Establish Residency Minimums for Dental and Medical Schools; Fluoride Ban Passes Florida Senate.

In This Issue - ADEA Advocate - Volume 3, No. 77, April 16, 2025; CDC Will No Longer Recommend Fluoride in Drinking Water; The Dental Loan Repayment Assistance Act Reintroduced; Congress Sets Stage for Reconciliation; Maryland General Assembly Wraps Up 2025 Session; Arkansas Sends Bill to Governor Requiring Reimbursement for Some High Complexity Oral Health Care Treatment-related Costs; First-of-its-Kind Faculty Licensure Compilation of State Laws and Regulations Now Available.  

In This Issue - ADEA Advocate - Volume 3, No. 76, April 10, 2025; U.S. Naval Academy No Longer Considers Race in Admissions; Senate Passes New Budget Resolution for Fiscal Year 2025; Canada Announces Final Phase of National Dental Plan Implementation; Georgia General Assembly Sends Faculty Licensure Changes to Governor; Arkansas Governor Signs Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact.   

April 2025 - In the feature 5 Questions With..., this month we shine a spotlight on Shirley Lewis, B.D.S., M.Sc.D., CAGS
Clinical Associate Professor
Department of Comprehensive Dentistry
Texas A&M University College of Dentistry 

In This Issue - ADEA Advocate - Volume 3, No. 75, April 3, 2025; Trump Nominates New CDC Director; HHS Announces Department Reorganization and Staff Cuts; NIH Director and FDA Commissioner Confirmed by Senate; Arizona Sends Oral Preventive Assistant Bill to Governor; DEI Ban Heads to Desk of Ohio Governor; Utah Bans the Addition of Fluoride to Community Water Systems. 

In This Issue - ADEA Advocate - Volume 3, No. 74, March 26, 2025; President Trump Issues Executive Order Dismantling the U.S. Department of Education; Kentucky Senate Passes Medicaid Reform Bill With Work Requirements; Indiana Senate Advances Major Medicaid Reform Bill; Arizona Senate Passes Expansion of Adult Dental Medicaid Benefits; Arkansas Sends Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact to Governor; Compact Also Passes Arizona House.

In This Issue - ADEA Advocate - Volume 3, No. 73, March 20, 2025; Senate Committee Passes Nomination Hearing for FDA Commissioner; Senate Committee Passes Nomination of NIH Director; Multiple Dental Bills Pass First Chamber of Maryland General Assembly; Iowa House Passes Bill That Would Establish Residency Minimums for Dental and Medical Schools.

March 2025 - In the feature 5 Questions With..., this month we shine a spotlight on Marci H. Levine, D.M.D., M.D.
Diplomate, American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
NYU College of Dentistry

NYU Langone Medical Center/Bellevue Hospital Center

In This Issue - ADEA Advocate - Volume 3, No. 72, March 5, 2025; ED Removes Income-based Repayment and Loan Consolidation Applications from its Website; DEI Executive Orders Temporarily Blocked; ED Removes Income-based Repayment and Loan Consolidation Applications from its Website; Oral Preventive Assistant Bill Passes Arizona Senate; ADEA/AADOCR/Friends of NIDCR Advocacy Day 2025!

In This Issue - ADEA Advocate - Volume 3, No. 71, February 26, 2025; President Trump Signs the “Make America Healthy Again” Executive Order; CDC Vaccine Advisory Meeting Postponed by HHS; Licensure Bills Advance in Mississippi, Utah and Virginia; Dental Hygiene Bills Moving in Mississippi and Montana.

In This Issue - ADEA Advocate - Volume 3, No. 70, February 20, 2025; Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Confirmed as HHS Secretary; Confirmation Hearing Held for Education Secretary; Education Department Issues Guidance on Race Based Programs; Mississippi House Advances Bill to Expand Rural Dentist Scholarship Program; Virginia Legislature Advances Bill to Extend Faculty Licensure for Foreign-trained Dentists; Indiana House Advances Dental Hygienist Compact Bill to Expand Licensure Portability; ADEA/AADOCR/Friends of NIDCR Advocacy Day 2025!

In This Issue - ADEA Advocate - Volume 3, No. 69, February 12, 2025; NIH Announces New Funding Policy Effective Monday, Feb. 10; FDA Issued Proposed Rule on Nicotine Levels; Trump Administration Not Fully Following Order Blocking Funding Freeze; Utah House Passes Bill Banning Fluoride in Public Water Systems; Florida Passes Sweeping Immigration Bill, Including In-state Tuition Ban, Setting Up Clash With DeSantis; Mississippi House Passes Bill to Ban DEI in Public Schools and Colleges.

February 2025 - In the feature 5 Questions With..., this month we shine a spotlight on Mr. Jason Budnik
Director of Sales Schools and Government 
DCI EDGE

In This Issue - ADEA Advocate - Volume 3, No. 68, February 4, 2025; Trump Administration Orders Federal Funding Freeze, Judge Issues Temporary Restraining Order; 2020 Title IX Rules Reinstituted by the Trump Administration; ADEA’s Summary of State and Federal Loan Forgiveness Programs Updated; Indiana and West Virginia Governors Ban DEI Programs Through Executive Order; ADEA/AADOCR/Friends of NIDCR Advocacy Day 2025;Hey! Students Attending the 2025 Annual Session & Exhibition, This One is for You.

In This Issue - ADEA Advocate - Volume 3, No. 67, January 29, 2025; Trump Administration Orders “Immediate Pause” on HHS External Communications; 
Trump Signs Executive Order Ending DEI Practices in the Federal Government; Trump Issues Executive Order Regarding Gender Identity; Trump Withdraws the United States from the World Health Organization; Georgia Revises Medicaid Program to Ease Access for Parents of Young Children; Save the Date: ADEA/AADOCR/Friends of NIDCR Advocacy Day 2025!
 

In This Issue - ADEA Advocate - Volume 3, No. 66, January 23, 2025;The New Congress Agenda Begins to Take Shape; Judge Issues Final Ruling Against Biden’s Title IX Regulations; NIH Director Resigns; Lawsuit Challenges Alabama Anti-DEI Law; Massachusetts Governor Signs Bill Allowing Foreign-trained Dentists to Work as Dental Hygienists.  

In This Issue - ADEA Advocate - Volume 3, No. 65, January 14, 2025; Judge Rules Naval Academy May Consider Race in Admissions; HHS Updates HIPPA Requirements to Address Cybersecurity Concerns; State Legislatures Target Higher Education in 2025.  

January 2025 - In the feature 5 Questions With..., this month we shine a spotlight on Ms. Chloe Barrett
Founder and CEO
Immersify 

In This Issue - ADEA Advocate - Volume 3, No. 64, January 8, 2025; Leadership for the 119th Congress; 118th Congress Concludes; New Jersey Assembly Passes Reforms to Primary Care Practitioner Loan Redemption Program.