Announcements

In This Issue - ADEA Advocate - Volume 3, No. 52, July 24, 2024; Biden Administration Places SAVE Student Loan Repayment and Forgiveness Plan Enrolled Borrowers in Interest-free Forbearance After Appeals Court Blocks Program in Its Entirety; 15 States Block Implementation of the New Title IX Rule; Florida Governor Signs Bill Instituting Licensure by Credentials; Federal Judge Rules Against Georgia’s Request to Extend Partial Medicaid Expansion.

In This Issue - ADEA Advocate - Volume 3, No. 51, July 17, 2024; House Panel Proposes Restructure of NIH; House Appropriations LHHS Markup; House Committees Mark Up Bills Impacting Colleges and Universities; Wisconsin Rule Change Expands Circumstances Permitting a Dental Hygienists to Apply Topical Anesthetics; Florida Board Proposes Rule Change for Teaching Administration of Nitrous Oxide.  

In This Issue - ADEA Advocate - Volume 3, No. 50, July 9, 2024; FDA Approves Marketing for Four Menthol E-Cigarettes; Texas Judge Halts Biden’s “Bare Minimum Rule”; Oregon Expands Medicaid Income Limits; New Hawaii Law Will Allow Dental Hygienists to Apply Sealants in School-Based Programs; Partnering with ARPA-H.

July 5, 2024 - In the feature 5 Questions With..., this month we shine a spotlight on Ms.Sarah Lynn
Fourth-year Dental Student
University of Minnesota School of Dentistry

In This Issue - ADEA Advocate - Volume 3, No. 49, July 3, 2024; Supreme Court Overturns Chevron Case, Limits Powers of Federal Agencies; Appeals Court Upholds ACA’s Preventative Care Mandate for Most Americans, but Leaves Opening for Future Legal Challenges; Canada’s Federal Dental Plan Opens to All Children Under 18 and Adults with Disabilities; Colorado Moves Toward Adopting “Food as Medicine” Policy for Medicaid Enrollees.

In This Issue - ADEA Advocate - Volume 3, No. 48, June 26, 2024; New Title IX Regulations Blocked in 10 States; American Medical Association Adopts Policy to Support Expanded Dental Benefits; Illinois Legislature Sends Two Dental Practice Act-related Bills to Governor; Ohio General Assembly Passes Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact.

In This Issue - ADEA Advocate - Volume 3, No. 47, June 20, 2024; U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee Passes Health Care Bills; Federal Judge Allows SAVE Act Student Loan Repayment Case to Move Forward; Colorado Governor Signs Bills That Impact Oral Health Providers and Higher Education; California Senate Passes Licensure and Medicaid Legislation.

In This Issue - ADEA Advocate - Volume 3, No. 46, June 12, 2024; End of Pandemic Era Internet Subsidies Threatens Access to Telehealth in Rural and Underserved Areas; Latest Numbers Show an Increase in Health Professional Shortage areas; Florida Makes Changes to Licensure and Teledentistry Laws; New York Sends Pair of Bills to Improve Dental Health to Governor.

June 10, 2024 - In the feature 5 Questions With..., this month we shine a spotlight on Ms. Eboney Hinds
Second-year Dental Student
Western University of Health Sciences College of Dental Medicine 

In This Issue - ADEA Advocate - Volume 3, No. 45, June 5, 2024; U.S. Senate Holds “Food is Medicine” Hearing; NIH Fails to Provide Enough Diversity in Clinical Trials; Maryland Governor Signs Multiple Bills Impacting Oral Health Providers; Louisiana Makes Changes to State Licensure Laws. 

In This Issue - ADEA Advocate - Volume 3, No. 44, May 29, 2024; Sen. Cassidy Wants Review and Modernization of NIH; Biden Administration Announces Expansion of Health Coverage to DACA Recipients; Alabama Invests in Rural Dentistry; Eighth and Possibly Ninth State to Join Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact.

In This Issue - ADEA Advocate - Volume 3, No. 43, May 22, 2024; HHS Releases Final Updated Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act; Rep. Murphy and Sen. Cassidy Introduced the No Fees for EFTs Act; Georgia Governor Vetoes Teledentistry Bill; Signs Budget With Increased Funding for Medicaid Adult Dental Benefits; Connecticut General Assembly Sends Bills to Governor That Will Impact Oral Health Providers.

In This Issue - ADEA Advocate - Volume 3, No. 42, May 15, 2024; ED Temporarily Pauses Processing of PSLF Applications; U.S. Rep. Pallone Urges Increased Funding for Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Program; Maryland Joins Colorado and Virginia in Banning Legacy Admissions; Colorado To Become Eighth State to Join Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact.

In This Issue - ADEA Advocate - Volume 3, No. 41, May 8, 2024; DOL Releases New Overtime Rule; Biden Administration Delays Final Rule That Would Ban Menthol Cigarettes; 15 States Sue Biden Administration Over Title IX Regulations; Wisconsin Technical Colleges Submit Plans for Additional Oral Health Program Funding. 

In This Issue - ADEA Advocate - Volume 3, No. 40, April 30, 2024; PRO-HEAL Act Aims to Increase Oral Health Workforce; Maine Becomes Seventh State to Join Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact; Compact Commission Can Now Form; Georgia Governor Signs Bill to Include Dental Students in Rural Service Cancelable Loan Program; Nebraska Governor Signs Bill Declaring Intent of Legislature to Increase Dental Medicaid Reimbursement Rates.  

In This Issue - ADEA Advocate - Volume 3, No. 39, April 24, 2024; Biden Administration Releases Title IX Final Rule; Mississippi Governor Signs Bill to Exempt Dentists from Prohibition on Balanced Billing; Oklahoma Sends Bill to Governor That Would Make Multiple Changes to State’s Dental Practice Act.
    

In This Issue - ADEA Advocate - Volume 3, No. 38, April 16, 2024; President Biden Releases New Student Debt Plan; Canadian Oral Health Providers Negotiate Fees Under Federal Dental Plan; Virginia Passes Law Requiring Patient Counseling Before Prescribing Opioids; Kansas Becomes Sixth State to Join Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact; ADEA, AADOCR and Friends of NIDCR Members Unite on Advocacy Day to Champion Oral Health and Dental Education on Capitol Hill.

In This Issue - ADEA Advocate - Volume 3, No. 37, April 9, 2024; Biden Administration Issues New Rule Regarding Insurance Plans; Licensure Update; Maryland Sends Bill to Gov. Requiring Study of Medicaid Dental Benefits; CMS Releases Final Rule Allowing States to Choose Adult Routine Dental Coverage as an EHB.

April 5, 2024 - In the feature 5 Questions With..., this month we shine a spotlight on Elizabeth A. Shick, D.D.S., M.P.H., 
Associate Professor
University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine

In This Issue - ADEA Advocate - Volume 3, No. 36, April 2, 2024; CMS Final Rule Simplifies Medicaid and CHIP Enrollment and Renewal; Sens. Heinrich and Casey Introduce the PRO-HEAL Act; Florida Gov. Signs Bill That Creates New Health Care Workforce Programs and Expands Loan Repayment; West Virginia Governor Signs Bill Increasing Medicaid Spending Cap on Dentures.

In This Issue - ADEA Advocate - Volume 3, No. 35, March 26, 2024; Biden Signs Executive Order on Women’s Health Research; House Education Committee Passes Two Anti-DEI Bills; Congress Finishes FY 2024 Appropriations Bills; U.S. Senate Recognizes the 75th Anniversary of the NIDCR; Alabama Gov. Signs Bill Banning DEI Initiatives at Public Institutions of Higher Education; Georgia Sends Bill to Gov. to Define and Regulate Teledentistry.  

In This Issue - ADEA Advocate - Volume 3, No. 34, March 20, 2024; CDC Updates COVID Guidance; National Health Service Corps Is Accepting Applications; Virginia Becomes Fifth State to Join Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact; Tennessee Gov. Signs Bill to Increase Number of Dental Hygienists Safety Net Dentists May Supervise. 

In This Issue - ADEA Advocate - Volume 3, No. 33, March 6, 2024; Congress Extends Deadline Budget Bills; U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Request to Halt Race-Conscious Admissions at West Point; Reps. DeGette and Burgess Reintroduce the Preventive Health Savings Act; Medicaid Expansion Bill Passes Mississippi House; Opioid Prescribing Bills Moving in Several States; Advocate Going on Brief Hiatus. 

March 1, 2024 - In the feature 5 Questions With..., this month we shine a spotlight on Amirreza Ghassemi, D.D.S., M.S.
Diplomate, American Board of Periodontology
Assistant Professor and Clinical Director, Graduate Periodontics
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry

In This Issue - ADEA Advocate - Volume 3, No. 32, February 27, 2024; Congressional Appropriations Deadlines Looming; Bill Reauthorizing Health Care Provider Mental Health Programs Introduced; Georgia House Passes Bill to Include Dental Students in Rural Service Cancelable Loan Program; ADEA Releases New Policy Report on Dental School Clinics; 2024 ADEA/AADOCR/Friends of NIDCR Advocacy Day: Registration Deadline Extended to March 1.

In This Issue - ADEA Advocate - Volume 3, No. 31, February 21, 2024; ED Temporarily Eases Financial Aid Requirements; FDA Recommends New Pulse Oximeters Standards Due to Bias Concerns; Florida House Passes Bill That Creates New Health Care Workforce Programs, Makes Changes to Existing Programs; Canada Announces Services Covered Under National Dental Care Plan; 2024 ADEA/AADOCR/Friends of NIDCR Advocacy Day.

In This Issue - ADEA Advocate - Volume 3, No. 30, February 13, 2024; ED Provides Assistance With FAFSA Processing; Bills in Several States Could Make Changes for Allied Oral Health Professionals; West Virginia House Passes Bill to Remove Dentures From Medicaid Spending Cap; Florida Sues Biden Administration Over Requirement to Keep Kids Enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP; 2024 ADEA/AADOCR/Friends of NIDCR Advocacy Day.

In This Issue - ADEA Advocate - Volume 3, No. 29, February 7, 2024; U.S. Department of Education Once Again Delays FAFSA Processing Until March; College Cost Reduction Act Passes Out of U.S. House Education Committee;  
Wisconsin Governor Signs Five Bills That Impact Licensure and Workforce of Oral Health Practitioners; Indiana and Virginia House Each Pass Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact; 2024 ADEA/AADOCR/Friends of NIDCR Advocacy Day.

February 2, 2024 - In the feature 5 Questions With..., this month we shine a spotlight on Mr. Austin Intrieri
Third-year Dental Student
University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine

In This Issue - ADEA Advocate - Volume 3, No. 28, January 30, 2024; HHS Revises Trump-Era Conscience Rule for Health Care Workers; Over 21.3 Million Enroll in Health Insurance Offered by the Affordable Care Act Marketplace;  Florida Board of Education Issues Rule to Implement Ban on Use of Funds for DEI Initiatives; Utah Sends Similar Bill to Governor; Medicaid Update: States Make Additional Attempts to Add Work Requirements; Georgia May Consider Full Medicaid Expansion; 2024 ADEA/AADOCR/Friends of NIDCR Advocacy Day.

In This Issue - ADEA Advocate - Volume 3, No. 27, January 23, 2024; Congress Extends Government Funding for a Third Time; Republicans Release College Cost Reduction Act; Wisconsin Legislature Votes in Favor of Multiple Bills That Will Impact Oral Health Practitioners and Students; 2024 ADEA/AADOCR/Friends of NIDCR Advocacy Day. 

In This Issue - ADEA Advocate - Volume 3, No. 26, January 17, 2024; U.S. Department of Education Launches New FAFSA Form; House and Senate Leaders Reach Agreement to Complete the FY 2024 Appropriations Bills; Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact Proposed in 12 States; Oklahoma Gov. Signs Executive Order Prohibiting State Funds from Being Used for DEI Initiatives.

January 5, 2024 - In the feature 5 Questions With..., this month we shine a spotlight on Dwight E. McLeod, D.D.S., M.S.
Dean and Professor of Periodontics
A.T. Still University Missouri School of Dentistry & Oral Health 

In This Issue - ADEA Advocate - Volume 3, No. 24, December 12, 2023; House Passes DETERRENT Act; Additional Proposals in the Payment Parameter Proposed Rule; Proposed Wisconsin Rule Would Allow Dental Hygienists to Independently Apply Topical Anesthetics

December 8, 2023 - In the feature 5 Questions With..., this month we shine a spotlight on Mr. Matt Ingram
Vice President – Sales, Dental
BroadcastMed

In This Issue - ADEA Advocate - Volume 3, No. 23, December 5, 2023; House Energy and Commerce Committee Holds Hearing on Rebuilding Public Trust in the CDC; 4.6 Million People Sign Up for Health Coverage on the ACA Exchanges; North Carolina Launches Medicaid Expansion.    

In This Issue - ADEA Advocate - November 29, 2023; Biden Administration Proposes Rule to Include Adult Dental Coverage as an Essential Health Benefit on the ACA Exchanges; Senate and House Return From Break; California Set to Expand Medicaid to All Adults Regardless of Immigration Status and Eliminate All Asset Limits; Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact Introduced in Wisconsin.

In This Issue - ADEA Advocate - Volume 3, No. 20, November 14, 2023; House Education and Workforce Committee Passes the DETERRENT Act; Senate Holds Hearing on Artificial Technology and Health Care; Dr. Monica Bertagnolli Confirmed as the NIH Director; House Explanatory Statement on LHHS Appropriations Bill; Anti-Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Battle Rages in Wisconsin.

In This Issue - ADEA Advocate - Volume 3, No. 19, November 7, 2023; Biden Administration Issues Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence; Maine Proposes Rules to Make Allied Professionals Eligible for State’s Dental Education Loan Repayment Program; Washington State Considers Health Equity CE Requirements for Dental Hygienists.

November 3, 2023 - In the feature 5 Questions With..., this month we shine a spotlight on Ms. Janika James
Third-year dental student
Meharry Medical College School of Dentistry

In This Issue - ADEA Advocate - Volume 3, No. 18, October 31, 2023; Reps Elect New Speaker of the House; U.S. Rep. Judy Chu Re-introduces the POST GRAD Act; Senate HELP Committees Holds Nomination Hearing and Confirmation Vote for NIH Director Nominee Dr. Monica Bertagnolli; Utah Proposes Collaborative Practice Agreements for Dentists Who Do Not Meet Current Experience Requirements.

In This Issue - ADEA Advocate - Volume 3, No. 17, October 24, 2023; House Education and Workforce Committee Introduces First in a Series of Bills to Reauthorize the Higher Education Act; ADEA’s Summary of State and Federal Loan Forgiveness Programs Updated; Georgia’s Partial Medicaid Plan Enrolls Just Over 1,300 Patients in First Three Months, Despite Projections of 100,000 Eligible.

In This Issue - ADEA Advocate - Volume 3, No. 16, October 17, 2023; Senate HELP Committee Will Hold Confirmation Hearing for NIH Director; DEA Issues Additional Extension of the PHE Telehealth Prescribing Flexibilities Until Dec. 31, 2024; California Governor Signs Multiple Bills.

In This Issue - ADEA Advocate - Volume 3, No. 15, October 10, 2023; ED Seeks Rule on Its Authority to Assist Students With Debt; House Speakership Now Vacant, Lawmaking in Congress at a Standstill; Delaware Makes Dentists Eligible for Loan Repayment Program. 

October 6, 2023 - In the feature 5 Questions With..., this month we shine a spotlight on Dr. Mina Ghorbanifarajzadeh
Clinical Manager
Overjet

In This Issue - ADEA Advocate -  Volume 3, No. 14, October 03, 2023; ED Releases Report on Strategies and Practices to Increase Diversity and Opportunity in Higher Education; Congress Reaches to Deal to Avoid Federal Government Shutdown; Illinois Makes Multiple Changes to Dental Practice Act, Creates E-Prescribing Exemptions; Colorado Finalizes Rule Making Dental Therapists Eligible for Medicaid Reimbursement.

In This Issue - ADEA Advocate -  Volume 3, No.13, September 26, 2023; Senate HELP Committee Advances Health Workforce Legislation; Medicaid Expansion Set to Begin in North Carolina.

In This Issue - ADEA Advocate - Volume 3, No. 12, September 19, 2023; ADEA Leadership Institute Fellows Visit Capitol Hill; Congress Considers Appropriations Bills As Government Shutdown Looms; Changes to Initial Dental Hygienist Licensure Requirements May Be Coming in California; Canadian Government Awards Funds to Sun Life of Canada to Begin Work on National Dental Plan.

In This Issue - ADEA Advocate -  Volume 3, No. 11, September 12, 2023; Learn More About Student Loan Repayment Options in ED’s Free Webinar; Congress Returns From Recess; Student Loan Repayments Restart; North Carolina Delays Medicaid Expansion, Michigan Changes Immigration Status Requirement for Some Medicaid Recipients; California Bill Would Allow All Dental Students Who Have Begun Clinical Training to Practice at Free Health Care Events; Delaware to Require Schools to Provide Oral Health Screening for Kindergarteners.

August 4, 2023 - In the feature 5 Questions With..., this month we shine a spotlight on Ms. Shannon Nanne 
Director, Professional Relations and Education
Curaden USA

In This Issue - ADEA Advocate - Volume 3, No. 10, August 1, 2023; ADEA Advocate Summer Hiatus; Senate Advances Appropriations Important to Oral Health Education; House Education and Workforce Committee Holds Hearing on Accountability in Postsecondary Education; NC Governor’s Administration Announces Medicaid Expansion Will Begin Oct. 1; Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact Introduced in Pennsylvania