Announcements

In This Issue - ADEA Advocate - Volume 3, No. 61, December 06, 2024; DEA Extends Telehealth Prescribing Flexibilities Until Dec. 31, 2025; House Passes FAFSA Deadline Act; New York Governor Signs Bill to Promote Oral Health Awareness; Vetoes Bill to Prohibit Required Dental Insurer Discounts. 

December 2024 - In the feature 5 Questions With..., this month we shine a spotlight on Ms. Susan Ferrante
Global Director of Institutional Sales
A-dec Inc. 

In This Issue - ADEA Advocate - Volume 3, No. 59, November 20, 2024; NIH Advisory Board Reconstituted; Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Nominated for HHS Secretary; Nevada Adopts New Regulations for Dental Therapists, Adds Dental Specialties; Colorado Governor Proposes Medicaid Payer Freeze.   

In This Issue - ADEA Advocate - Volume 3, No. 58, November 13, 2024; 2024 Election Outcome—President; 2024 Election Outcome—Senate; 2024 U.S. House of Representatives Election Results: Republicans Hold the Majority; Preparing for the New Congress; Eight New Governors and No Party Flips in Governors' Races; Republicans Flip Michigan House and Possibly Minnesota House; Supermajorities Are Lost in North Carolina and Vermont; A Handful of States Still too Close to Call; Democrats Tee up Health Care Bill for Lame Duck Session Passage; California Voters Approve Ballot Measure to Increase Funding for Health Care, Including Medi-Cal Dental.

November 7, 2024 - In the feature 5 Questions With..., this month we shine a spotlight on Mr. Nathaniel Kemp
North America Special Markets/DSO Manager
W&H Impex North America

October 4, 2024 - In the feature 5 Questions With..., this month we shine a spotlight on Mr. Kenneth D. Allen
Director, Strategic Accounts
NSK America Corp

In This Issue - ADEA Advocate - Volume 3, No. 57, October 2, 2024; Congress Passes Continuing Resolution for Federal Government to Remain Open; Telehealth Extension Bill Passes Energy and Commerce Committee; Louisiana Legislators Postpone Extending DentaQuest’s Medicaid Dental Contract After Network Coverage Complaints; Pennsylvania Bill Would Offer More Medicaid Dental Coverage for Adults; Michigan Bill Would Require Health Professional Applicants Renewing Licenses to Complete Training on Implicit Bias; The ADEA Advocate Will Take a Break Until Congress Returns.

In This Issue - ADEA Advocate - Volume 3, No. 56, September 25, 2024; Congress Likely to Avoid Federal Government Shutdown; U.S. House Passes End Woke Higher Education Act; U.S. Department of Education Delays Gainful Employment Reporting Date; Illinois Governor Signs Teledentistry Bill; New Jersey Board of Dentistry Proposes Changes to Requirements for Registered Dental Assistants.  

In This Issue - ADEA Advocate - Volume 3, No. 55, September 18, 2024; FDA Updates Rule Regarding Minimum Age for Tobacco Sales; Judge Blocks Biden’s Proposed Plan B Student Loan Forgiveness Program; Illinois Governor Signs Bill Modifying Teledentistry Laws; California Legislature Sends Legacy Admissions Ban Bill to Governor.

September 6, 2024 - In the feature 5 Questions With..., this month we shine a spotlight on Erika Spring, M.Ed., RDH
U.S. GBT Education Manager
EMS Dental 

August 2, 2024 - In the feature 5 Questions With..., this month we shine a spotlight on Ms. Deidre Wise
National Accounts Manager (Central)
Komet USA 

In This Issue - ADEA Advocate - Volume 3, No. 54, August 7, 2024; Title IX Injunction Extended to Include 364 Additional Colleges and Universities; Senate Appropriations Committee Marks Up Labor-HHS Bill; “Food as Medicine” Provision Included in Older Americans Reauthorization Act;Illinois Governor Signs Bill Allowing Pre-License Practice; Pennsylvania Board of Dentistry Proposes Changes to Licensure by Credentials Rules; ADEA Advocate to Take Hiatus During Congressional August Recess.

In This Issue - ADEA Advocate - Volume 3, No. 53, July 31, 2024; CMS Oral Health Initiative Provides Update on Policy Changes;House Holds Hearing on “Restoring Public Trust” in the CDC; Missouri Medicaid Now Provides Coverage of Routine Dental Exams for Adults; Ohio Joins Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact.  

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