Announcements

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

In This Issue - ADEA Advocate -  Volume 3, No. 9, July 25, 2023; Biden Administration Works to Keep People Insured as Millions Lose Medicaid; 
House Energy and Commerce Full Committee Marks Up Dental Programs Reauthorization; Several States Pass Legislation to Transition From Federal ACA Health Insurance Exchange to State-based Market.

In This Issue - ADEA Advocate -  Volume 3, No. 8, July 18, 2023; House Begins Health and Education Funding Debate; Biden Administration Limits Duration of Short-term Health Insurance; Health Subcommittee Marks Up Dental Programs Reauthorization; North Carolina Debates Changes to Licensure Reciprocity and Other Changes to Dental Practice Act; Unified Health Care Financing Bill Moving Through California State Legislature.

In This Issue - ADEA Advocate -  Volume 3, No. 7, July 11, 2023; U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Biden’s Student Loan Debt Relief Program; Biden Offers Loan Relief Response to the Supreme Court’s Student Loan Debt Relief Decision; Oregon Sends Bill to Governor to Create Advisory Committee to Study Dental Assistant Workforce Shortage; Maine Makes Changes to Dental Therapists’ Practice Agreements and Scope of Practice for Dental Hygienists. 

July 7, 2023 - In the feature 5 Questions With..., this month we shine a spotlight on Ms. Jia Kim
Class of 2023
University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine 

In This Issue - ADEA Advocate -  Volume 3, No. 6, July 5, 2023; U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Affirmative Action in Admissions; Biden Administration Reacts to the U.S. Supreme Court’s Affirmative Action Rulings; Florida CHIP Program to Raise Income Eligibility Limits; Georgia to Implement Partial Medicaid Expansion That Includes Work Requirements.

In This Issue - ADEA Advocate -  Volume 3, No. 5, June 27, 2023; 
House Fails to Override Biden’s Veto on Resolution to Stop the Cancellation of Student Debt; Sen. Rubio and Rep. Banks Introduce DEI Bills Impacting Higher Ed Accreditation; Vermont Will Allow Public Health Dental Hygienists to Use Silver-modified, Atraumatic Restorative Technique; Delaware Legislature Votes for Bill That Would Make Dentists Eligible for Loan Repayment Program.

In This Issue - ADEA Advocate -  Volume 3, No. 4, June 21, 2023; 
HHS Tries to Stem Medicaid Coverage Losses; Rep. Dan Crenshaw Introduces Bill Limiting Funding for Children’s Hospitals’ GME Programs; Maine Sends Bill to Governor to Study Feasibility of Establishing Dental Therapy Program at University of Maine; Nevada Governor Signs Bill to Create New Health Care Provider Student Loan Program; Connecticut Sends Bill to Governor to Create New Pathway for Authorizing Dental Hygienists to Take Radiographs.
 

In This Issue - ADEA Advocate -  Volume 3, No. 3, June 13, 2023; 
Federal Budget and Oral Health Funding Outlook; Biden Announces NIH Director and CDC Director; U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Medicaid Beneficiaries’ Right to Sue; Ohio House Passes Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact; Nevada Legislature Sends Bill to Governor That Would Impact Dental Hygienists and Expanded Function Dental Assistants. 

In This Issue - ADEA Advocate -  Volume 3, No. 2, June 7, 2023; 
New One-time DEA Training Requirement for All Prescribers; Florida Governor Signs Create Veterans Dental Care Program; Texas Wraps Up Legislative Session; Sends Multiple Bills That Will Impact Higher Education and Dentistry to Governor; Maine Legislature Votes to Make Allied Professionals Eligible for Loan Repayment Program.

June 2, 2023 - In the feature 5 Questions With..., this month we shine a spotlight on Ms. Rachel Utomo
Third-year Dental Student
Columbia University School of Dental Medicine

In This Issue - ADEA Advocate -  Volume 3, No. 1, June 1, 2023; 
House Republicans Rebuke Biden’s Student Loan Debt Relief Plan; Sen. Bernie Sanders Introduces His 2023 “Medicare for All” Bill; Florida Legislature Votes to Fund Dental Student Loan Repayment Program; Minnesota’s Health Appropriations Bill Signed by Governor, Includes Multiple Oral Health Focused Initiatives.

In This Issue - ADEA Advocate -  Volume 2, No. 100, May 24, 2023; 
ED Releases Gainful Employment Proposed Rule; HRSA Now Accepting Applications for the Faculty Loan Repayment Program; Washington State and Tennessee Join Licensure Compact; Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact Webinar Recording Now Available; Washington State Gov. Signs Bill to Allow Dental Therapists to Practice Statewide.

In This Issue - ADEA Advocate -  Volume 2, No. 99, May 16, 2023; 
Senate HELP Committee Holds Field Hearing and Roundtable to Discuss Diversifying the Health Workforce; FDA Issues Finalized Blood Donation Recommendations; DEA Issues Rule Temporarily Extending COVID-19 Telemedicine Flexibilities for Controlled Drugs; Update to the ADEA Compilation of State Teledentistry Statutes and Regulations; Florida, North Dakota and Tennessee Governors Sign Anti-DEI Legislation, and Anti-DEI Bill Passes Texas Senate. 

In This Issue - ADEA Advocate -  Volume 2, No. 98, May 9, 2023; 
DEA Issues Statement on Temporarily Continuing PHE Telehealth Prescribing Flexibilities; CMS Proposes New Standards to Aid Access to Health Care in Medicaid and CHIP Programs; Iowa Becomes First State to Join Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact; Class Action Settlement Results in Increased Dental Coverage for New York Adults Enrolled in Medicaid; Maryland Makes Changes to Faculty Licensure for Foreign-trained Dentists.

May 5, 2023 - In the feature 5 Questions With..., this month we shine a spotlight on Mr. Shahzad Mumtaz
Third-year Dental Student
Boston University
Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine 

In This Issue - ADEA Advocate -  Volume 2, No. 97, May 2, 2023; 
CDC and Biden Administration Announce New COVID-19 Vaccine Recommendations and Access Program for COVID-19 Vaccines and Treatment for the Uninsured; House Passes Bill Limiting Transgendered Students Participation in Sports; Oklahoma State Legislature Passes Modifications to Dental Practice Act; Washington State Legislature Passes Bill Requiring Health Carriers to Allow Licensed Denturists to Provide Covered Dental Services; Florida House of Representatives Passes Bill to Create Veterans’ Dental Care Program.