- Creating community: Online and off
- In the age of social media, there are many ways to connect with others, get advice and network — including for dental professionals.
- Corporate Transparency Act injunction reinstated
- A Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals panel reinstated the nationwide injunction against the Corporate Transparency Act Dec. 26.
- Congress passes stopgap spending bill, averts shutdown
- Congress approved a short-term spending bill that funds the government through March 14, 2025.
- Study finds early-life exposure to fluoride does not affect children’s brain development
- A study found that early-life exposure to fluoridation has no measurable effect on cognitive neurodevelopment, or IQ scores, in children.
- Courts, Congress keep Corporate Transparency Act in flux
- Dentists potentially impacted by the CTA are receiving mixed messages about whether they need to file for beneficial ownership.
- ADA standards available for comment by Feb. 10, 2025
- The ADA is an American National Standards Institute-Accredited Standards Developer.
- Annual Code Maintenance Committee meeting to take place in March 2025
- The committee will vote to accept, amend or decline CDT Code changes for 2026.
- Dental spending increased by $4B in 2023
- The growth in dental spending included more than $3 billion in increased Medicare dental spending.
- ADA: Urge Congress to pass bill with oral health priorities
- The ADA sent an Action Alert encouraging members to urge Congress to pass the continuing resolution funding the government until March 2025.
- House passes bill to improve veterans’ access to care and caregivers’ benefit
- The House passed an ADA-supported bill that addresses home care and caregiver programs provided by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.