WSDA encourages members to submit comments on the Dentist and Dental Hygienist Interstate Compact by Friday, Sept. 30. The Compact would allow dentists and dental hygienists licensed in one Compact member state to more easily obtain licensure in another Compact member state, creating reciprocity among participant states and reducing the barriers to licensure portability and employment.

WSDA has been in conversation with Delta Dental of Washington about their new reimbursement model. Read answers to 33 questions posed by WSDA volunteer leaders about the model.

In dentistry, we have consultants who help prepare our practices for sale, and we have advisors who make sure we are financially secure. But the emotional transition [of retirement] is largely ignored.

The Massachusetts Dental Society and ADA are urging dental providers to support a November statewide ballot initiative that will require dental insurance carriers to spend at least 83% of premium dollars on patient care rather than on administrative costs, salaries and profits.

Read about 2022-2023 WSDA President Dr. John Gibbons in the Summer 2022 cover story.

WSDA is excited to launch a reimagined Mentor Program! Browse available WSDA mentors or sign up as a mentor today.