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Apr 5, 2022

It's All About Character: Washington's Dr. Linda Edgar Running for ADA President-Elect

Dr. Linda Edgar's dental career, both as a dentist and as a volunteer within organized dentistry, is an impressive one, including successful leadership positions at the state, regional, and national levels. But her accomplishments outside of dentistry — as an adoptive mother, an author, a middle- and high-school teacher, a record-setting distance runner, a triathlete, and a cancer survivor — are every bit as impressive and revealing.

Apr 5, 2022

An Intergenerational Chat about Politics and Dentistry

Dr. Jeff Parrish and Dr. Brittany Dean, members of the WSDA Editorial Advisory Board, have been discussing organized dentistry’s role in and philosophy around political giving. Is there a line when a candidate, no matter how much they have done for dentistry, is inappropriate to support? Is this line applied evenly and to both sides of the aisle? Read their thoughts in this "intergenerational chat."

Mar 25, 2022

SBA: EIDL Deferment Period is Extended

The Small Business Administration is extending deferments for COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loans to 30 months from the date of approval.

Mar 16, 2022

WSDA News | Winter 2022

Read about Dr. Linda Edgar, candidate for ADA President-Elect, in the Winter 2022 cover story.

Mar 4, 2022

ADA Masking Toolkit Clarification

The ADA recently released a toolkit on indoor masking in dental practice public spaces. The toolkit covers CDC masking recommendations for patients and the general public and acknowledges that dentists must still comply with statewide and local masking requirements. In Washington state, masks are still required in health care facilities such as hospitals, long term care settings, and dental offices.