Jul 18, 2024
DQAC Business Meeting – July 26, 2024
The Dental Quality Assurance Commission (DQAC) will hold its next business meeting in hybrid format on Friday, July 26 at 10:00 AM.
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Jul 16, 2024
DQAC to Consider Creating Rules on Clinical Continuing Competency
The Washington State Dental Quality Assurance Commission (DQAC) Continuing Competency Committee (Committee) is bringing forward a significant proposal for the Commission to consider: a mandatory clinical continuing competency program.
Jul 15, 2024
Free Online Health Equity CE Available from the DOH
Reminder: Effective January 14, 2024, all dentists licensed in Washington state must complete a minimum of 2 hours of health equity training within their three-year continuing education renewal cycle.
Jul 9, 2024
Reminder: Save the Date for Dental Action Day: Thursday, January 30
Join dentists from across the state on Thursday, January 30 at Dental Action Day in Olympia. One profession, one voice!
Jul 8, 2024
5 Times Dentists Need to Check Insurance Coverage
During your career there are times when you should examine and revisit your insurance coverage to ensure you, your family, your dental team, and your practice are protected.
Jul 8, 2024
'A Different Mindset': Profiles in Public Health Dentistry
Despite the unique challenges, dentists who choose careers in public health understand the system constraints and lean into the rewards of helping people who may not find help anywhere else.
Jul 2, 2024
Giving Back: Lessons in a Lunch Box® Serves Up Oral Health Education Daily
"Some wondered what difference 10,000 boxes would make, and I said 'It makes a difference to 10,000 kids. Many baby steps make one giant footprint.'"
Jul 1, 2024
Payments in the Practice: What Trends are Affecting Your Bottom Line
"While accepting credit cards ensures that offices can quickly and easily collect payments, with more patients and insurance providers choosing to pay with cards, it is a much more substantial factor in the practice's total profitability than in the past."
Jun 28, 2024
From the ADA President: Celebrating Midyear Victories and Paving the Way Forward
"At the American Dental Association, we’re recognizing the significant strides we’ve made in key advocacy areas. From tackling student debt to enhancing workforce mobility and being a leading voice for crucial insurance reform, we've taken bold steps in 2024 to ensure a bright and promising future for dentistry."
Jun 27, 2024
Op-Ed: Here are 3 Ways WA Can Increase Access to Affordable Dental Care
ADA President Dr. Linda Edgar and WSDA President Dr. Nathan Russell cover three ways Washington can increase access to affordable dental care in this opinion piece from The Seattle Times.
Jun 26, 2024
ADA: Deadline to Use Phase 7 Provider Relief Fund Reporting Approaches
All dentists who received funds during the seventh phase of the Provider Relief Fund have until June 30 to use the money.
Jun 20, 2024
ADA Files Amicus Brief for Insurance Reform in US Supreme Court
The ADA is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review a decision from a lower appeals court on the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 that limits states’ traditional authority to regulate health care and insurance, and is at odds with a previous Supreme Court decision on the issue.
Jun 4, 2024
Dr. Nathan Russell: Supporting WSDA Services is a Win-Win
"Building non-dues income streams and reducing our reliance on dues revenues will require a diverse range of services that provide meaningful value to our members."
Jun 3, 2024
DQAC Board of Denturists Rulemaking Meeting - June 6
The Board of Denturists is considering adopting “substantial equivalency standard rules" to comply with Second Substitute House Bill (2SHB) 1724.
Jun 3, 2024
DQAC Dental Therapy Committee Meeting - June 11
The Dental Quality Assurance Commission (DQAC) Dental Therapy Committee will meet on Tuesday, June 11 at 12:00 PM.
May 31, 2024
DQAC Education Outreach Committee Meeting - June 6
The Dental Quality Assurance Commission (DQAC) Education Outreach Committee will meet on Thursday, June 6 at 12:00 PM.
May 30, 2024
Bracken Killpack: It's Time for CODA to Change
"WSDA has strongly advocated for CODA to eliminate, or less preferably, level its faculty-to-student ratios for dental hygiene and dental assisting education."
May 29, 2024
Save the Date for Dental Action Day: Thursday, January 30
Join dentists from across the state on Thursday, January 30 at Dental Action Day in Olympia. One profession, one voice!
May 28, 2024
Changing with the Times
WSDA leadership is developing strategies to revise the association’s dues structure to combat declining membership.
May 23, 2024
Upcoming L&I Webinars: Learn About Key Employment Laws
Employers can learn about the state’s employment laws during a series of webinars offered by the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries.
