Jan 12, 2018
Register for Dental Action Day by January 22
Register by Monday, January 22 for Dental Action Day, WSDA's largest annual advocacy event.
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Jan 9, 2018
Find Give Kids A Smile Events in Your Area
Learn how to find Give Kids A Smile events in your area.
Jan 8, 2018
Dental Continuing Competency Conference Call - January 18
The Washington State Dental Quality Assurance Commission (DQAC) will hold its next Dental Continuing Competency Committee conference call meeting on Thursday, January 18.
Jan 5, 2018
2018 WSDA Leadership Institute
WSDA is excited to announce the newest members of the Leadership Institute, a program that aims to foster new leadership within organized dentistry.
Jan 3, 2018
Three Ways to Get Involved with Dental Advocacy
Make 2018 the year you get involved in dental advocacy! WSDA members make up a vital grassroots advocacy network in support of the Association's legislative agenda, which focuses on improving the dental profession.
Jan 2, 2018
Dental Infection Control Committee Meeting - January 12
The Washington State Dental Quality Assurance Commission (DQAC) will hold its next Dental Infection Control Committee Meeting on Friday, January 12 at 9:30 a.m. Please consider attending the meeting or submit comments on proposed dental infection control rules by Monday, January 8.
Jan 2, 2018
Postponed: Free Half-Day Conference on Opioid Prescribing
"Evidence-based Dental Pain Care: A New Opioid Prescribing Guideline from Washington State," a free half-day dental conference on opioid prescribing in Washington, has been postponed to a later date.
Dec 22, 2017
Dental Supply Chain: E-Commerce Challenges the Status Quo
For years, three dental suppliers — Henry Schein Dental, Patterson Dental, and Benco Dental — have held a substantial market share in the dental supply market across the United States. Together, they have roughly 75 percent of the market, the remaining 25 percent is divvied up among regional players around the country. That may all be about to change.
Dec 22, 2017
End-of-Year Review: A Time for Family, Holidays, and Reflection
WSDA member Dr. Joe Vaughn reflects on 2017 and his first full year as a new dentist.
Dec 22, 2017
WSDA Relief Fund Makes $20,000 Donation for Hurricane Relief
The WSDA Relief Fund recently sent a donation of $20,000 to the ADA Foundation Emergency Grant program to help dentists who were victims of the recent hurricanes in Florida, Puerto Rico, and Texas.
Dec 18, 2017
Free Half-Day Conference on Opioid Prescribing - Register Now!
Register now for "Evidence-based Dental Pain Care: A New Opioid Prescribing Guideline from Washington State," a half-day, 4 CE credit dental conference in Seattle on January 8 or Spokane on January 9.
Dec 18, 2017
Paid Sick Leave: Employer FAQs
Under Initiative 1433 (I-1433), passed by Washington voters in 2016, employers will be required to provide paid sick leave beginning on January 1, 2018.
Dec 18, 2017
2017 National Brush Day
National Brush Day® is November 1, the day after Halloween! Join the Kids’ Healthy Mouths Campaign to promote the importance for kids to brush two minutes, twice a day, every day.
Dec 7, 2017
ADA Applauds CMS Decision to Remove Part C, D Requirements
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid on Nov. 16 announced proposed changes to Medicare drug plans, including rescinding the requirement that dentists enroll in or validly opt-out of Medicare in order for a Part D drug prescriptions to be covered.
Nov 30, 2017
Register for Dental Action Day 2018
WSDA members, register today for Dental Action Day, held in Olympia on Thursday, January 25, 2018.
Nov 30, 2017
Dental Guideline on Prescribing Opioids for Acute Pain Management
Developed by the Dr. Robert Bree Collaborative and Washington State Agency Medical Directors’ Group in collaboration with actively practicing dentists and public stakeholders, the final Dental Guideline on Prescribing Opioids for Acute Pain Management was released in September 2017.
Nov 28, 2017
Gordon Christensen, Lee Ann Brady & More to Speak at PNDC 2018
See the current lineup of dental speakers for the Pacific Northwest Dental Conference, and make sure to mark your calendars for June 21-23, 2018!
Nov 21, 2017
Sign Up for WSDA Advocacy Text Alerts
WSDA members, text the word "WSDA" to the phone number 52886 to sign up for WSDA's new advocacy alert text system.
Nov 17, 2017
DQAC Conference Calls - 11/21 & 11/22
The Dental Quality Assurance Commission (DQAC) will hold conference calls on November 21 and 22.
Nov 16, 2017
Renew Your Membership for 2018
Thank you to each and every dentist who was a member of the WSDA in 2017! 2018 membership renewal season is now underway.
