CHICAGO — A new policy from the American Dental Association (ADA) “strongly discourages the practice of direct to the consumer (DTC) dental laboratory services due to the potential for irreversible harm to patients.” The policy expands on…

CHICAGO — The American Dental Association (ADA) commends Congress for passing legislation to help end this nation’s opioid epidemic. The “SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act” will help improve the quality and interoperability of…

CHICAGO, Oct. 1, 2018 — The American Dental Association (ADA), American Dental Education Association, and American Student Dental Association have released a task force report supporting the modernization of the dental licensure process. …

Experts synthesize best evidence to aid dentists in planning treatments CHICAGO – The American Dental Association (ADA) Council on Scientific Affairs and the ADA Center for Evidence-Based Dentistry has released an “Evidence-Based…

The American Dental Association (ADA) commends the federal agencies that announced an update is in the works to the 2000 Surgeon General’s Report on oral health. The ADA looks forward to taking part in the public process as the updated…

On Tuesday, July 10, the American Dental Association  Health Policy Institute (HPI) will host a free webinar at 1 p.m. ET titled, “Do We Need Fewer or More Dentists in the U.S. in the Coming Years?” Marko Vujicic, PhD, chief economist…

CHICAGO, April 24, 2018 — The American Dental Association (ADA) announced today that Catherine Mills has been appointed vice president, conferences and continuing education. Mills has served as director, annual meeting and committee on…

The American Dental Association (ADA) Foundation has named the seven dental students who will receive its 2018 Dental Student Scholarships. Each scholarship is valued at $20,000. The ADA Foundation Dental Student Scholarship Program is…