Cybersecurity Threat to Dental Practices

Dental Board Adopts Hygienist Local Anesthetic Rule

2025 TDA Budget

UT Faculty Fair

CLARIFICATION: Office of Inspector General: Common Errors in Sedation and Anesthesia Administration: February 2024 TDA Today

Dr. Alex Mellion Dental Dilemmas Episode

Dr. Alex Mellion Dental Dilemmas Episode

Information for Dentists: Change Healthcare’s Cyberattack

Dentists: Follow Texas X-Ray Regulations Despite ADA Updates

Women's History Month

June TSBDE Licensing Expo

Anesthesia Advisory Committee Meeting

Dentists: Follow Texas X-Ray Regulations Despite ADA Updates

Importance of Mental Health and Well-being

TDA Helps Members Understand TSBDE Continuing Education (CE) Requirements

Governor Appoints New Dental Board

TDA Meeting Registration & Housing Now Open

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UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry receives grant to help veterans with blood cancers receive dental care

SmileCon 2025 kicks off in Washington, D.C.

One of dentistry’s most anticipated events of the year is here. SmileCon 2025 returns Oct. 23-25 in Washington, D.C.

Inspiration, celebration take center stage at SmileCon

Three events will help shape the SmileCon 2025 experience: Opening Session, Friday Night Fest and the Dental Central tailgate.

ADA president highlights oral health as essential during dentech keynote

Oral health is essential to overall health, ADA President Brett Kessler, D.D.S., told the audience of ADA Forsyth dentech 2025.

ADA treasurer offers deeper dive into building sale

ADA Treasurer Cody Graves, D.D.S., M.B.A., sent e-newsletters detailing the decision behind the sale of ADA headquarters in Chicago.

Be true to your school

A number of dental schools will hold alumni receptions during SmileCon for former students to reminisce, talk shop and discuss future goals.

ADA urges FDA to include added sugar in definition of ultra-processed foods

ADA leaders are calling on federal regulators to make added sugar a core element in any formal definition of ultra-processed foods.

Dentech panel addresses oral health innovation in current climate

ADA Forsyth dentech 2025 kicked off with a panel addressing oral health innovation in the current economic and political landscape.

Feel the buzz in Dental Central

Dental Central is the center of it all at SmileCon, where dentists can find the latest tech, mingle at events and give back.

Discover discounts, perks on ADA Member Advantage-endorsed products at SmileCon

Plenty of perks await member dentists and their teams at the booths of ADA Member Advantage-endorsed products and services at SmileCon.

ADA Seal products on display at SmileCon

Dental Central at SmileCon is the place to be to answer the burning question, “What does the ADA Seal of Acceptance really mean?”

ADA council develops statements on clinical autonomy, water fluoridation

The ADA Council on Ethics, Bylaws and Judicial Affairs has published white papers on clinical autonomy and water fluoridation.

37 dental insurance reform laws passed in 2025

Thirty-seven new dental insurance laws have been enacted in 18 states this year.

ADA launches toolkit to support dentists in Medicaid participation

The ADA Practice Institute is launching a new resource aimed at helping dentists deliver care to Medicaid patients.

ADA applauds health care workforce bill, highlights importance of accreditation  

The ADA is supporting a bill that aims to strengthen the health care pipeline — including dentistry — through new federal grant programs.

3 things you missed in government this week

ADA News is providing a roundup of government happenings you may have missed this week.

ADA Forsyth dentech 2025 kicks off Oct. 9

ADA Forsyth dentech 2025 will welcome executives, investors, leaders and innovators. Virtual registration is still open.

ADA pushes back against payer downcoding on multisurface restorations

Downcoding occurs when a payer uses a code that is different from the one reported on the claim so the reimbursement amount is less.

First female dean of US dental school dies

Jeanne Sinkford, D.D.S., the first female dean of a U.S. dental school and an ADA Distinguished Service Award winner, has died.

ADA urges clarity on visa restrictions impacting international dental faculty 

The ADA is seeking clarification from USCIS on recent immigration policy changes that could affect the dental education workforce. 

Take action on rural oral health, ADA urges 

The ADA urged CMS to recognize state-led strategies that expand the oral health workforce while maintaining high standards of care.