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Meet up for food, drinks and networking during PNDC 2025 at the Mentor/Mentee Luncheon on Friday, May 9. RSVP today!

Do you know a member dentist doing incredible charitable work in their community? Nominate them for WSDA Citizen of the Year!

One of the questions we've received since launching ComplyBetter is, "How is ComplyBetter different than what I already use for dental compliance in my office?" We want to share a few answers to this question, and invite any interested dental office to contact us to learn more.

Balancing work with parenthood can be a challenge at any career stage, but especially when both the career and children are young, as is the case for new dentists starting families.

The Seattle Mariners are set to face off against the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday, May 9, and PNDC attendees have exclusive access to discounted tickets in a specially reserved seating area.

Gold hit a world record high in October, and it may not stop! Refine your precious scrap metals now with WSDA endorsed D-MMEX Easyrefine.

WSDA is gathering ideas and member feedback for a future WSDA News story on local dental societies. Help us by sharing your thoughts in a quick survey!

Volunteer registration is open for the 2025 Seattle/King County Clinic, held April 24-27 at Seattle Center.

Washington State dentists administering moderate sedation with enteral or parenteral agents to children are now required to obtain a Pediatric Sedation Endorsement. The application is now available from the Department of Health and has an extended deadline of February 28, 2025.

The Department of Health is accepting applications to fill one dentist member vacancy on the Washington Dental Commission. Apply by May 2.

Licensed Washington dentists must earn 63 hours of continuing education every three years, plus complete a variety of additional CE requirements. 2025 is a CE reporting year for many dentists. Earn 20+ CE credits May 8-10 at PNDC 2025 — including many that count toward additional requirements for dentists. Register by the March 21 Early Bird Deadline to save up to $100 per person!

If you haven’t already, please take just 5 minutes to sign in PRO on SB 5351/HB 1535 and share with others interested in advocating in support of these important reforms.

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Dentists who are enrolled in Medicare to provide Part B covered services will need to add the appropriate administrative modifier code next to each procedure code on the ADA Dental Claim Form beginning July 1.

Merchants who accepted Visa and Mastercard payments in the United States between January 1, 2004, and January 25, 2019, may be entitled to compensation from a class action settlement related to alleged violations of antitrust laws.

"Senate Bill 5351 and House Bill 1535 seek to bring to dental patients a standard of financial transparency and assurance similar to the federal Affordable Care Act, in effect, mandating that a certain percentage of what someone pays for their insurance is available for their dental care."

We are excited to announce the launch of a robust communications campaign in support of WSDA’s 2025 dental benefits reform legislation. This legislation is some of the most important we have ever proposed for the future of our members and their patients.

In dentistry, documentation is an essential element of practice, not only for accurate treatment but also for risk management. In this case study, the lack of detail in a dentist’s chart entry denoting a patient’s treatment impacts the outcome of a malpractice case brought against her.

SB 5351, WSDA’s bill to reform the broken dental benefits system in Washington, was introduced on Thursday, January 16. This bill has strong bipartisan support from across the political spectrum, including sponsorship from the majority of members of the Senate Health Care Committee.

"In a nutshell, the ERISA preemption is applied too broadly by the carriers. In response, nearly two years ago the ADA House of Delegates formed a special committee on ERISA to look for innovative strategies to deal with the problem. We have identified a number of paths forward."