AAE Advocacy Action Center
Take Action on S.350:
Urge your Senators to support S.350, The Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act
The U.S. Senate is considering a bi-partisan measure to revoke protections for insurance companies and make dental coverage more competitive to benefit patients and practitioners. Support your specialty and your patients by acting today!
Take Action on Redi Act:
Urge your members of Congress to support H.R. 1554, The Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act
The U.S. House is considering a measure to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for interest-free deferment on student loans for borrowers serving in a medical or dental internship or residency program.
AAE Advocacy News
Defining Advocacy Through Successful Representation
The AAE heard the voice of its members in developing its 2017-2020 AAE Strategic Plan. The plan laid the groundwork for the Worth Saving campaign, the white papers on treatment standards and endodontic competency, and embraced advocacy for the profession and the professional.
The Association is fighting for the endodontic specialty and the champion of endodontics and patient care. This page helps keep members and patients updated about the work the AAE is doing on their behalf to strengthen the specialty field. To help keep members up to date about the latest work the AAE is doing on their behalf, the Association also created The AAE Advocate.
September 2019 Advocate | December 2019 Advocate
Holding Insurance Companies Accountable
Dental insurance companies have enjoyed an exemption from federal antitrust laws for over 70 years. Legislation introduced in 2019 could change that.
Standing Firm in the Specialty Advertising Debate
It is the position of the AAE that regulating dental specialty advertising protects the public and therefore should be undertaken by state boards of dentistry.
AAE Promotes a Single Standard of Care
The AAE meets with the dental directors of insurers every other year to present an update on the current state of endodontics and to advocate for our members and patients on areas of concern related to insurers and endodontic coding.
Key Issues for AAE Advocacy
Reimbursement - Insurance and Coding
The AAE believes all patients deserve access to quality, affordable dental benefit coverage, and it is dedicated to working with policymakers, regulatory bodies, and other stakeholders to increase access and improve the way dental care is financed and managed.
- Dental Claims and Coding
- Dental Plan Contracting
- Dental Plans & Government Outreach
- Access to Care
- Other Resources
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Excellence in Endodontics
To ensure that patients get the best possible care, the AAE promotes endodontic competency, and a single standard of practice implemented by practitioners. This includes ensuring that both new pre-doc graduates and experienced general dentists understand their own abilities and when to refer for the best interest of the patient.
Specialty Rights - Status and Scope
The AAE fights to support the value that the advanced education and experience of an endodontist brings to patient care. In that vein, the AAE fights to protect patients from providers that misrepresent themselves as specialists or lack the proper credentialing.
Corporate Dentistry
The AAE supports the ability of all endodontists – regardless of practice type – to practice competitively and for the best interest of patients.
Student Debt
The AAE recognizes the burden that student debt can play in the ability of new graduates to make practice decisions, including the ability to practice in underserved areas. It fights for responsible student loan reform and student debt relief.
Guardians of Public Oral Health
The AAE champions policies that promote good oral health, access to quality affordable care and works to enable endodontists to achieve the best patient outcomes. We support for the Responsible Additions and Increases to Sustain Employee (RAISE) Health Benefits Act of 2019. Flexible spending accounts (FSAs) allow consumers to set aside pretax dollars to pay for healthcare services like dental.
AAE Position Statements
The AAE offers a variety of clinical resources including publications, guidelines, position statements and treatment planning resources reflecting the latest research, techniques and technologies in endodontics. These tools and statements are valuable references to support the highest standards of patient care.
