What the Passage of the CARES Act Means for Endodontists
On March 27, a $2 trillion COVID-19 economic relief bill called the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act was signed into law. The measure builds upon earlier versions…
Read MoreWhat You Need to Know About the Families First Coronavirus Act
What You Need to Know About the H.R.6201 – Families First Coronavirus Response Act Congress recently passed The Families First Coronavirus Response Act. It was signed into law by President…
Read MoreAAE Releases Executive Summaries of Endodontic Competency and Treatment Standards White Papers
The AAE recently refined its white papers on competency and treatment standards into executive summaries in order to provide key recommendations and directives to guide the insurance industry, state boards, and other communities of interest to support appropriate endodontic care.
Read MoreAdvocacy Takes Center Stage
When the present strategic plan was written in 2016, few would have thought we would have had several opportunities to promote endodontics and endodontists in 2019!
Read MoreDefining Advocacy Through Successful Representation
“If you could change one thing about AAE membership, what would it be?” That was a question that the AAE asked you – our members – as part of its 2017 Membership Satisfaction and Needs Survey. You answered with a call for more aggressive advocacy.
Read MoreHolding Insurance Companies Accountable
By Srini Varadarajan, J.D. Dental insurance companies have enjoyed an exemption from federal antitrust laws for over 70 years. Legislation introduced in 2019 could change that. On Feb. 6, 2019,…
Read MoreStanding Firm in the Specialty Advertising Debate
Last month, AAE president-elect Dr. Keith V. Krell and I had the pleasure of representing the AAE at the Dental Specialty Group meeting in Chicago. The leadership of each of the nine ADA-recognized specialties attends this biannual meeting to get an update from the ADA on topical issues and to discuss items of mutual interest among the dental specialties.
Read MoreAAE Promotes a Single Standard of Care at Dental Directors Meeting
On the heels of AAE18, a biennial meeting with dental directors from the major dental benefit plans took place in Scottsdale, Ariz., on May 1. This meeting is a key component of AAE stakeholder advocacy and outreach.
Read MoreADA/ASDA Lobby Day: United We Stand
In April, I joined more than 1,000 dentists and dental students from around the country for ADA Dentist and Student Washington Lobby Day, along with a dozen other AAE members attending as part of their state delegations. This was my fourth Lobby Day as AAE’s ADPAC representative and I have caught the advocacy bug!
Read MoreNew Tax Law: How Does it Impact Dentistry?
A few early observations about the possible impact of the Tax Cut and Jobs Act on AAE members.
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