AAE 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.
Read MoreAAE Supports Dental and Public Health Initiatives
The AAE signed on to comments filed Oct. 26 by the Organized Dentistry Coalition highlighting several dental health-related issues and public health initiatives.
Read MoreADPAC Participation Lends Endodontists’ Voice to Tooth Party
Take a look back at some defining moments of the relationship between AAE and ADPAC.
Read MoreAdvocacy Alert: HealthGrades
The AAE recently learned that popular website HealthGrades.com, which pulls certifications from the medical specialties, does not include dental specialty board certification information on its site.
Read MoreAAE Supports Student Loan Relief in D.C.
The AAE recently joined the ADA and 14 other dental organizations that participate in the Organized Dentistry Coalition (ODC), in a letter supporting the recently introduced Student Loan Refinancing and Recalculation Act.
Read MoreAdvocating for Quality Endodontics and Fair Payment Policy
An important component of the AAE’s advocacy for members and the specialty focuses on dental benefit plans. It is “quiet” advocacy because it happens through sustained relationship development with individual dentists who work as dental directors for dental benefit plans.
Read MoreEndodontists Participate in ADA/ASDA Lobby Day
On March 28, hundreds of dentists and student dentists took time away from practice and studies to advocate for our profession as part of the inaugural ADA Dentist and Student Lobby Day.
Read MoreUpdates from Washington, D.C.
You might not know it from the headlines, but the day-to-day work of the new Congress is well underway. The ADA is busy on behalf of dentists, with the support of the AAE and other dental specialties who participate in the Organized Dentistry Coalition. The AAE has joined the ADA in several correspondence with representatives in Washington.
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