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Oct 25, 2023

What if Dentistry Was Disorganized?

This editorial from 1931, written at the front end of the Great Depression, gives us much to contemplate.1 After all, as members of the dental profession, we continue to have a public to serve emerging from the Covid-19 Pandemic. We are entrusted by society with the right to self-regulate.

Oct 25, 2023

Pain, Pills and New Perceptions

The beauty of dentistry and medicine, in general, is the ever-present evolution and growth of evidence-based practices guided by novel understanding. The advancement of knowledge allows our “practice” of the healing arts, to be refined continuously to better serve our patients and customize treatment modalities for maximized efficacy in rendering patient care.

TDA Securing Wins for Texas Dentists at HHSC

Nov 25, 2020

At the end of the 2019 legislative session, TDA started working with the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) to make sure that dentistry was included in improvements to Medicaid managed care required by Senate Bill 1207. TDA is excited to report wins for dentists regarding Medicaid complaints and appeals, clinical oversight and benefits, administrative simplification, and network adequacy. Without TDA’s advocacy, HHSC would not have included dentistry in the managed care improvements. Read the upcoming January 2021 TDA Today’s “Medicaid Update” for an in-depth look at the protections TDA is achieving for Medicaid participating dentists. TDA members can read the TDA Today in print, or online here (must be logged in).