By Jennifer Goodrum, CDA Director of Government Relations From the Summer 2015 Journal of the Colorado Dental Association During fall 2014 and spring 2015, the Colorado Dental Board conducted rulemaking hearings in order to implement the dental sunset review bill. The State Board established four related rulemaking committees: anesthesia; CE and fining; licensure; lasers, dental hygiene prescribing and dental …
Welcoming New Dental Colleagues
By Denise Kassebaum, D.D.S., M.S., dean of the University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine From the Summer 2015 Journal of the Colorado Dental Association I would like to express my sincere appreciation to the members and leadership of the Colorado Dental Association for your continued support of the University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine (SDM). Your participation in …
Leading in a Time of Change
By Gary Field, D.D.S., CDA President From the Summer 2015 Journal of the Colorado Dental Association My journey to leadership in the dental community started when I was an undergraduate at the University of Nebraska, as a sophomore pre-dent major. I was just elected as the president of the pre-dent club, and we had just met the dean of the …
Colorado Dental Care Ranks High in Key Areas in ADA Health Policy Institute Analysis
December 9, 2015 An American Dental Association Health Policy Institute (HPI) report, “The Oral Health Care System: A State-by-State Analysis,” released Dec. 9, 2015, compiled data on the U.S. dental healthcare system in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, and the nation as a whole. Colorado statistics from the HPI report demonstrate the outreach and dedication by the …
Dentists Meet with Federal Legislators 2010
May 10, 2010 The ADA hosts a legislative and lobbying conference in Washington, D.C. each spring that provides a mix of prominent speakers, issue briefings, grassroots education and political training. Eight CDA dentists represented Colorado at this year’s conference, held April 12-14: Dr. Jeff Hurst, Dr. Brett Kessler, Dr. Ed Leone Jr., Dr. David Lurye, Dr. Rhett Murray, Dr. Jeanne …
New Medicaid ID Cards
May 10, 2010 Beginning June 1, the Colorado Department of Healthcare Policy and Financing will be issuing Medical Identification Cards with a new look to Medicaid patients. The new cards will now be bilingual (English and Spanish) and more informative. Click here to view a sample of the new card. These new cards do not replace cards issued before June …
Charitable Care Presentation to House HHS Committee
May 10, 2010 Rep. Jim Riesberg, chair of the House Health and Human Services (HHS) Committee, asked the CDA’s help in organizing a presentation on the low cost and charitable dental options that are currently available to Coloradans. On Thursday, April 8, the CDA – along with select dental charities – met with the House HHS Committee to provide information …
Member Spotlight: Dr Walter Schneider
May 10, 2010 Located in rural southern Tanzania, Songea is an impoverished, remote district about 60 miles north of the Mozambique border. In November 2009, Longmont dentist Dr. Walter Schneider spent two weeks in Songea providing free dental care in a clinic run by Miracle Corners of the World, a nonprofit organization based in New York. Working with a local …
HB1234 Defeated
May 10, 2010 Bill Required U.S. Licensure for Claims Denials Thanks to all CDA members who wrote their legislators regarding HB 1234, the bill that would require denials of insurance claims be made by U.S. licensed healthcare practitioners who have expertise in the specialty or field involved in the claim. The CDA got involved with this bill after learning that …
House of Delegates to Consider 2010-2011 Budget
May 10, 2010 On June 11, the CDA’s governing body, the House of Delegates, will consider the 2010-2011 budget. The proposed budget includes a $14 dues increase. Dues for the CDA have not been changed since 2001, which would make this adjustment the first increase in a decade. The CDA works hard to maintain a budget with limited financial impact …