News Articles

Mid-year legal changes impact California dental practices

California dentists may want to review laws that may impact their practice and have taken effect over the last year. CDA resources can assist compliance.

September 16, 2025 |Laws & Regulations

Delta Dental will require multi-factor authentication for account access effective Oct. 20

Delta Dental announced it will implement multi-factor authentication and that providers will need to complete MFA enrollment before Oct. 20 to continue using the Delta Dental Provider Portal.

September 15, 2025 |Delta Dental

CDA highlights risks of proposed changes to Public Service Loan Forgiveness program in formal comments to Education Department

CDA’s comments emphasize that the proposals pose risks for dentists working in nonprofit and public health settings who rely on PSLF to manage their student debt.

September 12, 2025 |Access to Care, Public Health, Students

Oral Health Equity Report released by CDA and its Foundation will guide policy, practice and public investment

The Oral Health Equity Report provides a framework to help strengthen patient care and guide investments in oral health equity.

September 8, 2025 |Access to Care, CDA Foundation, Public Health

Webinars, printable flyers and more tools to support fluoride advocacy

Even with overwhelming scientific consensus on the safety and efficacy of fluoridation, misinformation about fluoride has spread to communities where dental teams live and serve.

September 3, 2025 |CDA Foundation, Education and Events, Patient Care

AI in dentistry: What are the HIPAA violation risks? 

Remember that AI is a tool to assist — not replace — your professional judgment.

August 27, 2025 |Endorsed Services, News Articles, Privacy/HIPAA, Regulatory Compliance

Measure dental practice success with these six KPIs

CDA members can access tools developed by CDA analysts to help identify, track and improve KPIs

August 20, 2025 |Leadership and Practice Ownership, Practice Management

No tax on qualified overtime starting in 2025: Employers have reporting requirements

Employers must adjust their payroll systems to comply with a provision of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that exempts qualifying overtime compensation from federal income tax.

August 19, 2025 |Laws & Regulations

When Medi-Cal patients miss dental appointments: How to respond and reschedule

Providers have several options if a Medi-Cal patient misses an appointment, but billing a Medi-Cal patient for a missed appointment is not one of them.

August 13, 2025 |Medi-Cal/Denti-Cal

Receiving invoices for dental supplies you didn’t order? Put a stop to them with CDA’s sample letter

A CDA recently avoiding paying a bogus invoice for $1,400. Learn how to avoid the scam, and use CDA’s sample letter to notify the company of your rights.

August 11, 2025 |Practice Management, Regulatory Compliance

UCSF student shares advice on learning from mistakes, overcoming imposter syndrome

Each month, CDA highlights a student from one of California’s seven dental schools. Get to know Raksha Pagadala or UCSF School of Dentistry’s class of 2027.

August 8, 2025 |Students

New RDA preceptor program from CDA assists on-the-job training, retention

CDA has launched an on-the-job resource to help member-dentists train and retain RDAs under the preceptor pathway that took effect July 1.

August 7, 2025 |Dental Practice & Licensing, Staffing & Training
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