A survey conducted by CDA found that 49% of Medi-Cal dentists would leave the program if the proposed cuts to provider rates take effect this year.
CDA has organized more than 70 California health care provider groups, labor and workforce advocates and children’s advocacy organizations to support preserving essential Medi-Cal Dental funding.
The CDA Foundation’s volunteer leadership reflect on how clinic models have evolved to increase impact and support sustainable access to care.
CDA accomplished and advanced major priorities in 2025 with the help of CDA members and dental professionals.
FDA’s action is not an outright ban on fluoridated prescription products, and state and national oral health organizations continue to recommend them as safe and effective.
With 11 impactful bills signed into law in recent years and more initiatives underway, we have remarkable momentum.
Dental plan reform continues to lead CDA’s advocacy agenda with another successful CDA-sponsored bill that will benefit California dentists and their patients.
The new law bars the specific ways private equity groups and hedge funds are influencing dentists’ and physicians’ professional judgement.
Read why “Getting SB 386 signed into law is a huge victory for California dentists, who have contended too long with the predatory use of VCCs.”
CDA continues to advocate at the federal and state levels for investments to improve the profession of dentistry and bolster oral health care in California.
The California Court of Appeal has decided CDA’s appeal of the Superior Court ruling in CDA’s lawsuit against Delta Dental of California.
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.
