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She’s been a pharmacist, an MD and a dentist. Now she uses ‘all of it’ as a dental consultant with the state of California

Dr. Margaret Mary Delmore discusses why she gave up her private dental practice of over 25 years to accept a dental consultant position with the California Department of Health Care Services.

October 15, 2026 |Medi-Cal/Denti-Cal

Online infection control training for unlicensed dental assistants now allowed by law

Legislation supported by CDA and signed into law by the governor provides flexibility in how unlicensed dental assistants complete required infection control training, including through virtual course options.

October 7, 2026 |Legislation

Mark Booth, DDS, receives Dr. Arthur A. Dugoni Faculty Award for his humanistic approach to dental education

Mark Booth, DDS, receives the CDA Foundation’s 2026 Dr. Arthur A. Dugoni Faculty Award for his humanistic approach to dental education.

October 5, 2026 |CDA Foundation

Governor signs CDA-sponsored bill on assignment of benefits, network adequacy standards

CDA-sponsored AB 1629 delivers a long-sought change requiring all dental plans to honor a patient’s assignment of benefits requests.

September 28, 2026 |Dental Plan Reform

Behind the CDA Journal: Dr. Kerry K. Carney

Kerry K. Carney, the Journal’s editor-in-chief since 2007, shares how the Journal has evolved over nearly 20 years and why critical thinking has become an important part of the Journal’s overarching goal.

September 28, 2026 |Membership

California time off laws: What you need to know to protect your practice

CDA’s Endorsed Services partner HR for Health shares common types of employee leaves in California and how to legally comply.

September 8, 2026 |Endorsed Services

For this California dentist, dropping dental plans was necessary for practice’s long-term sustainability

Dr. Jennifer Chiang discusses her path from associate dentist to practice owner in California and why she chose exit all dental plan contracts to sustain her practice.

September 3, 2026 |Dental Benefit Plans

Training program helps community health workers connect patients with dental offices to receive timely care

The California Community Health Worker Oral Health Training Program helps CHWs connect patients to dental care.

September 2, 2026 |Access to Care

Dental plans are moving from paper to default electronic payments: Dentists may need to take action to avoid fees

Delta Dental, Aetna and Guardian have announced changes in their payment methods as early as Sept. 4. Dentists may need to take steps to avoid fees.

August 27, 2026 |Dental Plan Reform

Grant-funded clinical rotation sites now running at all California dental schools

More than 340 California dental students have trained in grant-funded community-based clinical rotation sites in underserved communities since July 2024. Read what directors and dental school deans have to say about the success of the rotations.

August 27, 2026 |Access to Care

Five ways your dental practice could quietly be losing revenue

Dental practices are losing revenue to common financial drains. CDA Endorsed Services partner eAssist shares five strategies to help.

August 25, 2026 |Endorsed Services

U.S. small businesses exempt from beneficial ownership information reporting requirements

Most small U.S. businesses are now permanently exempt from the requirement to report beneficial ownership information to the Treasury Department’s FinCEN under the Corporate Transparency Act.

August 19, 2026 |Leadership and Practice Ownership
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