Updated July 14, 2025: As the highly contagious but preventable measles viral infection spreads across the U.S. due to delayed…
CDA, the Sacramento District Dental Society and the No on Measure C campaign are celebrating a significant victory after soundly…
Updated March 12 to include anticipated restoration of services plus information on specific impacts to electronic prescribing and Medi-Cal Dental…
Employers who are not already following stricter state laws on worker classification must use a more complex multi-factor analysis when determining whether a worker is an employee or independent contractor.
California-licensed dentists who do not have a fingerprint on record in the dental board’s section of the Department of Consumer…
Navigating the complexities of HIPAA compliance can be overwhelming, especially when you have numerous pressing concerns in your daily practice….
Owners of small businesses with fewer than 20 employees must report their ownership information to the Department of Treasury’s FinCEN in compliance with the Corporate Transparency Act.
Harold C. Slavkin, DDS, a leading authority on craniofacial biology, dean emeritus at the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC and a founding member of the Santa Fe Group, died Dec. 22, 2023, at his home in Marina Del Rey, California. He was 85.
Changes are coming to the Medi-Cal Dental Program in Sacramento County. Dentists must be enrolled as a provider in Medi-Cal Dental fee-for-service to continue seeing any existing patients who leave their DMC plan and enroll in Medi-Cal Dental FFS.
In the aftermath of SmileDirectClub’s abrupt closure in early December, dentists may experience an uptick in patients needing orthodontic treatment. CDA has created FAQ to help members manage anticipated questions and concerns from past SmileDirectClub customers.
The CDA Foundation has awarded the first Community-Based Clinical Education grant to the University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry to expand oral health care at three community health centers in California while providing dental students with new clinical opportunities.
Recommendations to discontinue patient shielding are increasing, but, for now, dentists must continue to follow California regulation that requires patients be draped with a protective lead or lead-equivalent apron during dental radiography.
