Our National Dental Association: (1) affirms bi-directional medical-dental integration within the practice scope of care; (2) supports the treatment of dental caries with silver diamine fluoride (SDF)1 as indicated because it is clinically effective in noninvasively...
Program Will Continue To Address Oral Health Inequality and Transform the Face of the Dental Profession Bowie, MD., August 23, 2022- Today, the National Dental Association (NDA), the world’s largest and oldest organization of minority oral health professionals, and...
Medicaid is a joint federal-state program. States establish their own eligibility standards, benefit packages, provider payment policies, and administrative structures under broad federal guidelines. State Medicaid programs are required to cover dental services for...
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Chief Justice Bernette Johnson, the first African-American and second female Chief Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court, will be the keynote speaker for the 2014 NDA Civil Rights Luncheon. Chief Justice Johnson, a native of New Orleans, is a graduate of Spelman...
New Orleans awaits the convening of the 101st NDA Annual Convention, July 25-29, 2014 at the Hilton Riverside Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana. In honor of our visit to one of the most memorable and enjoyable cities in the country, we have incorporated new times for the...
MESSAGE from the Office of the NDA President Dear NDA Member: In recent months, we have received reports about Medicaid children being confronted with new barriers that are impeding their access to dental care. Although Early, Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and...
The National Minority Quality Forum (NMQF) and the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc., in cooperation with the Congressional Black Caucus Health Braintrust are hosting a joint event on April 28-29, 2014 at the Ritz Carlton in Washington, D.C.: the NMQF 11th...
MELVILLE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The S.M.I.L.E. (Student Mentoring with Immersive Learning and Enrichment) Healthcare Pathway Program, a leader in advancing oral health equity, is pleased to announce the addition of several prominent organizations as supporters of...
April is Oral Cancer Awareness month and it sheds light on this devastating disease that impacts roughly 430,000 people annually.1 In addition, we must also acknowledge that adverse oral cancer outcomes are not evenly distributed. For instance, non-Hispanic Black men...