The ADA is urging the Senate Finance Committee to ensure dental benefits are included in potential health insurance reforms.

After accomplishing its primary goals, the Coalition for Modernizing Dental Licensure disbanded in September.

Parties have until Nov. 13 to comment on the request to be recognized as the national certifying board for oral and maxillofacial radiology.

Clinical oral exams are critical to the early detection of oral cancer while biopsies remain the gold standard for definitive diagnosis.

Many dentists and staff members are surprised the first time a payment is reduced because of an issue involving a different patient.