Located on the campus of Sacred Heart Medical Center in partnership with the Community Health Association of Spokane (CHAS), the residency program is designed to give recent dental school graduates a chance to enhance their abilities to care for more medically complex patients than they managed in dental school.

WSDA has a great new benefit for Retro participants! Bringing injured employees back to modified duty as soon as possible – also known as Return to Work (RTW) – just got more beneficial.

Dive into content on the ADA Member App and enter for a chance to dive, snorkel and hike in the Galapagos Islands.

As of Oct. 27, 2022, several emergency proclamations related to health care will be rescinded, and as of Oct. 31, 2022, all remaining COVID-19 emergency proclamations and the state of emergency will come to an end. Some requirements from the Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) and the Department of Health (DOH) will remain in place for health care settings.

The Department of Health is planning to propose changes to initial and renewal licensing fees.

The Dental Quality Assurance Commission (DQAC) will hold its next Dental Educational Outreach Committee meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 26 at 12:00 PM.

The Board of Denturists will meet Friday, Oct. 28 at 12:00 PM and will hear an update regarding rule language for the placement of prefabricated abutments, which may include deciding on proposed language from the rules workshops that have been conducted.

Learn more about a funding opportunity available from HRSA with the purpose of establishing new accredited community-based medical or dental residency programs in rural and underserved communities.

Dr. Edgar will become president-elect at the conclusion of this year’s House of Delegates and become president of the ADA in October 2023.

The Dental Quality Assurance Commission (DQAC) will hold its next business meeting in a hybrid format on Friday, Oct. 21.

WSDA endorses Dr. Dennis Bradshaw for election to the Delta Board of Directors.

The Washington Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) would like to hear about your experience with COVID-19 and infection control practices through a brief survey. We encourage all members to complete the survey to ensure that dentists’ experiences are well represented in survey results.

Beginning Jan. 1, 2023, the state minimum wage will increase to $15.74 per hour, up from the current $14.49 per hour rate.

Looking for hands-on CE courses this fall? Check out hands-on workshops available at PNDC 2022, November 10-12 in Seattle.

WSDA has been in conversation with Delta Dental of Washington about their new reimbursement model. Read answers to 33 questions posed by WSDA volunteer leaders about the model.

Thank you for the opportunity to serve as your president this past year. I’m excited to see the seeds we are planting grow and mature over time for the benefit of current and future WSDA members.

One thing is clear when you meet Dr. John Gibbons, the incoming WSDA president: He lives life to the fullest. But the one thing he’s most passionate about doesn’t involve wild animals, exotic travel or fast engines. It’s something far more complex and unpredictable. It’s dental advocacy.

Congratulations to Matt French, who was granted honorary WSDA membership after 20 years of service to the Association and Washington Dentists' Insurance Agency (WDIA).