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.

Attention Medicaid Providers: The Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA) recently published updates to the Dental Fee Schedule as well as to the Access to Baby and Child Dentistry (ABCD), Dental-related Services, and Orthodontic Services billing guides.

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

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).

Have you ever been placed in an insurance network without your knowledge? WSDA wants to hear about your experience through our network leasing survey.

Join dentists from across the state on Friday, Jan. 27 as Dental Action Day returns in person in Olympia. One profession, one voice!

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.

The WSDA House of Delegates was held Sept. 22-24, 2022 in Bellevue. See a list of election results and review resolutions passed by the House for the upcoming year.

Share your dental workforce challenges through the Fall 2022 WA Health Sentinel Survey. Survey results will be shared with key policymakers and other stakeholders to inform the policy development and funding decisions impacting our vital health workforce.

WSDA encourages members to submit comments on the Dentist and Dental Hygienist Interstate Compact by Friday, Sept. 30. The Compact would allow dentists and dental hygienists licensed in one Compact member state to more easily obtain licensure in another Compact member state, creating reciprocity among participant states and reducing the barriers to licensure portability and employment.