New laws and regulations taking effect include a B&O tax increase, minimum wage increase & the start of Paid Family and Medical Leave program employee benefit utilization.
Reducing prescriptions and encouraging proper disposal of unused medicines through national Drug Take Back Days will help address diversion issues and drug abuse.
The Neighborcare Health Dental Clinic at Providence St. Peter Hospital will provide underserved families and individuals access to oral health care services.
We look forward to supporting the good works of our component societies & expanding dental residency programs across the state with a new strategic vision for the WSDA Foundation.
Paid Family & Medical Leave Program reporting for Quarter 4 is due by Jan. 31. Additionally, beginning Jan. 1, employers will need to offer paid family and medical leave through either the state plan or a voluntary plan.
While amalgam separators are already required in all dental offices in WA that use mercury-containing amalgams, dental offices must submit a new one-time compliance report by Oct. 12, 2020.
WDS members Drs. Cynthia Pauley, Christopher Delecki, Bernard Larson, Nathan Russell, and Todd Irwin recently filed a complaint with the Office of the Insurance Commissioner seeking a full investigation of the 2013 Delta reorganization effort.
Washington State Dental Association leadership has requested the Antitrust Division of the Washington State Attorney General’s Office to investigate whether Washington Dental Service (Delta Dental of Washington) has engaged in illegal monopsonist practices in our state.
The WSDA News Spring Issue cover story explores the history of Delta Dental and how its relationships with its member dentists and the Washington State Dental Association have changed over the years.
For years, WSDA member dentists have worried about how Delta Dental’s market dominance impacts their practices and the patients they serve. We now know that negative impacts of that power are being felt in the public arena as well. Read WSDA Executive Director Bracken Killpack's editorial for the Spring Issue of the WSDA News.