News Items

Nov 6, 2018

Paid Family & Medical Leave Employer Toolkit

An employer toolkit is now available from the Washington State Employment Security Department (ESD) for information on how to implement requirements for Washington's new Paid Family and Medical Leave Program.

Nov 5, 2018

ProviderOne Outage Planned November 9-12

Please read a notice from the HCA regarding a planned outage of the ProviderOne system.

Nov 2, 2018

Get Involved in Paid Family & Medical Leave Rulemaking

The rulemaking process for Washington's Paid Family & Medical Leave Program is ongoing. Have opinions regarding the new rules? Submit public comments to the Employment Security Department (ESD).

Nov 2, 2018

Facial Aesthetics: Looking Beyond Enamel and Gingiva

The CE course "Facial Aesthetics: Looking Beyond Enamel and Gingiva" with Dr. Timothy Hess will take place on Thursday, November 15 from 1-2 PM at the DoubleTree by Hilton Seattle Airport.

Nov 2, 2018

ProviderOne to be Updated in November

ProviderOne to be updated in November as part of regular maintenance.

Nov 2, 2018

Dental Action Day: Jan. 31, 2019

Mark your calendar now! WSDA's largest annual advocacy event will take place Thursday, January 31 in Olympia.

Oct 30, 2018

President Signs Opioids Bill, Making It Law

President Donald J. Trump on Oct. 24 signed into law legislation aimed at ending the nation’s opioid crisis.

Oct 29, 2018

American Sign Language (ASL) Requests and Reimbursement

Interpreter services for Medicaid eligible clients can be requested through the Health Care Authority's (HCA's) current vendor Universal Language Service (Universal).

Oct 29, 2018

Washington Healthplanfinder Introduces In-Person Assistance Sites For 2018 Open Enrollment

New enrollment centers in Seattle, Tacoma, Bellingham and central Washington to debut on November 1.

Oct 26, 2018

Reported Isolite Mouthpiece Reuse in Corporate Dental Chain

On October 25, an important story aired on KIRO 7 in Seattle. It exemplifies the concerns the WSDA has had with the practice of corporate dentistry, and why we continue to champion efforts to protect the doctor-patient relationship in every practice model that dentists choose.

Oct 26, 2018

Celebrating 4,400 Member Dentists

This October, WSDA reached an exciting milestone—we welcomed our 4,400th dentist into membership!

Oct 26, 2018

National Prescription Drug Take Back Day - Oct. 27

Saturday, October 27 is National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. Turn in your unused prescription medications at drop-off locations around the state.

Oct 26, 2018

Reminder: Paid Family & Medical Leave Requirements Start Jan. 1, 2019

Employers will need to offer paid family and medical leave starting January 1, 2020. Prepare your office for requirements that will begin to take effect January 1, 2019.

Oct 25, 2018

In Support of the Whistleblowers: A Troubling DSO Complaint

A courageous whistleblower, a former office manager for a clinic operated by Lone Peak Management Group, LLC, recently reported a corporate scheme designed to wring out minor cost savings at the expense of patient safety.

Oct 24, 2018

HRSA Dedicates $293 Million to Expanding Workforce

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration announced Oct. 18 that it is awarding $293 million to expand the primary health care workforce.

Oct 24, 2018

ADA Third Party Payer Concierge: Connect With a Dental Benefits Expert

Get one-on-one support directly from an expert on dental benefits issues through the American Dental Association Third Party Payer Concierge.

Oct 23, 2018

Patients, Dentists Can Report to FDA Issues with Direct to Consumer Dentistry Devices

Patients and dentists can report issues with medical devices to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, including any problems they have had with devices related to direct to consumer, or DTC, dental laboratory products.

Oct 22, 2018

Dr. Linda Edgar Installed as American Dental Association Trustee

Congratulations to WSDA Board member Dr. Linda Edgar, who was installed as a trustee of the American Dental Association during ADA 2018 in Honolulu.

Oct 18, 2018

Reminder: CE Rule Changes Start Jan. 1, 2019

Major changes to Washington’s dental continuing education requirements take effect on January 1, 2019. Review a summary of the changes from the Washington State Department of Health.

Oct 18, 2018

Public-private Safe Prescribing Initiative Results in Significant Reductions of Medicaid Opioid Prescriptions

A public-private safe prescribing initiative launched in late 2017, called Better Prescribing, Better Treatment, has resulted in significant reductions in Apple Health (Medicaid) opioid prescriptions in less than a year.