News
NADP continues to represent the dental benefits industry to key stakeholders. Following are highlights from this past month.
Meetings
ADA SCDI
Dental Informatics Manager Brian Flynn represented the views of the views of the dental benefits industry during the American Dental Association (ADA) Standards Committee on Dental Informatics (SCDI) virtual meeting on Nov. 10. SCDI develops information processing standards and technical reports to assist the dental profession with hardware and software selection, digital photography, interoperability, data security and more.
Dental Quality Alliance
Drs. Mark Jurkovich, HealthPartners; Lynn Mouden, Guardian; and NADP Deputy Executive Director Timothy L. Brown represented NADP members during the Dental Quality Alliance (DQA) live, virtual meeting on Nov. 13. The mission of the DQA is to advance performance measurement to improve oral health, patient care, and safety through a consensus-building process.
ADA Health Policy Institute Roundtable
Serving as the voice of the dental benefits industry, NADP Executive Director Eme Augustini was a panelist on the Nov. 18 ADA Health Policy Institute industry roundtable. The topic for the roundtable discussions was “Will Patient Volume Decline in the Coming Months?”