NADP On The Move

NADP continues to serve as the voice of dental benefits industry to stakeholders and the media.

Meetings

DTA Summit

NADP Executive Director Mike Adelberg presented the Dental Coverage Landscape at the May 5 Dental Trade Alliance (DTA) Summit in Washington, D.C. After highlighting NADP’s advocacy efforts regarding the independent purchase of dental coverage on Healthcare.gov, DTA members decided to advocate on this issue.

ADA

NADP members Dr. Cherag Sarkari, LIBERTY Dental Plans, and Jill Purcell, The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America joined NADP Director of Research Jerry Berggren and Executive Director Mike Adelberg at the American Dental Association’s Council on Dental Benefits meeting May 13 in Chicago. The group discussed strategies to enhance employer sponsored dental benefits.

Zelis Conference

NADP Executive Director Mike Adelberg represented NADP and spoke to members about state advocacy topics at the recent Zelis Summit on May 12 in San Antonio.

GUAA

On May 18, NADP Director of Research Jerry Berggren presented the Dental Market Update at the Group Underwriters Association of America (GUAA) Conference in Savannah, GA.

SKYGEN TRANSFORM26

NADP Executive Director Mike Adelberg represented NADP and the dental benefits industry, speaking at SKYGEN TRANSFORM26, May 18-20 in Scottsdale, AZ.

DQA

This week NADP Deputy Executive Director Timothy L. Brown is representing the dental benefits industry at the Dental Quality Alliance meeting in Chicago, IL.  Watch for more update in the next edition of Monthly Byte.

Media

NADP News Release – On May 18, NADP distributed a news release, NADP: provider, patient benefits rose; dental plan enrollment fell in 2024. The release included highlights of the NADP 2025 State of the Dental Benefits Market Report. During its first two hours of wire distribution, the release received 3,155 total views, 1,188 unique readers, 57 full placements for a reach of 77.36 million.