Senate interest in Dental in Medicare Grows

…Sanders to push to include dental, vision and hearing coverage in the American Jobs and Families Plans.” Additionally, new draft Senate Budget Committee documents call for inclusion of a dental…

Federal NCS Legislation Introduced in House and Senate

On Friday, May 21, Rep. Clarke (D-NY) introduced the “Dental and Optometric Care Access Act of 2021” (“DOC Access” Act) H.R. 3461. The bill was cosponsored by Reps. Carter (R-GA),…

CMS finalizes rule rescinding Parts C, D enrollment requirements

…of Dental Plans. Evelyn Ireland, NADP executive director, commented, “NADP was pleased to work alongside the ADA and DDPA to change this requirement and assure access to dental services for…

Research Report – Jan. 2021

…and to strengthen the credibility and authority NADP brings to the conversation about dental benefits and access to dental care. Coming Soon 2021 Research Calendar For more information about surveys…

NADP Spotlight

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Talking Strategy

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NADP FAQs

…I reset it? How do I update my profile information? How do I access the NADP Members Only section? Make sure you are logged into nadp.org, then go to the…

NADP Comments on Nondiscrimination Rule

…meaningful access and these procedures along with taglines in the top 15 languages spoken nationally regarding access to language assistance services. NADP with volunteers from the Exchange Policy Workgroup (EPW),…

Oral & Overall Health – ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION

…for dental anxiety Earlier negative dental experiences are more likely to result in greater anxiety severity. A one-time cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)-based dental anxiety treatment reduced the use of avoidant…

Oral & Overall Health – CANCER

…Periodontitis and dental quality of life predict long-term survival in head and neck cancer The degree of alveolar bone loss, as determined by orthopantomogram (OPG), and dental health-related quality of…