Food banks nationwide benefit from $130,000 United Concordia Dental Charitable Fund donation

overall health,” said Ed Shellard, DMD, president and CEO, United Concordia Dental. “With more families facing food insecurity, many are turning to food banks for help. Our annual contribution supports…

Oral & Overall Health – KIDNEY DISEASE

…only with a direct causal link to dental caries. However, pulp diseases, periapical tissues, and diseases of the gum and periodontal tissues have no direct causal relationship. Health Science Reports…

State Updates

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NADP Comments on DSOs to Texas Sunset Commission

This month, NADP submitted comments in support of a Texas Sunset Commission Report on the State Board of Dental Examiners (TSBDE) and in particular, the Report’s Issue 1 findings regarding…

Dental Loss Ratio Reporting Bills Introduced in Multiple States

Several bills seeking to establish requirements that dental plans publicly report loss ratios have been introduced, or are pending introduction, this legislative session. NADP is currently opposing efforts in Montana…

Download Your Members’ Only Research Resources on Massachusetts MLR

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Bills Introduced Establishing State All-Payer Claims Databases with Dental

NADP has been tracking several pieces of legislation that create All-Payer Claims Databases (APCD) or add dental claims to existing APCDs. Texas HB 1907/SB 1135 was introduced this Spring, and Delaware…

Volunteers needed for 2021 Consumer Tracking Study Task Force

…research programs, writing and designing survey instruments, writing survey research reports, and end users of survey research reports) and, in anticipating NADP’s needs for the coming year, we could use…

Research Commission Revises Survey Schedule

…Only issue one report for sale based on 4 quarters of data collection. Issue interim reports to participants only Allow respondents to participate anonymously or be identified Corporate Responsibility Survey…

Final EHB Benchmarks for PY 2017 Released

…list did not include a supplement, thus referring to dental benefits included in the medical benchmark.   NADP submitted comments on the proposed list in September. We will review the…