Congress Continues Debate on Reconciliation Package, Adding Dental Benefit to Medicare

As part of the ongoing negotiations on the Build Back Better package, congressional Democrats are debating varying proposals for adding a dental benefit to Medicare. In September, a comprehensive dental

United Concordia Dental Program Encourages Kids to Swap Halloween Candy for Gift Cards

…Network Operations, Services & Solutions, United Concordia Dental. “Halloween is a great opportunity to teach kids about the importance of healthy dental habits, such as brushing properly, visiting the dentist…

Webinars Address Timely Industry Trends

Dental Transparency in Dental: Deliver the Tools and Clarity that Plan Sponsors Expect and Members Want, sponsored by Fluent. Empowering your Network Providers to Accelerate Reimbursement, sponsored by Vyne Dental

Saliva Testing

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FDA plays tooth fairy, awards clearance to VideaHealth’s cavity-spotting AI

…Factory, which the company says comprises the dental industry’s most diverse data set. It spans more than 100 million data points collected from dental service organizations, insurance companies, clearinghouses and…

NADP On The Move

NADP continues to represent the dental benefits industry to key stakeholders and legislators. Meetings SNOMED International NADP’s Diagnostic Terminology (DT) Subworkgroup (SWG) Chair Dr. Linda Vidone (Dental Service of MA)…

NADP Announces Selection of Eme Augustini as New Executive Director

October 15, 2019 (Dallas, TX) – The National Association of Dental Plans (NADP) Board of Directors is pleased to announce the selection of Emeline (Eme) Augustini, as the new Executive…

NADP Pulse – January 2022

…introduced each year.  Additional areas of focus include work with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), and the National Conference of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL) to ensure the dental benefits…

Dental Utilization Trends Returning to Pre-Pandemic Norms Per NADP Research

Dental Utilization Trends Returning to Pre-Pandemic Norms Per NADP Research The NADP Dental Benefits Report: 2023 Utilization Trends indicates variability in quarter-to-quarter utilization data decreased significantly in 2023, returning to…

NADP Pulse – February 2022

…#1. This month, we will focus on HLI #2: Understand and influence the growing role and objectives of the federal government in dental benefits. Operational Plans: Deepen relationships with key…