May 29, 2025
Fibromodulin may prevent excessive scarring when included in surgical procedures that close tissue, such as suturing a cleft lip.
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As a component of the Michigan Dental Association (MDA), the Muskegon District Dental Society (MDDS) operates under the Tripartite system. This means that as a member of the MDA, you also become a member of the American Dental Association (ADA) and the MDDS. You are therefore gaining the resources of each organization to take advantage of “the power of three". Whether member dentists are caring for one patient, a community, a state, or a nation, organized dentistry is about improving oral health care together.
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May 27, 2025
The ADA is offering its perspective on how certain anticompetitive regulations impact the dental sector.
May 23, 2025
The U.S. House of Representatives passed the budget reconciliation package May 22.
May 23, 2025
ADA News is providing a roundup of happenings in government you may have missed.
May 23, 2025
Measles continues to spread in the U.S., as the total number of cases in 2025 is already more than three times the total for all of 2024.
May 22, 2025
This ADA News series shares fun facts about U.S. dental schools.
May 22, 2025
The ADA is commenting on competition in the dental insurance market.
May 22, 2025
The ADA signed onto a coalition letter that shares concerns about the impact of federal workforce reductions on tobacco control efforts.
May 22, 2025
The quick mineralization of pig teeth could aid the development of treatment for children experiencing “chalky teeth.”
May 22, 2025
The ADA’s annual SmileCon conference will hold its final event this October.
May 22, 2025
The ADA is commenting on competition in the dental insurance market.
May 21, 2025
A national conversation on fluoride prompted ADA leaders to re-emphasize the need for insurance groups to cover preventive services.
May 20, 2025
Dentists will learn how to communicate the importance of children’s airway health during the event taking place July 24-26 in Chicago.
May 20, 2025
Dental assistants in Iowa will no longer need to register with the state dental board, thanks to a new law.
May 19, 2025
ADA officials urged urged third-party payers, Medicaid agencies and employer groups to include fluoride treatment in coverage.
May 16, 2025
ADA News is providing a roundup of happenings in government you may have missed.
May 16, 2025
The ADA issued a Grassroots Alert urging members to tell Congress to oppose a tax bill provision that would negatively impact dentists.
May 15, 2025
The ADA is aware of dental benefit carriers reducing payments owed to dentists to recoup overpayments made to other dentists.
May 15, 2025
Florida became the second state to ban community water fluoridation after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Senate Bill 700 into law.
May 14, 2025
The ADA and University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine have collaborated to establish the ADA Living Guideline Program.
