Reporting Requirement Delayed
The requirement to record payments and transfers of anything of value to dentists has been delayed until HHS publishes a final rule on the Physician Payment Sunshine provisions of the Patient Protection Affordable Care Act (PPACA). The proposed rule was published on December 19th in the Federal Register. Learn more...

Oral Health Emergency Room Spending in Florida
The Florida Public Heath Institute recently released a report analyzing oral health emergency room spending in Florida. What the institute found is that hospital emergency room dental care visits have increased dramatically. Learn more...

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Ad Council Agrees to Develop Oral Health Campaign The collaboration between the Ad Council and the Partnership for Healthy Mouths, Healthy Lives dental coalition will result in a three-year, public service ad campaign to educate and raise awareness about the importance of children’s oral health and its tie to disease prevention. Included is Northcoast Research's evaluation of the potential positive impact of this oral health campaign. Learn more...

This just in: In the "2011 Year in Review" section of Inside Dentistry is DTA Leads Coalition for Major Public Awareness Campaign: Ad Council will conduct a three year campaign aimed at improving children's oral health. Here are pages 6 and 7 of this Inside Dentistry issue.

The Patient Protection and Affordability Health Care Act
What H.R. 3590 means to DTA members is offered by Eric Shirley, chair of the DTA task force on ethics. Additional resources to help with reporting and links to informative documents are provided.
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