WELCOME TO THE GDA The Georgia Dental Association, founded in 1859, is the premier professional dental organization in the state dedicated to promoting and upholding the highest standards of dentistry and patient care for all Georgians through education, advocacy, and professionalism. The GDA is dedicated to advancing the profession of dentistry and improving the oral health of the public.
ALERT: Dental Medicaid Crisis If you read the GDA Action with the story on the dental Medicaid crisis and CMOs, click this link to download the GDA documents you can use to talk with your legislators and patients about this important issue.
The Northwestern District has posted the Winter 2010 edition of its newsletter on the district web page. Click the link to log in as a GDA member (enter your user name and password when prompted) and read the newsletter which is posted as a PDF.
Still Time for Dentists to Renew State License
Dentists who did not renew their dental licenses by the state’s December 31, 2009, deadline are now considered by the Georgia Board of Dentistry as having a “lapsed late renewal” status and are also now subject to late renewal fees. Dentists may still renew their dental licenses on the Board’s web site at http://sos.georgia.gov/plb/dentistry. The late renewal fees are $350 for dental licenses, $175 for dental hygiene licenses, $100 for sedation permits, and $1 for volunteer dentists. These fees are in effect until June 30, 2010, after which time non-renewed licenses may be administratively revoked.
Red Flags Rule Delayed Until June 1, 2010
(From the ADA) The Federal Trade Commission announced October 30 that it would extend the moratorium on enforcement of the Red Flag Rule until June 1, 2010. The current moratorium was set to end on November 1. On another front, Senate leaders have told the ADA that they will bring a House version of legislation exempting small businesses from the Red Flag Rule to the floor. Given that the FTC has announced that it supports the legislation, the ADA expects it to pass and the president to sign it, thereby eliminating the threat of a new regulatory burden from most dental practices.
Georgia Pushes Responsible Health Reform
Georgia’s delegation to the American Dental Association was instrumental in developing a health care reform policy statement adopted by the ADA House of Delegates. The new ADA policy supports the GDA’s rational and fiscally responsible approach to reform. Full Story / Read Policy
Dentists: Download Members by Town List
A listing of Georgia dentists listed by town of practice was missing from the last GDA printed directory. Print a list of members by town (Adobe Acrobat is required to open this PDF form) by clicking here.
