AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION for AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION

Small Business SMB

Increased funding for small business loan programs Personal Protective Equipment for Small Businesses Liability Reform Small Business Taxes: 199A, 179 expensing, cash accounting Availability and cost of PPE Deceptive online reviews of small businesses, including dental practices

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Funding for dental coverage and benefits, caries prevention and oral health promotion, the dental workforce (incl. alternative dental providers and dental residencies), dental research, and other dental-related agencies, programs and services. Fiscal Year 2024 Appropriations-Agriculture (WIC, school lunches, Team Nutrition) Fiscal Year 2024 Appropriations-Defense (dental research programs) Fiscal Year 2024 Appropriations-Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies (IHS oral health division) Fiscal Year 2024 Appropriations-Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (AHRQ, CDC, CMS, HHS, HRSA, NIH/NIDCR, other dental-related agencies) Fiscal Year 2024 Appropriations- VA Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act or the CARES Act Families First Coronavirus Response Act. Consolidated Appropriations Act American Rescue Plan Consolidated Appropriations Act

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Agriculture AGR

Reauthorization of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (HHFKA) (National School Lunch Program, WIC program, Team Nutrition)

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Education EDU

Educational debt, student loans, loan repayment programs, dental school accreditation Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (student loans, accreditation) H.R. 1202/S. 704, Resident Education Deferred Interest Act (REDI Act) Student Loan Refinancing and Recalculation Act Student Loan Refinancing Act HIV Epidemic Loan-Repayment Program Act POST GRAD Act Dental Loan Repayment Assistance Act Bio-Professionals Workforce Pilot Program National Health Service Corps Reauth

Contacted: Education, Dept of; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Indian Health Service

Bills named: H.R. 1202 (118th), S. 704 (118th)

Transportation TRA

Infrastructure proposals (upgrade water fluoridation infrastructure)

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Adult dental Medicaid benefits Regulatory Reform for Medicaid Medicaid funding for the US territories Medicaid Audits Medicaid Claim Processing Medicaid Credentialing Medicare medically necessary Dental Establishment of a G Code for hospital operating room access for dental surgeries Operating room access for dental surgeries in ambulatory surgical centers H.R. 1342/S. 570 the Medicaid Dental Benefit Act H.R. 1422, SMILED Act Winddown of Public Health Emergency and Medicaid Childrens Health Insurance Program Medicare Advantage Postpartum oral health coverage Medicaid and CHIP Child and Adult Core Set Quality Measures

Contacted: SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Bills named: H.R. 1342 (118th), S. 570 (118th), H.R. 1422 (118th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Implementation of the Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act OSHA COVID-19 Healthcare Temporary Emergency Standard OSHA COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard Dental Team Workforce Shortages Maldistribution of dentists HR 1310 SHARE Act

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1310 (118th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Health savings accounts, flexible spending accounts, expand and make permanent the 199A/pass through deduction for small businesses. PPE Tax Credits Tax incentives to work in rural/underserved areas Exempting all repayments loan forgiveness programs from income tax Small Business Taxes

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Tobacco TOB

Quit Because of COVID-19 Act Tobacco Tax Equity Act Prohibit smoking on the premises of any facility of the Veterans Health Administration FDA action on menthol cigarettes and other menthol tobacco products Synthetic nicotine

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Veterans VET

VA: VETSmile Pilot Program VA Community Care Program VA: Licensure Funding for VA Office of Dentistry Authority of VA Assistant Under Secretary for Health for Dentistry VA Expiring Authorities Act H.R. 2410 VETCARE Act Amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act that Would Require a VA Dental Clinic in Each State

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Bills named: H.R. 2410 (118th)

Indian/Native American Affairs IND

Indian Health Service Health Professions Tax Fairness Act IHS Funding for dental programs/providers Community dental health coordinators

Contacted: SENATE; Indian Health Service; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Defense DEF

Implementation of Military Spouse Licensing Relief Act Supporting Federal Dental Services Supporting dentists in the National Guard/Reserve NDAA: Tricare Dental Program reform, Military Retirement, FDS ranks

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE

Health Issues HCR

Authority for dental-related programs to operate, caries prevention and oral health promotion, access to dental care, dental research, oral and craniofacial defects, prescribing practices (e.g., opioid prescribing), etc. Affordable Care Act Essential Health Benefits Access to dental care for people with disabilities Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act (ELSA) H.R. 1385, Dental and Optometric Care Access Act (DOC Access Act) Oral health initiatives H.R. 994 / S. 403, Oral Health Literacy and Awareness Act Action for Dental Health Implementation National Toxicology Program state-of-the-science report on fluoride Health Profession Shortage Areas Section 1557 regulations Interoperability CMS Vaccine Mandate Proposed 2022 CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids Access to personal protective equipment for dental offices Provider Relief Fund Including dental benefits in child support orders S. 862 Restoring Americas Health Care Workforce and Readiness Act NTP fluoride monograph NTP state-of-the-science report on fluoride/neurotoxicity HHS PREP Act declaration for dentists, dental assistants to administer COVID-19 and mpox vaccines MOBILE Health Care Act Implementation Improving Social Determinants of Health Act Emergency Department Boarding PREVENT HPV Cancers Act Oral Health for Moms Act H.R. 994/ S.403 Oral Health Literacy and Awareness Act VA Community Care Program OSHA ETS on Vaccine Mandate Cures 2.0 Act PREVENT Pandemics Act Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act Implementation MATE Act of 2021 Implementation Restoring Hope For Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 2022 ERISA reform Provider directories World Oral Health Day Oral health initiatives, ADH Implementation, National Health Service Corps, Health Professional Shortage Areas, Health Equity, HRSA Chief Dental Officer, Provider Relief Fund, workforce grants, integration of primary health care and oral health care, health equity, oral health literacy, advisory committee on training in primary care medicine and dentistry Antitrust Reform, Military spouse licensing reciprocity (OCR) Minamata Convention on Mercury Clear Aligners

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)

Bills named: H.R. 1385 (118th), H.R. 994 (118th), S. 862 (118th), S. 403 (118th)