Coronavirus (COVID-19) Advocacy
The ADA is lobbied Congress and the administration to protect dental patients and staff who are providing urgent and emergency care during the COVID-19 pandemic. The ADA is also lobbed to help dental practices stay viable during (and following) prolonged periods of reduced hours or closure. Visit ada.org to learn more about the Coronavirus (COVID-19) advocacy efforts. 
     
 
            
                Arizona oral preventive assistants bill becomes law 
            
        
            Apr 3, 2025
        
            Dental assistants now have a pathway to become oral preventive assistants in Arizona after Gov. Katie Hobbs signed S.B. 1124 into law.  
            https://adanews.ada.org/ada-news/2025/april/arizona-oral-preventive-assistants-bill-becomes-law/