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State Legislative and Regulatory News
AGD serves as the eyes, ears and voice of the general dentist. We advocate for you on legislation and
regulation (including State Dental Boards) in both Washington D.C. and the various states. We also stand up for you with
insurance companies and third party payers. Finally, we also represent your interests within organized dentistry, including
the American Dental Association.
In Michigan, a bill to require dentists to install amalgam separators has passed another hurdle. House Bill 6307, which requires dentists to install and use a dental amalgam separator by Dec. 31, 2013, passed the House on Nov. 13 and is now headed to the Senate. A companion bill, House Bill 6308, that would provide tax breaks to dentists to purchase these separators has not moved since its introduction. There are identical bills to these two bills in the Senate, Senate Bills 1309 and 1310, that are both currently on 3rd Reading in the Senate.
On November 10, 2008 the Wyoming Division of Community and Rural Health established emergency rules to implement the Wyoming Health Care Provider Loan Repayment program. This new rule specifies the award of grant funds to health care providers to repay loans taken for educational expenses.
On December 12, dentists in Alaska will see a change in fees. The newly adopted regulations add a fee of $400 for a nonrefundable application and review fee for license by credentials; however, the rules also decrease the license fee for all or part of the initial biennial license period to $290 from $590.
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