At the CDA Annual Session in Beaver Creek, Colo., Dr. Carol Morrow was installed as the Colorado Dental Association’s 131st president. Dr. Morrow is the youngest president in the association’s history and only the second female president ever to lead the CDA. Dr. Morrow graduated from the CU School of Dental Medicine in 2006. She worked in private practice with …
The Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) has been identified as a promising practice to reduce risky opioid prescribing. To improve provider use in Colorado, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) is directing multiple projects to improve access to the PDMP and the overall user experience. To guide Colorado’s PDMP enhancement projects, CDPHE is requesting your participation in …
As shared with CDA members in the Winter 2017 Journal of the Colorado Dental Association, the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final regulation Dec. 15, 2016, regarding the handling of dental amalgam waste. New regulations require most U.S. dental offices to use a qualifying amalgam separator and comply with industry best management practices to reduce amalgam waste. With …
One of the nastiest types of virus in the world these days is called “ransomware” – a virus that silently infects one computer on the network and, quietly in the background, starts encrypting your user files so you can’t access them. After a certain period of time, the ransomware virus will display a message telling you your files are encrypted …
The Colorado Dental Political Action Committee (CODPAC) Board of Directors will hold its 2017 Annual Meeting on Thursday, Aug. 24 at 6 p.m. The meeting will be held in the board room at the CDA Headquarters (8301 E. Prentice Ave., Ste. 400, Greenwood Village, CO 80111. Any interested CODPAC contributor is welcome to attend. For more information, email Jennifer Goodrum, …
During the 2017 CDA Annual Session in Beaver Creek, Colo., the Past President’s Reception doubled as a fundraiser for the CDA Foundation. Because of the generosity of CDA members in attendance, the first-ever Bitte Geben Biergarten raised $6,000 through the sale of CDA Foundation-branded beer steins. All of the biergarten proceeds will go directly toward funding scholarships for University of …
CDA-endorsed Officite has created a 20-page document that guides dental professionals through the ins and outs of websites and online marketing. What’s Inside the Guide? You’ll find out why websites and online marketing are important and how to use them efficiently so that patients find your practice. The guide looks at five patient profiles—Newcomer Nathan, Dissatisfied Debbie, Specialist Steve, Millennial …
The location of the 2017 CDA Annual Session has changed. The meeting will now be at the Park Hyatt Beaver Creek Hotel and Spa in Beaver Creek, Colo., instead of the originally contracted Vail Cascade/Hotel Talisa property in Vail, Colo. Annual Session dates remain the same, June 9-11, 2017.
The location of the 2017 CDA Annual Session has changed. Due to an unforeseen delay in hotel construction, the meeting will now be at the Park Hyatt Beaver Creek Hotel and Spa in Beaver Creek, Colo., instead of the originally contracted Vail Cascade/Hotel Talisa property in Vail, Colo. What Changes The biggest change is in regard to your hotel room …
In October 2016, Medicaid (now known as Health First Colorado) announced changes to its payment methodology for orthodontic providers, which was met by many concerns within the orthodontist community. Many major issues came up, including potential rate cuts and lack of coverage for denied cases, which are highlighted in an updated bulletin issued in early April. Fortunately, the CDA was …
