Information Concerning Change Healthcare Cyberattack

ISDS understands the trickledown impact this cyberattack has had on dental practices – particularly on payments and explanations of payment (EOP) – and wants to help our members navigate through the receiving and recording of payments from dental benefit/insurance companies correctly in the meantime.

Call for Presenters: Illinois Oral Health Conference: July 24-25, 2024

Seeking Proposals! Illinois Oral Health Conference: July 24-25, 2024

The Illinois State Dental Society Foundation Announces the 2023 Community Grant Awards

The grant program attracted the interest of 19 worthwhile organizations actively working to expand access to oral health care services to needy individuals around the state. This year $75,000 in grant monies were awarded to ten organizations for projects designed to provide access to dental care and increase oral health awareness and education.

Dental Insurance Reform Takes Center Stage in ISDS’s 2024 Legislative Agenda

The Illinois State Dental Society (ISDS) is gearing up for the 2024 legislative session with a primary focus on dental insurance reform, teledentistry, and changes to the state's Medicaid program. Here's an overview of what's in store:

ADA opposes small business tax hike

The ADA expressed opposition to the removal of pass-through entity tax deductions in a Grassroots Alert and coalition letter to the Senate.

Integrating electronic dental records into research systems complicated

The ADA filed comments in response to the FDA notice on how future research that uses real world data can be standardized.

ADA Forsyth Friday: Arginine’s influence on key periodontal pathogen

Research explores how the amino acid arginine influences the colonization and survival of Porphyromonas gingivalis.