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• 08/10/2021 - ADA resource answers questions about staff vaccination
• 08/03/2021 - SBA to streamline PPP forgiveness for most loans
• 07/20/2021 - CDC revises infection control guidance for dentistry
• 06/15/2021 - CDC COVID-19 PPE and Screening FAQ. ADA reports dental practices ‘largely exempt’ from OSHA rule
• 06/08/2021 - Dental office COVID-19 protections have worked, ADA tells administration
• 06/01/2021 - COVID-19 Vaccine Communication Toolkit is now in Spanish.
• 05/25/2021 - ADA: It is safe to resume regular dental care.
• 05/20/2021 - What does updated CDC mask guidance mean for dental offices?
• 05/18/2021 - Guidance for Dental Settings. Gov. Ducey Announces "Arizona Back to Work."
• 05/16/2021 - OSHA, CDC, and ADA Guidance for Dental Settings Remains Unchanged
• 04/27/2021 - Guidance outlines safe harbor for deducting expenses paid with PPP funds.
• 04/06/2021 - Your voice was heard! Gov Ducey signs AzDA-supported legislation protecting Arizona Providers (including dentists) from frivolous COVID-19 lawsuits
• 03/23/2021 - Arizona opens vaccine appointments to everyone 16 and older.
• 03/16/2021 - Dentists, Dental Students Authorized to Administer COVID-19 Vaccine Nationwide
• 03/11/2021 - Newest Guidance on PPP and the Employee Retention Credit
• 03/09/2021 - CDC releases guidance for fully immunized people. ADA supports bill that creates a Social Determinants of Health Program at CDC
• 03/04/2021 - ADA releases toolkit for increasing vaccine confidence.
• 03/02/2021 - ADA New patient resource on COVID-19 vaccines.
• 02/16/2021 - AZ lawmakers advance COVID liability protection bill.
• 02/04/2021 - SURVEY: would you be open to administering the COVID-19 vaccine to help with the pandemic?
• 01/26/2021 - PPE, SBA Loans, and Upcoming Webinars
• 01/21/2021 - SBA releases shortened PPP loan forgiveness application
• 01/19/2021 - Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act becomes law
• 01/14/2021 - PPP opens to additional lenders Friday
• 01/12/2021 - ADA webinar this Thurs—COVID Relief Overview and an Update on Vaccines
• 01/12/2021 - SADS: Informational Links Regarding the COVID-19 Vaccine
• 01/12/2021 - NADS: Informational Links Regarding the COVID-19 Vaccine
• 01/08/2021 - ADA shares COVID-19 vaccination employment law FAQs
• 01/07/2021 - COVID-19 Vaccines and Allergic Reactions – CDC Update
• 01/05/2021 - AZDHS: Arizona's emergency response to the COVID-19 outbreak. ADA plans webinar on licensing dentists to vaccinate
• 12/31/2020 - Governor Ducey Issues Executive Order to Accelerate COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution in Arizona
• 12/29/2020 - AzDA Special COVID-19 message, 12/29: Items for your vaccination
• 12/29/2020 - ADA's COVID-19 Vaccine Regulations for Dentists Map.
• 12/24/2020 - What do the new COVID-19 relief, spending packages mean for dentistry? Happy Holidays!
• 12/22/2020 - Senate passes legislation, supported by organized dentistry, to reform McCarran-Ferguson Act
• 12/18/2020 - Maricopa County Public Health Update on COVID-19 Vaccine
• 12/17/2020 - AzDA Update 12/17—COVID-19 vaccine info available in new ADA fact sheet.
• 12/15/2020 - From the Arizona Health Alert Network: COVID-19 Vaccine Updates
• 12/15/2020 - ADA webinar: What Have We Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic?
• 12/14/2020 - COVID-19 Vaccine Information for Maricopa County Dentists
• 12/14/2020 - COVID-19 Vaccine Information for Pima County Dentists
• 12/09/2020 - AzDA Update 12/09/20—Dentists and Arizona’s COVID-19 Vaccine
• 12/08/2020 - AzDA Update 12/08/20—ADA begins another distribution of 3M-made KN95 masks and Level 1 non-surgical polyester Isolation Gowns
• 12/01/2020 - AzDA Update 12/01/20—Urge Congress to Get to Work on a COVID-19 Relief Bill.
• 11/24/2020 - AzDA Update 11/24/20—ADCPA answers key questions about PPP loan forgiveness
• 11/19/2020 - AzDA Update 11/19/20—Do You Have Enough Gloves? ADA President Dr. Klemmedson Statement on Dental Care During Pandemic
• 11/17/2020 - AzDA Update 11/17/20—They need your opinion: ADHS COVID-19 Vaccine Survey
• 11/05/2020 - AzDA Update 11/05/20—Provider Relief Fund application deadline is tomorrow,
• 11/03/2020 - FREE PPE
• 10/27/2020 - Phoenix Expands COVID-19Business Relief Grant Eligibility
• 10/27/2020 - AzDA Update 10/27/20—Provider Relief Fund Extension
• 10/22/2020 - AzDA Update 10/22/20—CDC Revises Guidance On What Constitutes “Close Contact” With COVID-19 Cases
• 09/24/2020 - ADA Highlights Dental Community’s Work, Accomplishments During COVID-19 Pandemic
• 09/22/2020 - Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act passes House
• 09/18/2020 - Check out the AzDA Perks Supplies pricing if you need PPE
• 09/16/2020 - House Bill Calls For $25,000 Tax Credit For Businesses Purchasing PPE
• 09/11/2020 - HHS Provider Relief Fund Deadline Is This Sunday
• 09/07/2020 - Request Your Free PPE by tomorrow
• 09/04/2020 - ADA responds to COVID-19 pandemic w/ guidance, advocacy
• 09/02/2020 - New Medicaid Requirement for Providers. New DEA Fee Schedule Takes Effect Oct. 1
• 08/24/2020 - Licensed Arizona Dentists, Request Your Free PPE by 8/31/2020
• 08/17/2020 - Licensed Arizona Dentists, Request Your Free PPE
• 08/12/2020 - The ADA Responds to WHO Recommendation.
• 08/07/2020 - Submit Your Photo and Enter the "I Am AzDA" Contest! Urge Congress to Include Dentistry in the Next COVID Relief Package
• 08/05/2020 - Submit Your Photo and Enter the "I Am AzDA" Contest!
• 08/03/2020 - HHS extending the deadline to Aug. 28 for all dentists to apply for funding
• 07/31/2020 - This upcoming Monday, August 3 is the DEADLINE to apply for HHS’ Provider Relief Fund
• 07/29/2020 - Funds Available for COVID-related Support from HHS – AUGUST 3rd DEADLINE
• 07/27/2020 - Dentists Urged To Apply For Provider Relief Ahead Of Aug. 3 Deadline
• 07/24/2020 - Updates on SBA loans, Provider Relief Fund, labor issues and Congressional action
• 07/22/2020 - From NBC News: Transparency Advised When Adding COVID Fees To Customer Bills
• 07/20/2020 - AzDA Spotlights Dental Specialties. Orthodontists will be featured this August
• 07/17/2020 - HHS Provider Relief Fund Closing Soon to All Dentists
• 07/15/2020 - HHS Publishes More Details on Provider Relief Fund’s Dental Distribution
• 07/13/2020 - Dentists Can Now Apply For Funding From HHS Provider Relief Fund
• 07/10/2020 - Methanol poisoning associated with alcohol-based hand sanitizer. AzDA Perks Supplies Reports Reduced Pricing & New PPE in Stock
• 07/09/2020 - ADA Calls On Congress To Allow Businesses To Deduct Expenses Paid For With PPP Loan
• 07/08/2020 - July's Inscriptions is ready to read. Pediatric dentists are highlighted this month
• 07/07/2020 - AzDA update, 7/07/20, ADA Creates Patient Return Resource Center
• 07/06/2020 - Free Webinar to AzDA Member Dentists: Employment Issues During COVID-19
• 07/02/2020 - From ADA: On-Demand Webinar: How to Manage & Retain Staff During a Practice Transition
• 07/01/2020 - From UConn Today: Health Researchers Find a Simple Oral Rinse Can Inactivate the COVID-19 Virus
• 06/30/2020 - Your Deadline to Apply for PPP Loans is TODAY
• 06/29/2020 - From Forbes: Deadline For PPP Loans Is June 30
• 06/26/2020 - ADA webinar on July 10, 2020: Things to Consider When Deciding Whether to Join a PPO
• 06/25/2020 - Amalgam Separator Requirement Takes Effect July 14
• 06/24/2020 - ADA Urges Eligible Medicaid, CHIP Providers To Apply For HHS Relief Funding. AzDA Spotlights Dental Specialties
• 06/23/2020 - Live Webinar: Helping a Dental Practice Navigate COVID-19 on June 25. Free to AzDA members
• 06/22/2020 - NBC Video: Dental Industry Adapting To Challenges Posed By Coronavirus
• 06/20/2020 - ADA responds to change from CDC on waiting period length
• 06/19/2020 - CDC Guidance for Dental Settings (updated on June 17, 2020)
• 06/18/2020 - Get 3M made KN95 masks from FEMA and the ADA
• 06/17/2020 - AzDA's Executive Director Sean Murphy hosts "Helping a Dental Practice Navigate COVID-19" on June 25
• 06/16/2020 - EPA’s Amalgam Separator Requirements Take Effect July 14. AzDA's ED hosts COVID-19 webinar on June 25.
• 06/15/2020 - Today is the last day to order face shields from AzDA. AzDHS provides COVID-19 testing locations.
• 06/13/2020 - Dentistry Leads Health Care’s Jobs Gains In May. This Monday is the last day to order face shields from AzDA
• 06/12/2020 - This Monday is the last day to order face shields from AzDA
• 06/11/2020 - HHS Announces Provider Relief Fund Distribution
• 06/10/2020 - HHS Announces Provider Relief Fund Distribution
• 06/09/2020 - Delta Dental of Arizona provides interim PPE support program
• 06/08/2020 - FROM BODEX: COVID-19 Antibody Testing for Arizona Health Care Workers
• 06/06/2020 - AzDA has more face shields available. Check out what's in June's Inscriptions
• 06/05/2020 - Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act Passes Congress
• 06/04/2020 - ADA Webinar TODAY, How to Handle Employee Issues As You Reopen
• 06/03/2020 - CDC Hosts Dental Guidance Webinar TODAY
• 06/01/2020 - AzDA works with BODEX to get answers on questions regarding license renewal
• 05/30/2020 - CDC Will Host Dental Guidance Webinar June 3
• 05/29/2020 - ADA Highlighted For Efforts To Have Third-Party Payers Help Cover Increased PPE Costs
• 05/28/2020 - PPE costs and AzDA FREE EIDL and PPE webinar on 6/2.
• 05/27/2020 - AzDA Offers Webinar on the State of EIDLs and PPPs
• 05/26/2020 - ADA/AzDA members can now access the COVID-19 Hazard Assessment.
• 05/22/2020 - As Dental Practices Resume Operations, ADA offers Continued Guidance
• 05/21/2020 - CDC Issues Guidance for Dental Settings
• 05/18/2020 - From Forbes: SBA Releases Application For Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness
• 05/16/2020 - Free face shields from AzDA and the good folks at John Deere
• 05/15/2020 - From OSHA: Ten Steps All Workplaces Can Take to Reduce Risk of Exposure to Coronavirus
• 05/14/2020 - ADA Releases OSHA Guidance for Dentistry Workers and Employers (PDF)
• 05/13/2020 - Download the latest ADA "Return to Work Interim Guidance Toolkit"
• 05/12/2020 - From Archer Dental: Masks (Box of 20). ADA webinar, the Role of Aerosol on the Transmission of Coronavirus
• 05/09/2020 - ADA tip sheet includes CDC guidance on identifying counterfeit N95 masks
• 05/08/2020 - Check Your N95 and KN95 Masks
• 05/07/2020 - ADA Urges CDC To Update Guidance For Dental Personnel Returning To Work
• 05/06/2020 - AzDA Members Can Get FREE Face Shields
• 05/05/2020 - AzDHS Provides Dental Care Recommendations
• 05/04/2020 - AzDA Responds to Arizona Dental Hygienists’ Association’s May 2 Letter
• 05/01/2020 - Risk Management Tools
• 04/30/2020 - Screening Protocol
• 04/29/2020 - AzDA Releases Members-Only Dental Provider FAQ
• 04/28/2020 - AzDHS Publishes FAQs Specific to Dentistry, Following Requests from AzDA
• 04/27/2020 - AzDA waiting on Governor's response to our questions
• 04/27/2020 - Get the ADA's Return to Work Interim Guidance Toolkit
• 04/25/2020 - Suggestions for What You Can Do NOW to Prepare Your Practice to Re-Open. BODEX Sends Recommendations Upon Reopening to Governor
• 04/24/2020 - May 1 is coming—We Have Resources and Suggestions for Preparing Your Practice to Re-Open
• 04/23/2020 - AzDA Sends Governor Questions on Your Behalf
• 04/22/2020 - Arizona Governor Issues Executive Order for Dentists, Starting May 1
• 04/22/2020 - AzDA Perks Supplies Has Emergency PPE
• 04/21/2020 - Resources from Arizona Together
• 04/20/2020 - AZ Commerce Authority has Business Resource Guide. ADA Provides Interim Guidance As Some States Consider Reopening
• 04/18/2020 - Message from AzDA's Executive Director Sean Murphy
• 04/17/2020 - Your Insurance Coverages and Deadlines Regarding COVID-19
• 04/17/2020 - Next Steps for Arizona's Economy. Complete the Arizona Chamber of Commerce Survey
• 04/16/2020 - COVID-19 patients should not be treated (even for emergencies)
• 04/15/2020 - ADA Asks Congress To Ensure Health Care Workers Have Access To Appropriate PPE
• 04/14/2020 - Assembly of a New ADA Task Force for Post-Pandemic Dental Practice Recovery
• 04/13/2020 - Relief packages! With funding caps and processing times, be sure to apply timely
• 04/11/2020 - ADA Webinar Recording on SBA Loans Now Available. AzDA member Dr. Scott Howell honored by the ADA.
• 04/10/2020 - Today is the deadline to complete Delta Dental of Arizona's ACPP application/agreement
• 04/09/2020 - IRS offers information on Employee Retention Credit, Applying for relief packages.
• 04/07/2020 - Governor's Executive Order Prohibits Small Business Evictions
• 04/06/2020 - Small Business Administration Clarifies Rule with ADA
• 04/04/2020 - Fight to Overturn the Department of Treasury and SBA Interim Guidance on the SBA 7(a) PPP Loan and EIDL Loan
• 04/03/2020 - US Treasury Department Releases Info. About Paycheck Protection Program
• 04/02/2020 - ADA's Postponement Recommendation and Interim Guidance
• 04/01/2020 - Delta Dental of Arizona Offers an Advance Claim Payment Plan. DOL publishes rule implementing coronavirus leave law
• 03/31/2020 - Dentists may need to reapply for Economic Injury Disaster Loans. Gov. Ducey's New Executive Order
• 03/30/2020 - Arizona’s Governor Issues New Executive Order
• 03/30/2020 - SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loan & Emergency Grant
• 03/28/2020 - Clarification on EIDL and PPP loans. What Employers Need to Know About the CARES Act
• 03/27/2020 - SBA Disaster Assistance. ADA webinar on the CARES Act is now available on-demand
• 03/26/2020 - AHCCCS provides emergency medical coding guidance related to Teledentistry. Senate passes CARES Act, 3rd COVID-19 relief bill
• 03/25/2020 - Gov. Ducey Issues Order Expanding Telemedicine for Dentists
• 03/24/2020 - Arizona’s Governor Issues Executive Order
• 03/21/2020 - AZ Gov. Ducey asks for dentists' personal protective equipment (PPE)
• 03/20/2020 - AZ Gov. Ducey Issues Executive Order Easing Access to Unemployment Benefits for Workers Laid Off Due to COVID-19
• 03/20/2020 - ADA releases COVID-19 Coding and Billing Guidance (including Teledentistry Guidance)
• 03/20/2020 - Arizona’s Governor Issues Executive Order
• 03/19/2020 - Small Business Economic Injury Disaster Loan
• 03/19/2020 - CDC’s Strategies to Optimize PPE Supply
• 03/19/2020 - Statement from AzDA’s President (quick video)
• 03/19/2020 - Register Today: ADA and OSAP Infection Control Protocol and Procedures Webinar
• 03/18/2020 - ADA develops guidance on dental emergency, non-emergency care
• 03/18/2020 - Families First Coronavirus Response Act, (H.R. 6201)
• 03/18/2020 - HR Considerations Regarding Coronavirus, and AzDA Discount for HR Legal Advice
• 03/18/2020 - Important reminders if you are temporarily closing your office
• 03/18/2020 - Letter to Maricopa County Healthcare Providers
• 03/18/2020 - ADA and OSAP team up to answer dentists’ COVID-19 questions
• 03/18/2020 - Arizona Board of Dental Examiners (BODEX) releases Statement and Guidance on COVID-19
• 03/17/2020 - Resources regarding COVID-19/Coronavirus
• 03/17/2020 - AzDA’s Western Regional Dental Experience is going VIRTUAL
• 03/16/2020 - ADA Calls Upon Dentists to Postpone Elective Procedures
• 03/16/2020 - Update from the AzDA: COVID-19 links and resources
• 03/12/2020 - OSHA Coronavirus Update