WELCOME TO THE GDA The Georgia Dental Association, founded in 1859, is the premier professional dental organization in the state dedicated to promoting and upholding the highest standards of dentistry and patient care for all Georgians through education, advocacy, and professionalism. The GDA is dedicated to advancing the profession of dentistry and improving the oral health of the public.
ALERT: Dental Medicaid Crisis If you read the GDA Action with the story on the dental Medicaid crisis and CMOs, click this link to download the GDA documents you can use to talk with your legislators and patients about this important issue.
The GDA regrets to convey that Immediate Past President Dr. Mark Ritz passed away January 31, 2010. His knowledge and leadership will be deeply missed. A memorial service is planned for February 6 at 1 p.m. in Homerville, GA. More details and an obituary are available by clicking here for the funeral home site. Please note that the funeral home is in Fernandina Beach, Florida, but the service is in Georgia.
GDA Give Kids A Smile Day Events Need You
Give Kids A Smile Day is February 5, 2010, and GDA dentists and staff members can volunteer for an Association event in their own backyard! The GDA Council on Dental Health is partnering with clinics in every GDA district to provide a venue for volunteers to help indigent children with their oral health needs close to home. Click here for details on the day and to volunteer!
Still Time for Dentists to Renew State License
Dentists who did not renew their dental licenses by the state’s December 31, 2009, deadline are now considered by the Georgia Board of Dentistry as having a “lapsed late renewal” status and are also now subject to late renewal fees. Dentists may still renew their dental licenses on the Board’s web site at http://sos.georgia.gov/plb/dentistry. The late renewal fees are $350 for dental licenses, $175 for dental hygiene licenses, $100 for sedation permits, and $1 for volunteer dentists. These fees are in effect until June 30, 2010, after which time non-renewed licenses may be administratively revoked.
Red Flags Rule Delayed Until June 1, 2010
(From the ADA) The Federal Trade Commission announced October 30 that it would extend the moratorium on enforcement of the Red Flag Rule until June 1, 2010. The current moratorium was set to end on November 1. On another front, Senate leaders have told the ADA that they will bring a House version of legislation exempting small businesses from the Red Flag Rule to the floor. Given that the FTC has announced that it supports the legislation, the ADA expects it to pass and the president to sign it, thereby eliminating the threat of a new regulatory burden from most dental practices.
Georgia Pushes Responsible Health Reform
Georgia’s delegation to the American Dental Association was instrumental in developing a health care reform policy statement adopted by the ADA House of Delegates. The new ADA policy supports the GDA’s rational and fiscally responsible approach to reform. Full Story / Read Policy
Alliance Assembles 900 Dental Kits
The GDA Alliance dental spouses group met Saturday, October 24 at the GDA office in Atlanta to assemble 900 legislative dental kits for the 2010 session. The volunteers included President Linda Broderick and her husband Dr. Tom Broderick. Visit the Alliance section of this web site for more information on this dynamic spouses group!
Dentists: Download Members by Town List
A listing of Georgia dentists listed by town of practice was missing from the last GDA printed directory. Print a list of members by town (Adobe Acrobat is required to open this PDF form) by clicking here.
