2018 - 2019 SESSION
PDA’S
ADVOCACY
GOALS
2019 - 2020 Legislative Session
PDA is the premier dental organization at the forefront
of legislative initiatives to improve the dental practice
environment in Pennsylvania for both dentists and
patients. The legislative session, which commenced in
January 2019, allows PDA two years in which to advocate
on members’ behalf for important insurance reforms,
scope of practice and access to care initiatives:
Goal #1: Assignment of benefits.
Goal #2: Student loan forgiveness for dentists
willing to practice in designated health
care practitioner shortage areas.
Goal #3: Increased funding in the Medical
Assistance program for dental providers.
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While PDA takes a focused approach in limiting our
primary advocacy efforts to those three issues, we
will monitor and address additional issues on an as-
needed basis:
• Maintaining funding for Dental Lifeline Network’s
Donated Dental Services program.
• Prescription drug prescribing authority, abuse and
patient monitoring.
• Ensuing patients’ well being and safety by
limiting or restricting the unsupervised practice
of non-dentists.
• All other workforce and scope of practice issues.
• Supporting programs and policies aimed at
improving oral health.
• All insurance issues, such as balance billing,
coordination of benefits and credentialing.
• All dental licensing issues.
• Improving patients’ ability to access quality
dental care.