WDA advises members to speak with their certified public accountant The 2017-2019 state budget, recently signed into law by Governor Scott Walker, included an important change long asked for by small-business owners by repealing the personal property tax on machinery. This can have a significant impact on your tax bill. While the Department of Revenue… Continue Reading State budget repeals personal property tax on machinery
I became a registered dental hygienist in 1982. I have worked in three different general practice offices. Currently, I have been on Dr. Jeffrey Kraig’s team in Fond du Lac for almost 33 years. I joined the Wisconsin Dental Association with encouragement from Dr. Kraig and have been a member for eight years. Dr. Kraig… Continue Reading Dental hygienists: Get involved in the WDA
Dentists may nominate colleagues or themselves for the positions of Wisconsin Dental Association president-elect, vice president and speaker of the house. Each serves for one year and the speaker’s term can be renewed indefinitely. Submit candidates’ names by June 1 to the Nominating Committee (see below). The committee will present its slate of candidates to… Continue Reading 2017-2018 WDA officer slate
The Wisconsin Dental Association office has received numerous calls from members looking for staffing agencies to fill a temporary position in their dental office. A good place to start is our classifieds, located in each WDA Journal and online: https://blog.wda.org/classifieds. Placing a classified ad is easy through our e-commerce site here: https://www.shopwda.org/product-category/classified-ads. Here are a… Continue Reading Temporary staffing resources
As a dentist, you know that oral health is an integral part of overall health. Attend “Working Together to Make Cancer History,” Wednesday, Oct. 18, from 11 a.m. – 5:15 p.m. at the 2017 American Dental Association annual meeting – America’s Dental Meeting in Atlanta. In addition, “Talking to Your Patients about the Wisconsin Tobacco… Continue Reading Two upcoming oral cancer related events
Professional Insurance Programs is proud to announce a new and exciting member benefit. The new WDA Association Health Plan, underwritten by WPS Health Insurance, is here! The new WDA Association Health Plan allows practices to be underwritten outside of “community rating.” This means there will be health underwriting and your group will be rated accordingly,… Continue Reading You asked, we listened!
The CDT 2018 is now available with the most accurate and up–to-date dental procedure codes that offices and insurance companies use. The American Dental Association now offers a CDT 2018 Coding Companion to go along with the CDT to help the dental team choose the correct code and reduce rejected claims. The CDT code check… Continue Reading 2018 Code on Dental Procedures and Nomenclature (CDT) available now!
The La Crosse District Dental Society has found a way to “buddy up.” Whenever a new member joins, he/she is automatically added to the LCDDS Board of Directors. That way, introductions to long-standing members begins immediately, WDA programs are presented for consideration and various committee assignment opportunities are explained. Remember, local dental society involvement is… Continue Reading Buddied up yet?
During a nearly four hour hearing during its Sept. 6 meeting, the Dentistry Examining Board heard testimony from a variety of interested parties and stakeholders offering opinions on the format of the exam required for licensure in Wisconsin. Under the leadership of current chair, Dr. Mark Braden (Lake Geneva), the DEB is considering changing the… Continue Reading Dentistry Examining Board exploring new license examination process
The Wisconsin Dental Association has partnered with SoFi to bring members and their families the opportunity to save on student loan refinancing through SoFi.com/WDA. Now through Sept. 30, WDA members and their families receive a limited-time, double rate discount of 0.25 percent (normally 0.125 percent)1 when you apply to refinance your student and Parent PLUS… Continue Reading Federal Parent PLUS Loans versus Parent Loans