American Dental Association
American professional organization based in Chicago
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| 2021 | The ADA launched a well-funded lobbying effort against a proposal to provide dental insurance coverage for all Medicare recipients. ADA president Cesar R. Sabates claimed credit for the exclusion of Medicare dental coverage in the Build Back Better Plan. |
| 2017 | The Federal Trade Commission proposed creating a category of mid-level dental practitioners (dental therapists), which the ADA lobbied against, arguing against allowing 'lesser trained' therapists to provide dental services. |
| 2010 | ADA officially apologized for its historical racial discrimination against minority dentists. |
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