NADP continues to advance the dental benefits industry by sharing your perspectives, needs, requirements and views with key stakeholders and the media.
Meetings
Washington, D.C.
On May 5, NADP Executive Director Evelyn F. Ireland, CAE, and Director of Government Relations Kris Hathaway presented your views to various Members of Congress, regarding implementation issues related to the Affordable Care Act.
DentalPlans.com
NADP Director of Research Jerry Berggren served as your industry representative at the recent DentalPlans.com Summit May 7-8 in Orlando, Florida.
HL 7
Deputy Executive Director Timothy L. Brown and Dental Informatics Manager Brian Flynn shared the unique positions of the dental industry at the recent 2015 Health Level 7 International Working Group Meeting, May 10-15 in Paris, France. HL7 is a leader in the development, adoption and implementation of electronic data interchange standards. NADP holds a voting position on the Dental Caucus.
GUAA
NADP Executive Director Evelyn F. Ireland, CAE, presented at the Group Underwriters Association of American Annual Conference May 18-19 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
WEDI
Dental Informatics Manager Brian Flynn offered dental industry perspective during the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange Annual Conference May 17-22 in Phoenix, Arizona.
Media
NADP Press Release: On May 19, NADP distributed the press release, “New Analysis Shows Choice of Dental Policies Key to Protect Families from High out of Pocket Costs for Kids' Dental Care.” The release appeared in 298 media outlets including the Anchorage Daily News, Arizona Herald, Boston.com, Colorado Star, Dallas Morning News, Detroit Star, Houston Mirror, Miami Mirror, Milwaukee Sun, Nashville Herald, New York Statesmen, Northwest Cable News, Oklahoma Star, Oregon Telegraph, Orlando Echo, Pennsylvania Sun, Pittsburg Star, Us News, and Wall Street Select.
U.S. News and World Report: Reporter Elizabeth Renter cited NADP research in her May 20 article, “No Dental Insurance? Don’t Wait for Something to Go Wrong.
Star Tribune (Minnesota): NADP provided background information regarding the number of Americans without insurance for reporter John Ewoldt.
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Lauren Oakley
Web Manager
National Association of Dental Plans
Dallas TX
(972) 458-6998 (105)
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