Episode 20 – 2026 GENERAL ASSEMBLY: VDA SUPPORT AND OPPOSITION

About this episode

Ryan Dunn and Paul Logan discuss VDA's legislative support and opposition, highlighting key issues and initiatives.

Send us a review. In this episode, Ryan Dunn and Paul Logan recap a successful Lobby Day and discuss legislation the VDA supports and opposes, including efforts to protect community water fluoridation, maintain adult Medicaid dental benefits, and strengthen the dental workforce. The episode also highlights VDA-backed bills to expand the VCU School of Dentistry, expedite pathways for internationally educated dentists to become hygienists, and certification for dental assistants to perform sca...

People in this episode

Host: Ryan Dunn

Guest: Paul Logan

Topics covered

• Lobby Day
• legislation
• community water fluoridation
• Medicaid dental benefits
• dental workforce
• internationally educated dentists
• dental assistants

Keywords

• VDA
• Lobby Day
• legislation
• community water fluoridation
• Medicaid
• dental workforce
• VCU School of Dentistry
• internationally educated dentists
• dental assistants

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: VDA, VCU School of Dentistry

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