Day on the Hill
2012
June 5, 2012Help shape the future of the dental profession or
it will be shaped for you! Talk with Pennsylvania’s representatives and senators
about the issues that pertain to you as a small business owner and those
workforce issues that will impact you as the individual held liable for
the health and safety of your patients, including: - Insurance
practice reforms related to reimbursement and administrative
burdens.
- Scope of practice issues.
- Improving the
business climate to practice dentistry in
Pennsylvania.
Check this page frequently as we will update
it, especially closer to the date when we know which issues to advocate
and your assignments have been made. PDA will assign you to a team
of five to six members, spouses and dental students. Your team is
responsible for visiting a number of legislators. PDA’s staff and
lobbyists will schedule these meetings in advance. You will receive a
packet of information about one week prior to Day on the Hill, including
background information on PDA’s issues. You will receive team and
legislative visit assignments a few days prior. Please plan to attend
the legislative briefing at the PDA Central Office at 8:30 a.m. to meet
with your team. You are still responsible for scheduling
appointments with your own representative and senator. If you are
scheduled to meet with either at the same time one of your team meetings
is scheduled, please break away from your team to meet with your
legislator and rejoin your team when you are able. All appointments
should be scheduled between 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. in order to take PDA
transportation to and from the Capitol. We request that you advocate
PDA’s issues and positions only. Thanks to your ongoing
support, PDA has had many legislative victories, such as: PASSING
legislation expanding the scope of practice for expanded function dental
assistants.
DEFEATING legislation that would have
prohibited dentists from administering anesthesia in dental offices.
AMENDING legislation to prohibit dental hygienists
from opening independent private practices, while requiring additional
training and education for those hygienists practicing independently in
public settings.
...and MANY MORE
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