Day on the Hill 2012
June 5, 2012

Help shape the future of the dental profession or it will be shaped for you!Image

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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