Beginning January 1, 2025, Washington State dentists administering moderate sedation with enteral or parenteral agents to children are now required to obtain a Pediatric Sedation Endorsement. The application is now available from the Department of Health.

Attorney General Bob Ferguson is warning of a scammer posing as the Secretary of State’s Office targeting Washington small businesses. The scam letters demand payment well beyond the cost of state business filings, and threaten business owners with fines or dissolution of their business for failing to comply.

WSDA members can join fellow dentists from across the state at Dental Action Day 2025 in Olympia on January 30 to meet with legislators to advocate for dental benefits reform and other issues affecting the dental profession.

Volunteer registration is now open for the 2025 Seattle/King County Clinic, held April 24-27 at Seattle Center.

"Component societies are often run on a shoestring budget, and we don’t give them enough credit for the important role they play in our professional lives."

“WSDA’s advocacy team will be working this session to create a system that puts patients over profits, brings justice to care and creates a fair and functioning market. Because right now, insurance companies are not putting patients first.”