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For the first half of 2021, all of our educational opportunities and events will be virtual and online.
News
Delta Dental indefinitely postpones scheduled fee cuts for 2,200 specialist dentists in California
Delta Dental of California’s proposed reductions to the “maximum allowable fees” for approximately 2,200 endodontists, periodontists and oral surgeons in California will not take effect July 1, as previously scheduled. Instead, Delta Dental has decided to indefinitely postpone the previously announced fee reductions.
CDA has been urging Delta Dental to reevaluate the proposed fee reductions since Delta Dental first announced them last February, not only due to the pandemic but also because CDA believed that the reductions were based on invalid and insufficient data and would violate Delta Dental’s duties under its contracts with providers.
HOW YOU CAN POTENTIALLY RECEIVE FULL FORGIVENESS OF YOUR ROUND ONE PPP LOAN AND OBTAIN UP TO A $5,000 EMPLOYEE RETENTION TAX CREDIT FOR EACH OF YOUR EMPLOYEES FOR 2020
As most of you know on Sunday, December 27, 2020 the President signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (CAA). This was a $900 Billion economic stimulus package and the new law has several provisions primarily dealing with the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) that directly (and very positively) affects dentists.
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act of 2020 (“CARES Act”) created the PPP as well as the Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC). If you qualify for the ERTC, the credit is a maximum of 50% of qualifying wages up to a total of $10,000 per employee for 2020, so the maximum credit would be $5,000 per qualifying employee.
The Dental Board of California will convert to an online-only renewal process
As part of this transition, licensees/permit holders will no longer receive the current renewal notice by mail. Licensees/permit holders will instead be mailed a renewal reminder postcard approximately 90 days prior to their expiration date for each license or permit they hold.
To aid licensees/permit holders in this transition, the Board recommends that licensees/permit holders that are not currently registered on the BreEZe system set up their account now to avoid any technological or account issues when renewing a license or permit near the expiration date.
For information on setting up a BreEZe account and renewing online, please visit the BreEZe webpage at www.BreEZe.ca.gov.
In addition to renewing online, licensees can apply for a new permit and make changes to their information, such as updating a mailing address or requesting a duplicate license.
Until the transition, licensees can continue to renew online or by mail. If there are any additional questions or concerns, please contact the Board by phone at (916) 263-2300, or by email at dentalboard@dca.ca.gov.
Reporting Symptoms or Positive COVID-19 Test Results
Give dental team members responsible for patient and employee COVID-19 screening the knowledge and tools they need to comply with regulatory requirements and reduce the spread of the disease.
CDA COVID-19 Vaccine Information Toolkit
This toolkit was created to help dentists and the dental team understand currently available information about the COVID-19 vaccine, its distribution landscape and the process for vaccine administration as a licensed dentist. Additionally, this toolkit provides best practices and resources for dentist employers who have questions about the vaccine and their staff.
What practice owners need to know now that FFCRA is voluntary
As of Jan. 1, employers may voluntarily provide emergency paid sick leave or emergency paid FMLA leave under FFCRA. If an employer chooses to voluntarily offer leave, it must be used for the same purposes and subject to the same conditions as originally outlined in FFCRA.
Revised training requirements simplify process for dentists to administer COVID-19 vaccine
The changes are a result of CDA’s advocacy work with state agencies to streamline the training process and reduce duplicative trainings to make it easier for dentists to become eligible to administer the vaccine as the state faces a shortage of vaccinators.
New law extends COVID tax relief to support businesses impacted by COVID-19
The Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2020 modifies and extends the Employee Retention Credit, allowing employers to claim a refundable tax credit against the employer share of Social Security tax until June 30.
benefits of membership
Advocacy
OCDS Board Members and Delegates advocate with CDA on state issues that can affect oral health, your patients and your practice.
Patient Referrals
Patient referrals can be done on our website www.ocds.org or by calling our office at 714-634-8944.
Social Events
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all in-person and social events have been cancelled. We look forward to bringing you in-person events again, such as Angels games, Oktoberfest and our Hospitality Suite at CDA Presents, just to name a few!
Continuing Educational Opportunities
For the first half of 2021, all of our educational opportunities and events will be virtual and online.
Employment Job Bank
OCDS members can post jobs and search for applicants all from our website! Please contact our office for additional information.
Classifieds
OCDS members can post items, practices, etc. for sale.
Continuing Education
OCDS offers two kinds of Continuing Education (CE) opportunities for our members – in-person and online.
For the first half of 2021, all of our educational opportunities and events will be virtual and online.
OCDS also offers free online CE through Viva Learning. This online forum has hundreds of CE courses, live webinars and product trainings and cover a wide range of clinical topics. Online CE is also available to your staff members that become an ADHP component member for just $50 a year. To become an ADHP member, please click the button below.
