The South Dakota Dental Association House of Delegates adopted at total of 11 resolutions during their two days of meetings during the SDDA’s 127^th Annual Session. While the House didn’t debate any controversial issues, two resolutions have been sent on to the ADA House of Delegates for consideration.  

Resolution 2010-3 calls for the American Dental Association to continue to work with the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS) to produce an updated joint Advisory Statement on Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Dental Patients with Total Joint Replacements and recommends that the discussions include the importance of a pre joint-replacement dental evaluation.

Resolution 2010-11-S calls for the ADA to pursue adequate Federal funding for the treatment of Medicaid patients and a Federal standard for reimbursement for dental care to be set at a minimum of the 75th percentile of the prevalent commercial insurer in each state. If the above criteria are met the ADA would pursue a plan whereby Medicaid-enrolled individuals will be able to access dental care at a rate comparable to that for individuals with commercial insurance.