Dental Practice and Benefits Committee
The Dental Practice and Benefits Committee (DPBC) is composed of volunteer dentists whose primary responsibilities include but are not limited to the formulation of educational and practice management tools and also the recommendation of policies related to the daily practice of dentistry.
To accomplish the charges, the DPBC has created 4 focused subcommittees. Each DPBC member has been assigned (based on their interest) to two subcommittees. The subcommittees are as follows:- Dental Insurance*
- Dental Insights
- MassHealth*
- Dental Assisting
*Joint subcommittee with Government Affairs Committee.
Dental Assisting Campaign
In response to a critical need for dental professionals across the state, the Massachusetts Dental Society (MDS) and MDS Dental Practice and Benefits Committee launched a public outreach campaign promoting the dental assistant's role.
Committee Members
Committee Areas of Focus
Each year, the Committee charges are defined by the MDS President and Board of Trustees. The corresponding charges for the current governance year are as follows:
- Provide Dental Insight tips to support the needs of dental practices.
- Monitor insurance and dental benefit issues and make recommendations to the Board of Trustees.
- Execute phase two of the Dental Assisting Shortage campaign (DASc) and develop additional programs to address the dental workforce shortage challenge.
- Evaluate the MassHealth program and why member participation is low and make recommendations to the Board of Trustees.