Here are five federal government and policy updates that have taken place since May 15:
1. The American Dental Association proposed to the U.S. Senate several solutions to dental workforce challenges.
2. Legislation that would increase access to dental care and give dentists and patients more input in healthcare decisions was reintroduced in the Senate.
3. The federal government withdrew the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for employees of CMS-certified healthcare facilities that was enacted in November 2021 and moved to treat the virus, from an oversight standpoint, more like the flu.
4. The Biden administration launched three new national AI strategies aimed at regulating artificial intelligence tools.
5. A Federal Reserve report found that 21 percent of adults skipped dental care in 2022 because they couldn't afford it.