VIRGINIA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

2025 General Assembly Activity
The 2025 Virginia General Assembly session began on January 8, 2025, and the VDA is on the ground advocating for the profession. We ask all VDA members to help in this process. 

Below are the top issues on the VDA's 2025 legislative agenda. Members are encouraged to share VDA talking points with their legislators.  

We are asking legislators to do the following:

  • Support the VDA in the coming year to  help address dental workforce shortages. We are eager to work with members of the General Assembly to address the dental hygienist shortage and help all Virginians gain access to essential dental care.
  • Support  SB 925.  
  • Oppose  SB 904.
  • Support Investment in Virginia Community College Dental Hygiene Programs
  • Support Critical Federal Medicaid Dental Supplemental Payments at NO GF Cost to the VA State Budget
*Talking points on the above four items can be accessed HERE.

Join us in our efforts to protect dentistry and your patients. How can you help?
  • Contact your legislators and share the talking points on the  workforce crisis and  other bills and budget items above.
  • Sign up to receive texts on VDA legislative alerts so that you can quickly take action and help advocate for specific bills throughout the session and regulatory items throughout the year.  Simply text "VDA" to 52886 (type this number in like you would a phone number in the texting app on your phone).
  • Contribute to the VDA Political Action Committee.