Episode 23 - The Drill, MARCH 2026

Send us a review. In this episode, Ryan Dunn reports that two workforce bills have passed the House and Senate and await the governor’s signature. The pending Virginia budget proposed a $2,000 annual cap on adult Medicaid dental benefits and opposes a late-session proposal to raise the medical malpractice cap from $2.7M to $6M, urging members to contact senators. Ryan highlights member-only peer review as a confidential, dentist-led dispute resolution option and promotes VDA Member Perks savings programs. With over 21 hours of CE programming, he announces the Virginia Dental Showcase at the Omni Homestead on September 18–19.HOST: Ryan Dunn is the CEO of the Virginia Dental Association. Ryan has played major roles in four national and statewide Associations while also working on Capitol Hill. When he’s not talking all things dental, he’s talking about his family and baseball–and sometimes both at the same time.MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:VDA Legislative Alert – Ask Senate to Oppose SB536 Doubling Medical Malpractice CapVDA Member Perks2026 Virginia Dental ShowcaseEPISODE CREDITS:Producer: Paul LoganHost: Ryan DunnPost-Production/Editor: Shannon JacobsSubscribe, share, and send your feedback and topic ideas to [email protected] information, opinions, and recommendations presented in this Podcast are for general information only, and any reliance on the information provided in this Podcast is done at your own risk. This Podcast should not be considered professional, medical, or legal advice. Music in this episode from Epidemic Sound