Lifetime Achievement Award Winner: Harold V. Simpson, II, DDS
Dr. Harold Simpson is a Past TAPD President who served two terms, one in 1993-1994 and again in 2012-2013. Please join us in congratulating him for the 2019/2020 Lifetime Achievement…
Two TAPD Board Members honored at the 10th Annual 40 Under 40
Please join us in congratulating two of our Board Members: Dr. Christian Cabello, Past President from 2017/2018 Dr. Roberto Loar, Member-At-Large, Upcoming Secretary/Treasurer They were both recognized as America’s top…
Lifetime Achievement Award Winner: Brett Hensley Mueller, DDS, MA
Dr. Brett Mueller is a Past TAPD President who served in 1990-1991. Please join us in congratulating him for the 2019/2020 Lifetime Achievement Award. I am presently retired after over…
TAPD 2021 General Assembly Business Meeting
Our Annual General Assembly Business meeting for 2021 will be on Saturday, May 1st. This will be a virtual Zoom meeting from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm. If you would…
TAPD Legislative Spotlight—Joe Castellano, DDS
Name: Joe Castellano, DDS Position: Legislative Committee; Past-President Number of years in practice: 30 Where you went to dental school and completed residency: UT Dental Branch Houston; Residency- UTHSC San…
Texas Lifts Mask Mandate, Opens Business
Yesterday, Governor Abbott announced the issuance of Executive Order (GA-34) which, effective Wednesday, March 10th, lifts the state mask mandate in Texas and increases the capacity of all businesses and facilities to 100% in…
TSBDE Emergency Meeting
Today, the Texas State Board of Dental Examiners met to review 22 Tex. Admin. Code§ 108.7 – Minimum Standard of Care, General, the emergency rule adopted which allows dental health…
TAPD Winter Board Meeting
Our Winter Board meeting for 2021 will be on Saturday, February 13th. This will be a virtual Zoom meeting from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. If you would like to…
Medicaid THSteps Dental Policy Review
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) recently asked TAPD to provide input for their review of the Texas Health Steps Dental Preventive Services Policy. TAPD believes that HHSC…
TAPD Legislative Spotlight—William (Bill) Steinhauer, DDS
Name: William (Bill) Steinhauer, DDS Position: Legislative Director Number of years in practice: 35 as a Pediatric Dentist Where you went to dental school and completed residency: University of Texas…