Volume 107, Number 10 (2025)

Each month, the Journal of the Michigan Dental Association delivers news, information, and features about Michigan dentistry to our state's oral health community and the MDA's 6,200+ members. It remains the main publication reaching Michigan dentists and is available worldwide through ADACommons. The October 2025 (Volume 107, No. 10) issue of the Journal is published in a digital-only format to provide updates and insights for Michigan's oral health community and MDA members. Print editions will resume in November. The October issue highlights the critical importance of advocacy through the MDA Dental Political Action Committee (PAC) and provides practical, management-focused information for dentists, including guidance on practice resources and compliance.

This issue includes the following feature articles:

• MDA Dental PAC: Why It's So Important to You (Cover Story)
• Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Case of the Month

And regular monthly contributions include:

• Guest Editorial: Leaders: To Be or Not to Be?
• News You Need
• MDA At Your Service: Can I Be a Member of Two Different Local Dental Societies?
• Dentistry and the Law: Sponsoring a Foreign National to Work as a Dentist
• Staff Matters®: Maintaining Empathy and Respect when Performance Issues Occur
• New Professional: “Cost of Saying Yes to Everything”
• CE Spotlight
• Contact Your MDA Staff
• Endorsed Programs News
• MDA Insurance: Health insurance plans for the 2026 Open Enrollment season