NEWS STORY: The Health PAC to Watch? Dentists

Posted: June 25, 2012 / Source: http://online.wsj.com

In election years, low-profile industry lobbies get a chance to be major political players. This time, it's the dentists' turn.

Though overshadowed by health-care behemoths such as the American Medical Association, dentists boasted the largest single health-care political-action committee, ADPAC, in 2008, according to the nonpartisan campaign-watchdog site OpenSecrets.org. The American Dental Association PAC gave more than $2 million to federal candidates and parties in that election.

The flood of dentist money raises a question. For the 2010 races, the ADA's chapters gave nearly $13 million to state and local politicians, according to the National Institute on Money in State Politics, a nonpartisan campaign-research group. This year, the ADA and its 157,000 members are on track to dole out millions in federal and state contributions, making it a heavy hitter on the Washington political scene.

What do they want?

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