Lobbying

American Dental Association's latest lobbying report covers Q2 2026, at $1.2M. The four quarters Q4 2025–Q3 2026 total $2M. Its first report covers Q4 2022; the issues it reports most are Health Issues and Education.

American Dental Association

Latest quarter
No record
Q3 2026 · 0 reports
Last 12 months
$2M
Last 4 quarters
vs last quarter
−100.0%
Q3 2026 against the quarter before
First report
Q4 2022
The first quarter a report named it

Lobbying by quarter

American Dental Association lobbying by quarter
American Dental Association lobbying by quarter
QuarterAmountReports
Q4 2022$770K4
Q1 2023$725K4
Q2 2023$732K4
Q3 2023$640K4
Q4 2023$650K4
Q1 2024$620K4
Q2 2024$590K4
Q3 2024$480K4
Q4 2024$510K4
Q1 2025$540K4
Q2 2025$1.8M4
Q3 2025$380K4
Q4 2025$450K4
Q1 2026$343.8K4
Q2 2026$1.2M3
Q3 2026$00

By issue

  • Health issues$1.2M · 58 reports
  • Education$984.1K · 43 reports
  • Medicare and Medicaid$961.6K · 42 reports
  • Taxation$894.9K · 30 reports
  • Defense$721.6K · 19 reports
  • Budget and appropriations$693.2K · 16 reports
  • Native American affairs$680.7K · 15 reports
  • Labor, antitrust and workplace$680.7K · 15 reports
  • Tobacco$680.7K · 15 reports
  • Veterans$657.4K · 14 reports
  • Small business$466.2K · 12 reports
  • Environment and Superfund$409K · 9 reports
  • Agriculture$354.3K · 9 reports
  • Insurance$338.6K · 18 reports
  • Transportation$211K · 5 reports
  • Immigration$177.7K · 9 reports
  • Science and technology$111.9K · 3 reports
  • Trade$111.9K · 3 reports
  • Food industry$38.6K · 2 reports
  • Banking$33.3K · 3 reports

An issue's amount splits each report's amount equally over the issues the report lists.

Who was lobbied

  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES58 reports
  • SENATE58 reports
  • Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)25 reports
  • Executive Office of the President (EOP)20 reports
  • Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)15 reports
  • Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)15 reports
  • Defense, Dept of (DOD)15 reports
  • Education, Dept of15 reports
  • Food & Drug Administration (FDA)15 reports
  • Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)15 reports
  • Indian Health Service15 reports
  • Labor, Dept of (DOL)15 reports
  • Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)14 reports
  • Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)13 reports
  • Federal Trade Commission (FTC)12 reports
  • Justice, Dept of (DOJ)12 reports
  • Office of Management & Budget (OMB)9 reports
  • White House Office8 reports
  • Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)7 reports
  • Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)5 reports
  • Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS)4 reports
  • Commerce, Dept of (DOC)3 reports
  • Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)2 reports
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)2 reports
  • Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)2 reports
  • Small Business Administration (SBA)2 reports
  • Treasury, Dept of2 reports
  • Federal Communications Commission (FCC)1 reports
  • Internal Revenue Service (IRS)1 reports
  • Natl Institutes of Health (NIH)1 reports

Firms it paid

Firm
In-houseAmerican Dental Association$8.7M15 quarters
The Nickles Group$750K15 quarters
The Smith-Free Group$750K15 quarters
American Capitol Group$220K14 quarters

Former officials lobbying for it

Former position
NICHOLAS CARGASRep. David Scott (09/2019-02/2025) Deputy Chief of Staff Legislative Assistant Legislative Correspondent Staff Assistant/Legislative Correspondent Staff Assistant InternQ2 2026
GREG D'ANGELOWhite House Office of Management and Budget, Associate Director of Health Programs; Senate Committee on the Budget (Sen. Gregg, Sen. Sessions, and Sen. Enzi), Professional Staff MemberQ2 2025
MIKE MULLENSr. Leg. Asst., Rep. Mike DoyleQ2 2025
JEFFREY MAXWELL BECKERCoalitions Coordinator, House Republican Conference; Staff Assistant, Rep. Liz CheneyQ1 2024

Lobbying reports

Filed by
07/28for Q2In-house$1.1M
07/20for Q2The Smith-Free Group$50K
07/20for Q2The Nickles Group$50K
05/04for Q1In-house$243.8K
04/20for Q1The Nickles Group$50K
04/17for Q1The Smith-Free Group$50K
04/16for Q1American Capitol GroupUnder $5,000
01/20for Q4 2025The Smith-Free Group$50K
01/20for Q4 2025The Nickles Group$50K
01/20for Q4 2025In-house$350K
01/03for Q4 2025American Capitol GroupUnder $5,000
25/10/17for Q3 2025American Capitol GroupUnder $5,000
25/10/17for Q3 2025The Smith-Free Group$50K
25/10/17for Q3 2025In-house$280K
25/10/16for Q3 2025The Nickles Group$50K
25/07/21for Q2 2025In-house$1.7M
25/07/18for Q2 2025American Capitol Group$15K
25/07/18for Q2 2025The Nickles Group$50K
25/07/17for Q2 2025The Nickles Group$50K
25/07/15for Q2 2025The Smith-Free Group$50K