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The
Balanced Budget Act of 1997(BBA) placed a
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cap
or freeze on the number of residency positions
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supported
by D-GME. The number of residents
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for
a cost reporting period beginning on or after
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October
1, 1997 could not exceed the number of
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full-time
equivalent residents or the hospital's
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most
recent cost reporting period ending on or
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before
12/31/96
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This
was enacted as a Medicare cost saving
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measure
and in reaction to the perceived
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oversupply
of physicians
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Dental advocacy by AADS and supported by the ADA
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and AAHD convinced Congress to exempt dental
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positions from this residency cap
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