Dental Education: Page 106

ND lawmakers consider MLPs for dental care
By Donna Domino
North Dakota is moving forward with a study to assess the use of midlevel providers (MLPs) to help address the state's dental access-to-care issues. State legislators say there are not enough dentists to provide dental care, especially in rural areas, but the state dental association says that is not the case.
June 27, 2013
2013 04 12 13 26 41 291 Question Mark 200
Sesame Communications allies with NDA
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Sesame Communications, a provider of cloud-based solutions for dental and orthodontic practices, has struck a strategic alliance with the National Dental Association (NDA).
June 26, 2013
Covered California picks 6 insurers for pediatric dental policies
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Covered California has selected six insurers to offer pediatric dental coverage through the state's health insurance exchange beginning in October.
June 26, 2013
Fired dental assistant gets rehearing
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
An Iowa dental assistant who was fired for being an "irresistible attraction" to her employer will get another chance at her sexual discrimination lawsuit after the state Supreme Court took the unusual step of withdrawing an opinion it issued in the case in December, according to the Des Moines Register.
June 25, 2013
ADA responds to Pew report
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The ADA has issued a statement disputing this week's Pew report that found that midlevel dental providers (MLPs) could significantly reduce the millions of children who have no access to dental care.
June 25, 2013
1-800-DENTIST reports digital marketing trends among dentists
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
1-800-DENTIST has released a new free report, "Dental Marketing in the Digital World," that explains how dental offices are using digital marketing techniques to grow their practices.
June 25, 2013
DentaQuest accepting applications for ECC Collaborative
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
DentaQuest Institute is requesting applications for phase III of its Early Childhood Caries (ECC) Collaborative, a quality improvement initiative launched in 2008 that focuses on chronic disease management of oral disease.
June 25, 2013
Pew: MLPs key to increasing kids' access to dental care
By Donna Domino
Midlevel dental providers (MLPs) could significantly reduce the number of U.S. children who have limited or no access to dental care, according to a report released today by the Pew Charitable Trusts. MLPs can improve the ability of safety-net systems to reach low-income communities and save states money on emergency room care, Pew concluded.
June 24, 2013
2013 04 16 16 30 40 669 Diverse Children 200
Dos and don'ts for team training: Follow the scripts to greater success
By Dr. Roger P. Levin
Scripted interactions with patients help control the relationship and ensure more consistent positive results. Most dentists, once exposed to the concept of scripting, understand its value. Yet even practices that have used it effectively often slip back into bad habits that undermine performance and lead to declining production, poor customer service and increasing stress.
June 23, 2013
2014 02 13 13 44 50 61 Practice Success200x200
How to manage your online reputation
By Mike Pedersen
Are you on top of your online reviews? Practice marketing consultant Mike Pedersen shares his tips for how to grow your dental practice in today's competitive environment by ensuring you create and maintain a positive online reputation.
June 20, 2013
2013 06 19 14 45 56 549 Pedersen Mike 200
Calif. exchange frees plans from dental mandate
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The California Health Benefit Exchange has persuaded state insurance regulators to eliminate a provision requiring qualified health plans sold through the exchanges to offer pediatric dental benefits.
June 19, 2013
Maine Senate defeats dental hygiene therapist bill
By Donna Domino
Just one day after Maine's House of Representatives approved a bill designed to create a new category of dental care provider, the state Senate voted it down. Late Wednesday night, the Senate rejected LD 1230, which would have allowed dental hygiene therapists to perform some procedures normally performed by dentists.
June 19, 2013
2013 05 08 09 57 34 145 Woman Dentist 200
Previous Page
Page 106 of 355
Next Page