Dental Education: Page 132

Study: More U.S. dentists opt for electronic record-keeping

By Kathy Kincade

More U.S. dentists are incorporating electronic dental records (EDRs) into their practices, creating new opportunities to utilize EDR data in evidence-based research projects, according to a new study in the Journal of the American Dental Association. And the trend is expected to speed up in the next few years.

January 10, 2013

Mass. governor reconsiders dental fee capping

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Massachusetts is taking a different tack in its approach to control fee capping by dental insurance companies. Gov. Deval Patrick intends to create a special commission to study the issue, according to a story in the Boston Globe.

January 9, 2013

Calif. school features full-service dental clinic for kids

By Donna Domino

RICHMOND, CA - A California dentist who has set up a full-service dental clinic in an elementary school in a tough neighborhood in the San Francisco Bay Area has two goals: treating children who often have no access to dental care and making their first experience with dentists a positive one.

January 9, 2013

iMedicor launches meaningful use compliance program

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

iMedicor has introduced Easier Than Pulling Teeth, a program designed to help providers within the Careington dental community understand and adhere to meaningful use guidelines and qualify for up to $63,750 in federal electronic health record (EHR) incentive funding over six years.

January 8, 2013

Judge dismisses HIV discrimination lawsuit against dental chain

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed last year against Great Expressions Dental Centers by a former employee who claimed he was fired because he had HIV.

January 7, 2013

ADA launches Dental Symptom Checker

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The ADA has introduced the ADA Dental Symptom Checker on MouthHealthy.org to provide patients with accurate information about their oral health symptoms.

January 7, 2013

Darby Dental unveils new rewards guide

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Darby Dental Supply has unveiled the 14th edition of the Darby Rewards Guide, available now in print and online.

January 7, 2013

Emerging models in dentistry help new practitioners

By Benjamin Poest, DDS

Dental service organizations (DSOs) often get a bad rap. But this business model offers a number of professional and personal advantages for dental practitioners and their patients, according to a dentist who practices at a Texas office affiliated with a well-known DSO.

January 7, 2013

Study quantifies automated patient reminder impact

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Automated patient appointment reminders have a positive impact on practice production, according to a study conducted by Sesame Communications.

January 6, 2013

Study quantifies automated patient reminder impact

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Automated patient appointment reminders have a positive impact on practice production, according to a study conducted by Sesame Communications.

January 6, 2013

Fired dental assistant seeks rehearing

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A dental assistant in Iowa who was let go for being an "irresistible attraction" to her employer is seeking a rehearing after the Iowa Supreme Court ruled that she was not the victim of sex discrimination, according to the Des Moines Register.

January 6, 2013

EHR vendor buys Epocrates for $293M

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Electronic health record (EHR) provider athenahealth is acquiring Epocrates, which provides point-of-care clinical information to doctors via mobile devices, for $293 million.

January 6, 2013

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