Dental Education: Page 135

Workforce census finds no dentist shortage in Ga.

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The Georgia Dental Association has long contended that there is no shortage of dentists or dental hygienists in Georgia.

January 15, 2013

Canadian kids need more access to dental care

Canadian pediatric dentists are advocating better access to dental care for the country's youth, citing growing rates of caries among children in poor and remote areas.

January 14, 2013

2014 Connectathon the first to include dentistry

As the dental industry moves steadily into the digital age, the issue of multivendor interoperability becomes increasingly important. To help vendors and practitioners make a smooth transition, the ADA is promoting participation in the 2014 Connectathon, the healthcare IT industry's only large-scale interoperability testing event.

January 14, 2013

Dental assisting students stung by school closure

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A career college that offered dental assisting and other training programs in Massachusetts and Maryland abruptly closed all of its campuses last week, citing financial troubles.

January 13, 2013

ADA offers dental office design guidance

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The ADA has released Practical Guide to Dental Office Design, a book that offers advice on architecture, interior design, ergonomics, and environmental best practices from dental design professionals.

January 13, 2013

U.S. health insurance exchanges begin to take shape

By Kathy Kincade

Several U.S. states are moving forward with plans to meet the 2014 health insurance exchange mandate of the Affordable Care Act, including meeting goals for dental benefits. Even so, about half of all states are still balking at the idea, preferring to let the federal government step in.

January 13, 2013

Dos and don'ts for practice finance

By Dr. Roger P. Levin

According to the Levin Group Data Center, elective treatment constitutes just 20% of most practice schedules. This is an enormous missed opportunity. The right service mix increases your practice production and makes your time chairside more varied and enjoyable.

January 13, 2013

U.S. government report shows dental spending on the rise

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Spending on dental services in the U.S. is showing modest but gradual increases, according to estimates from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

January 10, 2013

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

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