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Dental Education: Page 138
Mydent offers year-end specials
By
DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Mydent International is offering 4+1 and 5+1 specials on Defend products, including face masks, gloves, dental needles, and other popular products.
December 12, 2012
Pentron launches online dialogue platform
By
DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Pentron has launched Strada, an online resource and dialogue hub designed specifically for dentists.
December 12, 2012
Bridging the gap: When technology interfaces go bad
By
Michael Uretz
As practice management systems become more sophisticated and electronic dental records and dental imaging software become more popular, some dental practices are looking at a best-of-breed approach that requires reliable interfaces between vendors. Logical as this may seem, dentists need to be aware of hidden pitfalls, according to health IT expert Mike Uretz.
December 12, 2012
Gallup poll: Dentists rank well on honesty, ethics
By
DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A Gallup Poll on honesty and ethical standards has ranked dentists fifth on a list of 22 professions.
December 10, 2012
CareCredit offers free practice management guide
By
DrBicuspid.com staff writers
CareCredit is offering a complimentary educational audio CD, "Accountability = Energized Teams and Satisfied Patients," featuring Rhonda Savage, DDS, CEO of Miles Global.
December 10, 2012
Univ. of Arkansas to open general dentistry clinic
By
DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences is now taking patient appointments for its new general dentistry clinic opening in Little Rock on January 7, the university announced.
December 10, 2012
Coloradans without dental insurance on the rise
By
DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The number of Coloradans without dental insurance grew to 2.1 million in 2011 from 1.8 million in 2009, according to a new Colorado Health Access Survey report -- a 17% increase from the 2008-2009 survey.
December 10, 2012
Survey IDs best U.S. markets for dental services
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DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The proportion of adults who visited a dentist in the past 12 months in 15 major U.S. cities ranged from a high of 65% in Raleigh, NC, to a low of 46% in Miami, according to a new survey from DentalTrends.
December 10, 2012
Does dentistry really need another diagnostic vocabulary?
By
Titus Schleyer, DMD, PhD
The emergence of two separate dental diagnostic vocabularies is troubling, contends Dr. Titus Schleyer, head of dental informatics at the University of Pittsburgh. How did it come to this, and is there a way to avoid wasting duplicate resources and develop a clinically useful and relevant tool?
December 10, 2012
Dos and don'ts for practice leadership: Strive for sustainability
By
Dr. Roger P. Levin
A practice that can continue functioning indefinitely -- even with a new dentist replacing the current one -- is a "sustainable" business. Whatever a practice owner's plans for the future, it's smart to make the practice sustainable as soon as possible.
December 9, 2012
Delta Dental of Calif. signs $2.6B DOD contract
By
DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Delta Dental of California has renewed its contract with the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) and has signed a five-year, $2.6 billion agreement to manage the Tricare Retiree Dental Program, according to an article in
San Francisco Business Times
.
December 6, 2012
NJ gov. vetoes state health insurance exchange
By
DrBicuspid.com staff writers
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has vetoed an in-state health insurance exchange program that would be created under the guidelines of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), according to an article by Reuters. It is Christie's second veto of a state-level health care exchange.
December 6, 2012
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