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NJDS program addresses dental faculty shortage

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey -- New Jersey Dental School (NJDS) in Newark is training 45 general and pediatric dentists to teach at dental schools in the Middle Atlantic states to help address a nationwide shortage of faculty.

October 21, 2012

NY dental school provides care to foster kids

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A partnership between the New York University College of Dentistry and a foster care agency has provided dental care to more than 650 children in New York.

October 21, 2012

Dental Heroes: Dr. Othman Shibly

By Kathy Kincade

Dr. Othman Shibly, an associate professor at the University at Buffalo dental school, has managed to do in three months what it can take larger efforts years to accomplish: set up and fund a dental clinic to provide oral health services and humanitarian aid to refugees fleeing an increasingly bloody civil war. In this case, in Dr. Shibly's homeland: Syria.

October 21, 2012

How to get your team to embrace new technologies

By Kathy Kincade

SAN FRANCISCO - One of the biggest challenges in adopting new technologies into a dental practice is ensuring that the entire dental team is on board with the transition. The key is to have a vision and to clearly communicate the benefits and engage the team in the decision-making process, according to Amy Morgan of the Pride Institute.

October 18, 2012

Federal lawsuit claims Aspen Dental operating illegally

By Donna Domino

A federal lawsuit claims Aspen Dental Management and the private equity firm that controls it illegally operate dental clinics across the U.S. because it violates laws that require clinics to be owned by dentists. Aspen says the suit is "completely without merit."

October 18, 2012

Patterson offers new data-recovery service

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Patterson Dental is now offering DDS Rescue, a data-recovery service that includes an onsite fail-over server, cloud backup, and 24-hour system monitoring.

October 17, 2012

Wash. insiders talk healthcare, politics at ADA opening session

By Donna Domino

SAN FRANCISCO - Economist Robert Reich and conservative columnist George F. Will traded barbs and shared their insights on rising healthcare costs, the economy, and the upcoming presidential election in a lively debate this morning during the ADA opening session.

October 17, 2012

CareCredit offers free 25 Great Ideas book to dentists

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

As part of its 25th anniversary celebration, CareCredit recently asked leading dental educators to share one important idea they believe will help dentists achieve their 2013 goals.

October 17, 2012

A financial lesson for dentists

By Thomas Climo, PhD

In his ongoing series about the economic evaluation of dental practices, consultant Thomas Climo, PhD, contends that if a dental practice increases its net income margin, the practice sales price will increase along with it.

October 17, 2012

Court tells NYU to grant degrees to dismissed student

By Rabia Mughal

A former student at the New York University (NYU) College of Dentistry who says she was dismissed from the school and denied her degrees after she fell short of completing the $21,000 quota in clinical work required by the school has won a lawsuit to have her degrees honored.

October 16, 2012

ADA resolution could change AAPHD leadership

By Mary Otto

A resolution to be voted on by the ADA House of Delegates during the annual session in San Francisco this week could dramatically impact the structure and leadership of the American Association of Public Health Dentistry (AAPHD), according to the AAPHD.

October 16, 2012

DentaQuest invests $2.7M in phase II of Oral Health Initiative

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The DentaQuest Foundation is implementing phase II of its Oral Health 2014 Initiative.

October 15, 2012

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