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Older Americans use less dental care as income decreases
By Donna Domino
Older Americans use less dental care as wealth and income decreases, according to a recent study by University of Maryland researchers. But the decrease occurs only when their household wealth falls by 50% or more.
October 22, 2012
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OSAP: Holiday decor OK, but don't forgo infection prevention
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Organization for Safety, Asepsis and Prevention (OSAP) is reminding the oral healthcare community to play it safe with office decorations as the holiday season approaches.
October 22, 2012
Texas dentist gets restraining order against TV station
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A Dallas dentist accused of Medicare fraud won a restraining order against a TV station and the reporters whose stories spurred an investigation by the Texas attorney general.
October 22, 2012
Beyond Practice Management: Hiring and interviewing -- Part 1
By Don Deems, DDS, FAGD
There is perhaps no greater frustration and expense to a dental practice than hiring the right person when you have an opening on your team. Here Dr. Don Deems outlines a step-by-step process for attracting, interviewing, and hiring a new team member.
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Multiple factors hurting U.S. dentists' profitability
By Donna Domino
SAN FRANCISCO - The economic downturn has contributed to the continuing decline of dentists' incomes, according to a panel on October 18 at the ADA Annual Session. But other factors include the loss of dental insurance, reimbursements cuts by some insurance companies, and the mushrooming number of dental graduates.
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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
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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
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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."
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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.
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